PHILIPPINE INTER-COLLEGIATEDEBATING CHAMPIONSHIP

2016OFFICIAL INVITATION

LETTERfrom theTournamentDirector

Greetings of Peace!

Since 2001, the Philippine Inter-Collegiate Debating Championship has been the largest national debate tournament in the Asian Parliamentary format. It is at the forefront of efficiency and prestige. Ever since its inception, the tournament has consistently provided a meticulously-planned program that enriches both individual growth and societal development. It is a platform for developing ideas through debate. Without doubt, the tournament has earned its outstanding reputation and the confidence of both corporate and educational institutions.

The tournament is composed of 7 diverse preliminary rounds. This is capped off with the finals series, where teams will battle each other head-on for the elusive National title. On top of this, the tournament has three social events that epitomize the tournament's role as the center of the brightest minds of the generation. With years of tournament organization backing the Board of Directors, the tournament is sure to satisfy the debater's love for fun and booze.

On its 15th year, the Philippine Inter-Collegiate Debating Championship is only getting better. We are inviting you to PIDC 2016, from April 15 to 20, 2016 at the University of the Philippines, Diliman, Quezon City. Should you have any concerns or queries regarding the tournament, you may contact Francine Malantic, our Communications Director, at 0928 559 1105.

We look forward to seeing you at PIDC 2016.

michaela louise tadenatournament directorpidc 2016

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FAQfrequentlyaskedquestions

dates

april 15-20, 2015

venue

up diliman campus

debate rounds

7 preliminary rounds

4 finals series rounds

Tournament cap

maximum number of teams that can be

accommodated by the tournament

80

institution cap

maximum number of teams that can be sent by an

institution

6*

adjudicators' policy

n-rule

each team must send its own adjudicator

no break cap

there is no limit as to the number of teams per

institution that can advance to the finals series

finals series

only teams from local institutions are eligible to

break into the finals series

*if there are still slots after phase 1, additional teams

may be accommodated

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caLL Time

adjudication exam results

lunch

round 1

round 2

8:008:30

10:3012:0015:30

Day 1 | | April 16, 2016 | | Saturday

open quarterfinals

lunch

open semifinals

sinag cup finals

championship dinner

9:0011:3012:3015:3018:00

Day 5 | | April 20, 2016 | | Wednesday

council meeting

registration

debate + adjudication seminar

sample debate + adjudication exam

opening dinner

11:0012:0012:3013:3017:30

Friday | | April 15, 2016 | | Day 0

council meeting

open octofinals

sinag cup semifinals

announcement of round results

council meeting

13:0014:0016:0018:3019:00

Tuesday | | April 19, 2016 | | Day 4

SCHEDULEof theTournamentProper

roll call

round 3

lunch

round 4

round 5

8:008:3012:0013:0016:30

Sunday | | April 17, 2016 | | Day 2

roll call

round 6

lunch

issues forum

round 7

break night

8:008:30

12:0013:0015:0019:30

Day 3 | | April 18, 2016 | | Monday

BOARD OF DIRECTORSPIDC 2016

angemeir chloe franciscodeputy tournament director

antonio miguel venturalogistics

micol john cansinooperations

nicole dominique tomas

tea jalin tymarketing

angela francine malanticcommunications

cassandra deluria

andrew justin escaysocials

leslie diane torresfinance

francesca gabrielle hurtado

miriam celine micianopublicity

The University of the Philippines Debate Society (UPDS) is the official representative of the University of the Philippines Diliman to various debate and public speaking competitions both local and overseas. Since 1993, the UPDS has brought relevant questions to young minds through its active promotion of debate in its Debate Education Programs such as Fast Forward and Take a Stand.

