04/09/2026
SUBMISSION DEADLINE EXTENDED ON SEPTEMBER 08, 2026. 🫶🏻
📣 MEDELLIN SLOGAN MAKING CONTEST 2026
As part of Medellin’s 145th Charter Day Celebration, we invite everyone who loves Medellin to put their love for our municipality into words!
YOUR WORDS. OUR FUTURE. LOVE MEDELLIN.
What does Medellin mean to you?
Create an original, meaningful, and memorable slogan that captures Medellin’s identity, people, culture, places, character, and aspirations for the future.
Your words could become a message that represents Medellin and inspires pride in our community. ❤️
📝 CONTEST GUIDELINES
👥 ELIGIBILITY
The contest is open to all interested participants residing in Medellin, Cebu.
✍️ SLOGAN REQUIREMENTS
Each slogan must:
• Contain a maximum of five (5) words
• Be original and created by the participant
• Be short, catchy, meaningful, and memorable
• Be relevant and positive to Medellin
• Be suitable for official campaigns, tourism promotions, and municipal materials
• Not contain offensive, discriminatory, vulgar, defamatory, political, or inappropriate content
• Not be AI-generated
Each participant may submit a maximum of three (3) slogan entries.
🔐 ORIGINALITY
Entries must be the participant’s original work and must not infringe upon any copyright, trademark, or intellectual property rights.
Slogans that have been previously used, published, registered, or substantially copied from existing slogans may be disqualified.
📩 HOW TO SUBMIT
Both digital and printed copies are required.
DIGITAL ENTRY
Send your entry to:
📧 [email protected]
Email Subject:
MEDELLIN SLOGAN CONTEST – [FULL NAME]
📄 PRINTED ENTRY
Submit a printed copy to:
📍 Medellin Tourism Office or Tourist Rest Area (TRA)
Poblacion, Medellin, Cebu
The printed entry must contain the same required information.
Paper Size: 8.5 × 11 inches (Short Bond Paper)
⏰ SUBMISSION DEADLINE: SEPTEMBER 4, 2026
Failure to submit either the digital or printed copy may result in disqualification.
(See the pinned comment for complete submission information.)
⚖️ JUDGING CRITERIA
Medellin Identity & Spirit — 40%
How well the slogan captures the identity, character, culture, people, places, and spirit of Medellin.
Originality & Catchiness — 35%
How clever, unique, and easy to remember the wording is.
Clarity & Impact — 25%
How instantly and powerfully the message comes across.
TOTAL — 100%
🏆 PRIZES
🥇 1st Place – ₱3,000
🥈 2nd Place – ₱2,000
🥉 3rd Place – ₱1,000
Winners will be announced during the Municipality of Medellin’s 145th Charter Day Celebration on September 9, 2026.
📌 USE OF SUBMITTED SLOGANS
By submitting an entry, participants agree that the Municipality of Medellin may use winning and selected slogans for official tourism, cultural, promotional, educational, documentation, and other municipal purposes.
Winning and selected slogans may be published, displayed, reproduced, adapted, or incorporated into official campaigns and promotional materials without additional compensation beyond the contest prize. Proper acknowledgment may be given to the creator when applicable.
Entries may be disqualified if they:
• Are AI-generated
• Contain offensive, discriminatory, vulgar, defamatory, political, or inappropriate content
• Have incomplete or inaccurate information
• Are submitted after the deadline
• Violate any of the contest guidelines
✨ YOUR WORDS. OUR FUTURE. LOVE MEDELLIN.
What does Medellin mean to you? Put it into five words or less and let your slogan speak for our municipality.
📅 September 8, 2026 – Submission Deadline
🎉 September 9, 2026 – 145th Charter Day Celebration
