Official Mechanics

1. PROMO PERIOD: June 21 - Sept. 17, 2006 (Manila time)
   
   
   
2. TYPE OF PROMO: Raffle
   
   
   
3. WHO ARE QUALIFIED TO JOIN?
   ALL registered ABS-CBNnow! subscribers
   
   
   
4. WHO ARE DISQUALIFIED:
   All employees of ABS-CBN, its subsidiaries, its advertising agencies and their relatives up to the second degree of consaguinity or affinity are disqualified from joining the promotion.
   
   
   
5. HOW TO JOIN?
   
   
   1. Click HERE to go to the ABS-CBNnow! Products page.
      
      
   2. Purchase any Now! PREMIUM and PREMIUM PLUS PACKAGE using your credit card, E-PIN, or prepaid viewing card to qualify for the promo.
      
      Fill up the fields in the payment information page then click on the "Submit" button when done.
      
      Note: When purchasing your Now! Premium/Premium Plus Package, it is important that you enter this promo code when you get to the Check Out Page: BTS0621.
      
      
   3. Every subscription to any Now! PREMIUM PACKAGE automatically earns P115-worth of FREE Globe/Smart cellphone load and P200-worth of FREE Globe/Smart cellphone load for every subscription to any Now! PREMIUM PLUS PACKAGE.
      
      
   4. In addition, a subscription to any Now! PREMIUM and PREMIUM PLUS PACKAGE earns one (1) entry to the electronic raffle for a chance to become one of 100 winners of any short computer course in STI worth P3,000. Winners will also receive P500 in Globe/Smart cellphone load.
      
      
   5. Click HERE to go to the Nomination page and enter the mobile number you are nominating for free cellphone load. It must be an active Globe/Smart mobile number and is in the Philippines.
      
      Before clicking "Submit", make sure that the mobile number is correct and is currently active as this may no longer be changed after.
      
      Once done, just click on “Submit”.
      
      Note: It is important for you to nominate a mobile number so that your entry may be included in the electronic raffle.
      
      
   6. A final e-mail will be sent to you with the nominated mobile number and the amount of free cellphone load to be sent.
      
      As for your free cellphone load, it will be received via text alert during regular office hours, 8 AM to 5 PM (Manila time), within 2-3 working days from the date of subscription.
      
      
   7. All prize items can only be claimed/delivered within the Philippines. Winners based abroad may nominate a friend/relative in the Philippines to whom they will award their prize.
      
      
   8. Subscribers may join as many times as they like but win only once.
      
      
   9. Subscriptions must be made within the promo period of June 14 - Sept. 17, 2006 (Manila time). Nominations of mobile numbers will be open until Sept. 29, 2006 (Manila time) only.
   
   
   
   
6. PRIZES
   
   Aside from the FREE Globe/Smart cellphone load, every subscription earns one (1) raffle entry for a chance to win the following:
   
   
   • An STI computer vocational course of your choice (worth 21 hours; includes use of STI facilities while enrolled, handouts/instruction manuals, and a certificate of completion of course) at any STI branch
   • P500-worth of FREE Globe/Smart cellphone load
   
   
   * 100 STI computer vocational courses will be given away. Winners can choose to enroll at any STI branch nationwide.
   
   * The course may be availed and enrolled in only from Sept. 25 - Nov. 29, 2006.
   
   * All prize items are not convertible to cash. The 20% tax on all of the prizes shall be shouldered by ABS-CBNnow!.
   
   
   
7. DRAW DATE AND DETERMINATION OF WINNERS
   
   Winners will be drawn on September 18, 2006, 3 PM (Manila time) at ABS-CBN Interactive, 9/F ELJ Communications Center, Mother Ignacia Ave., South Triangle, Quezon City, Philippines.
   
   Winners will be awarded with certificates which they will present to STI upon enrollment.
   
   STI certificates can only be claimed from Sept. 25 - Nov. 25, 2006 at the STI branch of the winner/recipient's choice or at the ABS-CBNnow! office.
   
   Cut-off for valid transactions that will qualify for the promo shall be Sept. 17, 2006 at 11:59 midnight (Manila time).
   