The UPDS has organized five Inquirer Inter-Collegiate Debate Championships and the Philippine Inter-Collegiate Debating Championship since 2007. Inviting over 300 students and affiliates across the Philippines and Asia, PIDC remains the biggest and most prestigious Asian Parliamentary debate tournament in the country.

michaela louise tadenatournament director

ADJUDICATION COREPIDC 2016

Champion, 5th Best Speaker PIDC 2013Champion, Philippine Inter-Collegiate Peace Debates 2013Champion, 2nd Best Speaker Great ASEAN Eco-Debates 2014Grand Finalist, 5th Best Speaker NDC 2014Grand Finalist, 5th Best Speaker PIDC 2014Semifinalist, Overall Best Speaker NDC 2013Semifinalist, NDC 2012Octofinalist, UADC 2015Octofinalist, UADC 2012Grand Finalist, 2nd Best Speaker, LIV 2013

jose

fernando

escalante

university

of the

philippines

diliman

Quarterfinalist, WUDC 2015 ESLGrand Finalist, NDC 2014 Quarterfinalist, PIDC 2015Quarterfinalist, PIDC 2014 Grand Finalist, PDO 2013 Champion, Inter-Institutional Consortium Ethics Bowl Quarterfinalist, 6th Best Speaker LIV 2014 Octofinalist, PIDC 2013Semifinalist, CSB IV 2015Adjudication Core, Borneo British Parliamentary Championship 2015Adjudication Core, MPDC 2014Adjudication Core, VMDC 2014Adjudication Core, Mimaropa Debate Championship 2013

avianna

nazhneene

castanode la salle

university

Champion, Best Speaker Taiwan Debate Open 2015Champion, 2nd Best Speaker China Debate Open 2015Champion, 2014 ANC Square-Off Law DebatesSemifinalist, UADC 2015Semifinalist, 7th Best Speaker NDC 2014Semifinalist, PIDC 2014Champion, Sinag Cup PIDC 2013Champion, Union Cup NDC 2014Champion, 2nd Best Speaker Business Ethics Debate 2014Champion, BDO 2013Champion, Overall Best Speaker, Falcon Law Debate Cup 2015

charles de

belensan beda

college

Grand Finalist, 7th Best Speaker NDC 2013Champion, Union Cup NDC 2013Champion, 2nd Best Speaker NLIV 2013Champion, 6th Best Speaker Cebu Intervarsity 2013Semifinalist, 7th Best Speaker, NDC 2014Semifinalist, PIDC 2013Quarterfinalist, 7th Best Speaker, PIDC 2014Octofinalist, NDC 2012Octofinalist, PDO 2013Octofinalist, 10th Best Speaker, LIV 2013Quarterfinalist, MINT 2012

melchizedek

babiloniauniversity

of the

philippines

los banos

Octofinalist, WUDC 2014 Open BreakChampion, PIDC 2015Champion, PIDC 2014Champion, NDC 2014Champion NDC 2013Semifinalist, UADC 2013Octofinalist, 5th best speaker UADC 2014Open Break, Australs 2013Overall Best Speaker PIDC 2014, PIDC 2015, NDC 2014, MINT 2014, AIV 2014, PDO 2015ABP 2015 AdjCoreNDC 2015 AdjCoreHKDO 2014 AdjCoreLIV 2014 AdjCore

paulina

blanca

roblesateneo

de manila

university manila

ACCOMMODATIONSPIDC 2016

hotels and transportation

Should you need assistance in looking for and reserving rooms in hotels, and/or transportation to and from your hotel and the airport/bus terminal, you may contact Francine Malantic, our Communications Director, at 09285591105.

note

You will be liable for all accommodation and transportation expenses to and from the tournament venue, as these are not part of the registration package. prices listed on this page are on top of the registration fee of the tournament.

university hotel

up campus

(02) 926 - 1975

single

double

triple

php 1750 - php 1850php 1950 - php 2250php 2600 - php 2800

sulo riviera hotel

back of qc hall

(02) 924 - 5051

single

double

triple

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php 7000 - php 12000

up nismed hotel

up campus

(02) 981 - 8500

single

double

triple

php 440 - php 1395php 740 - php 1900php 925

oracle hotel

katipunan avenue

(02) 928 - 1009

single

double

triple

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php 2266 - php 3236php 2705

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A team of three must be composed

of debaters who are enrolled in the

university that they are representing, during

the most recent term before PIDC 2016.

composition

Each contingent member must pay the

registration fee.

Each contingent must follow the N-rule for

adjudicators.

