The 2026 International Business Awards received more than 3,800 nominations from organizations in 78 nations and territories. PAGEONE Group’s Vonj Tingson, one of two Filipino judges in the PR and Corporate Communications category, says a field that varied makes context essential.

He advises entrants not to assume the judges know their market, and to explain the constraints they worked under.

On why context matters:

“A result that looks modest in one market can be extraordinary in another, given the constraints involved,” he said. “Don’t assume the judge knows your market as well as you do. Tell us what made it hard.”

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