   
   
8. NOTIFICATION OF WINNERS AND AWARDING OF PRIZES
   
   All promo winners will be posted on the ABS-CBNnow! website and will be notified by phone, e-mail and registered mail. The registered mail will be sent within two (2) weeks after the draw.
   
   Should a winner opt to transfer the STI certificate to a friend/relative in the Philippines, he/she will be asked to provide ABS-CBNnow! with the nominee's contact details (full name, address, landline number, mobile number and email ad) and TO FORWARD THE CONGRATULATORY E-MAIL/REGISTERED MAIL TO THEIR NOMINEE SO HE/SHE MAY CLAIM THE CERTIFICATE.
   
   Failure by winner/nominee to claim the STI certificate within sixty (60) working days from the registered mail will result in the forfeit of the prize and an alternate winner will be drawn. A DTI representative's prior approval will be required for the forfeiture.
   
   If the registered mail was not received, ABS-CBNnow! will send a 2nd registered mail to inform the winning subscriber when the 1st registered mail was sent and when it was received.
   
   Note: It is important for winners to contact ABS-CBNnow! so that the process of claiming their certificates may be easier. They may reach ABS-CBNnow! by calling Pia Bacungan at 415-2272 local 4114 or emailing her at Pia_Bacungan@abs.pinoycentral.com
   
   Winning subscribers have two (2) ways to claim their STI certificates:
   
   
   1. At the ABS-CBNnow! Office located at this address:
      
      

      9/F ELJ Communications Center, Mother Ignacia Ave.,
      South Triangle, Quezon City, Philippines
      

      
      * Winners who will be claiming their certificates at the ABS-CBNnow! Office may have their picture taken and posted on the ABS-CBNnow! website (www.abs-cbnnow.com) in a collage of winners' pictures.
      
      
   2. At the Registrar's Office of your selected STI branch. Check out the list of STI branches below:
   
   
   Metro Manila

   Alabang	Caloocan	Cubao	EDSA-Crossing	Fairview	Global City	Las Piñas	Makati
   Marikina	Muñoz-EDSA	Novaliches	Parañaque	Pasay	Quezon Ave.	Recto	Taft

   
   
   Northern Luzon

   Alaminos	Angeles	Baguio	Balagtas	Balanga	Baliuag
   Cabanatuan	Cauayan	Dagupan	Guagua	Ilagan	La Union
   Laoag	Malolos	Meycauayan	Olongapo	San Carlos	San Fernando
   San Jose, Nueva Ecija	Santiago	Sta. Maria	Tarlac	Tuguegarao	Urdaneta

   
   
   Southern Luzon

   Antipolo	Bacoor	Balayan	Batangas	Calamba	Dasmariñas
   Lucena	Naga	Rosario	San Pablo	San Pedro	Southwoods
   Legazpi	Lipa	Sta. Rosa	Tagaytay	Tanauan	Sorsogon
   Sta. Cruz	Tanay	Ortigas-Cainta		Puerto Princesa

   
   
   Visayas

   Antique	STI College Bacolod	STI Bacolod	Barotac Viejo	Calbayog
   Dumaguete	Iloilo	Kalibo	Labangon	Lahug
   Maasin	Mandaue	Ormoc	Tacloban	Tagbilaran

   
   
   Mindanao

   Butuan	CDO	Cotabato	Davao	Digos
   Dipolog	General Santos	Gingoog	Iligan	Kidapawan
   Malaybalay	Marbel	Ozamis	Pagadian	San Francisco
   Surigao	Tacurong	Tagum	Valencia	Zamboanga

   
   
   A winning subscriber must present a valid ID (driver's license, laminated SSS card, passport, PRC license, company ID, credit card with picture) when claiming the certificate.
   
   In addition to a valid ID, a nominee must present the congratulatory e-mail/registered mail addressed to the winning subscriber who nominated him/her.
   
   Should a winner/nominee be unable to personally claim his/her certificate, an authorized representative may claim it in his/her behalf by presenting an authorization letter together with the winner/nominee's valid ID.

Per DTI–NCR Permit No. 1846, Series of 2006