Loaning of adjudicators is allowed.

notes

.There are 8 team slots for international

participants that will be allotted on a first

come, first served basis. All other slots

are for local teams.

international institutions

REGISTRATION code

8

inclusive of

participant kit

one

to all social events

admittance

within the up diliman campus

transportation

from april 15-20

lunch and dinner

php 3750

registration fee

REGISTRATION package

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MECHANICSof theSinagCup

The Sinag cup is Pidc's

celebration of National

diversity as it allows the

highest-ranked novice

team from the national

capital region, luzon,

visayas, and mindanao to

battle it out for regional

and national recognition.

SINAG CUPmechanics

A. The team must be composed of officially-registered participants in the

tournament, must have complied with the minimum number of rounds

prescribed by the adjudication core to break, and must have paid the complete

registration fee.B. Institutions who have already reached

the Semifinals of previous National Asian Parliamentary Tournaments are

ineligible.C. International institutions, composite

teams, and teams of institutions who did not send a corresponding adjudicator for

their team, are also ineligible.

finals series

team eligibility

One team shall be chosen to represent each region (Luzon,

Visayas, Mindanao, NCR). Each Semifinalist team must not be part

of the tournament main break (Top 16) and must be the top seeded

team (by number of wins, aggregate speaker scores and score margins,

accordingly) of their respective region.

The match-ups will be based on the ranking of the team in the

tournament tabs. The 1st and 4th ranked teams and the 2nd and 3rd

ranked teams shall meet in the Semifinals, regardless of region.

The motions and judge allocation of the Semifinals and the

Championship round shall be determined by the Adjudication

Core.

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PHASE 1

December 15, 2015 - January 15, 2016

Institution Registration

Institution representatives must

accomplish the institution registration form at

http://tinyurl.com/pidc2016phase1

Required information includes number of teams

and adjudicators that the institution will send to the

tournament.

.. . . . . . . . . . Institution representatives should

... . . . . . . . . . . . . keep a copy of the deposit slip. This copy will serve as the

official receipt for the ... . . . . . on-site confirmation

(Phase 3 of Registration).

The results of Phase 1 will be published on the

official PIDC Facebook account on Jan. 19, 2016.

A 50% registration fee downpayment for each

participant must be deposited to the UPDS

bank account by February 12, 2016.

The name of the depositor, exact amount

deposited, and deposit date must be indicated on

the institution registration form.

The details are as follows:

Bank of the Philippine Islands, Loyola Katipunan

Branch

Account Number:3083-6501-75

Account Name:UP Debate Society

Downpayment of Registration Fee

PHASE 2

2January 15 - February 12, 2016

Team & Adjudicator Registration

Institution representatives must

accomplish the team & adjudicator registration

forms. The required information are as follows:

names, contact details, and any special dietary

requirements of the participants that the

institution will send to the the tournament.

The registered names must be final.

.. . . . . . . . . . Institution representatives should

... . . . . . . . . . . . . keep a copy of the deposit slip. This copy will serve as the

..official receipt for the ... . . . . . on-site confirmation

(Phase 3 of Registration).

The results of Phase 2 will be published on the

official PIDC Facebook account on Feb. 16, 2016.

The remaining 50% balance of the

registration fee must be deposited to the UPDS

bank account by March 25, 2016. The name of

the depositor, exact amount deposited, and

deposit date should be indicated on the team and

adjudicator registration forms.

There will be a Php 500.00 late

fee charge for every registration package

paid after March 25, 2016. There is a no-refund

policy that will apply to all institutions with teams

and/or adjudicators that back out of the

tournament after this date.

Complete Payment of Registration Fee

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PHASE 3Release of Tournament Kits

February 12 - April 15, 2016

On-Site Confirmation

The tournament kits and IDs will be given to the

institute representatives. IDs will serve as entrance

passes to tournament venues and social events;

hence, they should be worn at all times. Only

institutions that have completed the on-site

confirmation and been issued the registration

clearance will be added to the official PIDC tab.

Violators of the N-rule for adjudicators are

required to pay for the empty adjudicator slots;

that is, the payment corresponding to the

cost of registration per adjudicator that they are

missing.

The registration officer will then release the

registration clearance signifying:

1. All the debaters' and adjudicators' pertinent

information is correct.2. The institution does

not have any pending balance.

Institution representatives must:

1. Validate the names, contact details, and

special dietary requirements of all

registered teams and adjudicators of their

institution.2. Present the two

deposit slips from Phases 1 and 2.

3. Settle any pending balance for the

registration packages.