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The Debates Participants from all over the Philippines undergo seven, tough Preliminary Rounds to become part of the top 16 teams that will move on to the Finals Series. After four more rounds, only one team will be declared National Champion. PIDC uses the Asian Parliamentary format, with teams of three comprising either Affirmative or Negative and delivering three seven-minute speeches each. Social Events Despite its highly competitive atmosphere, PIDC ‘10 is also a venue for friendship and fun. At Opening Night, we warmly welcome the participants and guests, giving them a good jumpstart to the upcoming week they’ll have. The Break Night Party, a night of music and dancing, caps off the preliminary rounds in a toast to the teams qualifying for the finals series. And last but not least, the Championship Dinner culminates the tournament with the awarding of the best speakers, adjudicators and the new Grand National Champion. Issue Forum PIDC 2010 will host an Issue Forum that is timely and relevant to the upcoming 2010 National Presidential Elections. PIDC features an influential personality who is invited to talk about today’s most pressing issues. Our past speakers have been former Senate Presidents Franklin Drilon and Aquilino Pimentel, Sr., and celebrity economist Prof. Solita “Winnie” Monsod. The issue forum is not exclusive to the PIDC participants; non-participating students within and outside UP Diliman are invited to take part as well. Debate With Your President: The Philippine Presidential Debates 2010 In the spirit of the PIDC 2010 campaign to “Make Your Voice Count!”, the tournament will welcome its participants from all over the Philippines with an enriching session featuring a debate among the candidates for the May 2010 elections. The pool of participants, made up of eligible voters, would indeed gain a more holistic insight on the candidates, aiding them in the crucial decision-making process. This event sets the stage for the tournament’s role in consolidating the youth and prompting them to contribute to nation-building. Asian Union Cup Fostering debate development throughout the country has always been the thrust of the Philippine Inter-Collegiate Debating Championship. In the past years, PIDC 2010 has served as the launching pad of several new institutions into the field of debating. To strengthen PIDC’s commitment to the enrichment of Philippine debating, and to create more opportunities for learning and growth in the debate arena, PIDC 2010 is proud to present the Union Cup. PIDC 2010 will hold the Union Cup in the Asian Parliamentary format and will implement the following qualifications for breaking eligibility:
Only the highest ranking team from each region is eligible to compete in the Asians Union Cup Finals, i.e. the two finalists should not come from the same region. (A team must fulfill all the three qualifications to be eligible to compete in the Asians Union Cup Finals). The Asians Union Cup is one of the exciting additions to this year’s PIDC. ESU Selection of the Philippine Representative to the Public Speaking Competition
Speaking Competition on May 17-21, 2010 in London. This is the same event that Filipinos Patricia Evangelista and Gian Karlo Dapul won in 2004 and 2008 respectively. In line with this, we would like to invite your institution to send up to two (2) representatives to this competition. The selection process will consist of a Preliminary Round, Semifinal Round and a Final Round. Each participant shall be asked to deliver his/her speech on this year’s theme “Speculation on Our Future”. Students between 16 to 20 years old are eligible to join. We are asking your institution to accomplish the online registration for ESU-IPSC on or before February 23, 2010. There is an institution cap of 2 participants per institution but institutions can place additional participants on the waitlist. Requests for additional slots will be granted on a first-come, first-serve basis. We will inform you not later than February 27, 2010 if we can still accommodate additional participants from your institution. For questions and concerns, please do not hesitate to contact the Communications Director, Mr. Alistair Jan Zosa (09277938874) or send an email to esuphilselection2010@gmail.com. For more information: download the ESU Handbook. |
The English Speaking Union, Philippines (ESU Phil) and the University of the Philippines Debate Society (UPDS), in cooperation with the HSBC Global Education Programme, will be hosting the “Search For the Philippine Representative to the ESU IPSC” on Saturday, March 6, 2010, 9:00-5:00pm, at the School of Economics, UP Diliman. The winner of this event will represent the Philippines in the 2010 ESU International Public
