<p>MANILA (UPDATED) A photo of a smiling Zamboanga boy that won the top prize in a contest sponsored by the Embassy of Chile has become the subject of controversy on social media on Sunday after someone else claimed to have taken the picture.</p><p>On Friday, the Philippine Star published an article, "Zambo boy is Phl smiling icon," about the winning photograph of a young boy gathering seaweed in Zamboanga City which won the top prize in the "Smiles for the World" contest.</p><p>According to the article, which was taken down on Sunday afternoon, Mark Joseph Solis, "a 22-year-old student of the University of the Philippines and an amateur photographer, bested 30 pre-qualified contestants selected from about 500 entries from around the country in the 2nd Calidad Humana National Essay Photography Competition hosted by the Chilean embassy on the occasion of Chile's 203rd year of independence."</p><p>The article also said the photo was taken in 2012 after the boy's house "was badly damaged by Typhoon Lawin."</p><p><a href="http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/entertainment/09/22/13/winning-photo-zambo-boy-taken-flickr">Keep reading...</a></p><p>Read also:</p><p><a href="http://www.philstar.com/headlines/2013/09/23/1237228/no-smiles-world-lifted-photo-spoils-contest">No smiles for the world: Lifted photo spoils contest</a> (Philippine Star)</p><p><a href="http://www.rappler.com/move-ph/39566-up-student-admits-plagiarized-photos">UP student plagiarizes prize-winning photos</a> (Rappler)</p><p>Explore: <a href="http://news.google.com/news/more?ncl=dONyNOsMUMWJHEMaKuVDjlpB_rDtM&ned=us">4 additional articles.</a></p>