Artworks from Filipino high school and college students, interpreting the theme "Filipino values for the common good," capped the year and the celebration of Filipino Values Month last November with vibrant colors. 

The National Commission for Culture and the Arts held the Heneral Tuna Digital Poster Making Contest to cap its Filipino Values Month celebration, featuring the character Heneral Tuna, the witty, fierce and blue alien cat from NCCA's animated and book series.

That year's competition is a little different from the previous one, which featured traditional and digital artworks, but it nevertheless became a vibrant showcase of talent and creativity among young Filipinos. The contest was held from 12 to 27 November 2023 and attracted 220 entries from young Earthlings representing 56 cities and provinces throughout the country.   

Young Boholano artist Anna Rina Oncog won first place with her interpretation of Filipino values as demonstrated in different sectors of society. Oncog wove Heneral Tuna into the different elements of Filipino culture such as the jeepney and pagmamano while highlighting the aspirations of being maka-diyos, makatao, maka-bayan and maka-kalikasan (godly, humane, patriotic and environmental).

Second place winner was Lorenzo Angelo Maranan of Baguio City, whose monochromatic color scheme complemented by golden figures underlined the realistic depiction of Heneral Tuna and the Earthlings of Barangay Hiraya. In selecting the Filipino values to portray in his poster, Maranan drew inspiration from the animated series, where each of the seven episodes show how values can be woven into a community's fabric.