PIDC '09 News

Tournament Details

Quick Facts
Dates April 15-20, 2009
Venues Various venues at UP Diliman and nearby areas
Rounds Seven (7) preliminary rounds and four (4) Finals series rounds
Tournament Cap A maximum of 70 teams can be accommodated in the tab
Institution Cap An institution can send a maximum of 6 teams only
Break Cap This tournament does not implement a break cap.
Adj Policy N-rule, where each team sent must have its own adjudicator

Downloads
Tournament Schedule Download [pdf, 200kb]
Tournament Profile Download [pdf, 5.7MB]
Adjudicator Tabs Download [pdf, 44kb]
Speaker Tabs Download [pdf, 36kb]
Team Tabs Download [pdf, 32kb]
Tournament Motions View [ html ]

Schedule

DAY 0 - April 15, 2008 - Wednesday
Time Event Venue
13:00 - 17:00 Phase 3 Registration for all institutions NISMED Auditorium, UP Diliman
13:00 - 15:00 Adjudication Seminar
15:00 - 17:30 Sample debate and adjudication exam
17:30 - 20:00 Early dinner
20:00 - 23:00 Instruments of Mass Discussion
(Opening Night) Bahay ng Alumni, UP Diliman

DAY 1 - April 16, 2008 - Thursday
Time Event Venue
8:00 Convening NISMED Auditorium, UP Diliman
8:30 - 9:30 Discussion of adjudication exam results
9:30 - 9:45 Briefing and match-ups for Round 1
9:45 - 10:15 Prep time for Round 1
10:15 - 12:00 Round 1
12:00 - 13:00 Lunch break
13:00 - 14:00 Issue Forum #1 NISMED Auditorium, UP Diliman
14:00 - 14:15 Briefing and match-ups for Round 2
14:15 - 14:45 Prep time for Round 2

DAY 2 - April 17, 2008 - Friday
Time Event Venue
8:00 Convening NISMED Auditorium, UP Diliman
8:15 - 8:30 Briefing and match-ups for Round 3
8:30 - 9:00 Prep time for Round 3
9:00 - 11:00 Round 3
11:00 - 12:00 Lunch break
12:00 - 12:15 Briefing and Match-ups for Round 4
12:15 - 12:45 Prep time for Round 4
12:45 - 14:45 Round 4
15:00 - 15:15 Briefing and match ups for Round 5
15:15 - 15:45 Prep time for Round 5
15:405 - 17:45 Round 5

DAY 3 - April 18, 2008 - Saturday
Time Event Venue
8:00 Convening NISMED Auditorium, UP Diliman
8:15 - 8:30 Briefing and match-ups for Round 6
8:30 - 9:00 Prep time for Round 6
9:00 - 11:00 Round 6
11:00 - 13:00 Lunch break
13:00 - 14:00 Issue Forum #2
14:30 - 14:45 Briefing and match-ups for Round 7
14:45 - 15:15 Prep time for Round 7
15:15 - 17:15 Round 7
17:30 - 19:30 Travel time to Break Night party venue
20:00 - 11:00 BLACKLISTED (Break Night Party) The Manor Superclub, Eastwood City, Libis

DAY 4 - April 19, 2008 - Sunday
Time Event Venue
13:00 Convening To be announced
13:00 - 13:20 Briefing and match-ups for Octofinals
13:20 - 13:50 Prep time for Octofinals
13:50 - 15:50 Octofinals
16:00 - 17:00 Pre-Council Meeting
17:00 - 17:30 Briefing for Quarterfinals

DAY 5 - April 20, 2008 - Monday
Time Event Venue
8:30 Convening Diosdado Macapagal Hall, UP School of Economics
8:30 - 8:45 Briefing and match-ups for Quarterfinals
8:45 - 9:15 Prep time for Quarterfinals
9:15 - 11:00 Quarterfinals UP School of Economics
11:00 - 12:30 Lunch break
12:30 - 13:00 Briefing and match-ups for Semifinals
13:00 - 13:30 Prep time for Semifinals
13:30 - 15:30 Semifinals UP School of Economics
15:30 - 16:30 Issue Forum #3
16:30 - 17:00 Announcement of Finalists
17:00 - 19:00 Prep time and travel to Championship Dinner
19:00 - 21:00 Finals Ayala Ballroom, Makati Sports Club
21:00 - 24:00 Championship Dinner Ayala Ballroom, Makati Sports Club


News and Updates

* April 29, 2009 | Erratum
An error was made in the listing of the Top Adjudicators for the tournament. Pam Chan (ADMU) should have been ranked 7th, and Jayson Maulit (SBC) is ranked 8th. The appropriate changes have been made in the list below. Should you have any questions or concerns about the recently concluded tournament, please do not hesitate to get in touch with Communications Director Anna Arcellana via pidc2009@gmail.com. We'd be happy to respond to your concerns as soon as we can.

* April 23, 2009 | PIDC Winners
Congratulations to University of the Philippines, Diliman A, composed of Diane Claire Jiao, Christian Marx Villa and Raymund Vitorio for winning the Philippine Inter-Collegiate Debating Championship 2009: The Philippine Daily Inquirer Cup. Congratulations as well to the runner-ups from University of the Philippines, Manila A, Carol Tan, Robert Totanes, and Lee Yarcia. The best speaker of the finals was Diane Claire Jiao.

The Top Speakers of the tournament are as follows:
1. Christian Marx Villa, UPD A (tied for first)
2. Diane Claire Jiao, UPD A (tied for first)
3. Raymund Vitorio, UPD A
4. Ely Zosa, ADMU A (tied for fourth)
5. Pauline Gairanod, ADMU C (tied for fourth)
6. Carol Stephanie Tan, UPM A (tied for fourth)
7. Anna Elvira Arcellana, UPD B (tied for seventh)
8. Lee Edison Yarcia, UPM A (tied for seventh)
9. Ces Gotamco, ADMU B (tied for seventh)
10. Robert Totanes, UPM A (tied for seventh)
11. Gica Mangahas, ADMU A (tied for seventh)

The Top Adjudicators of the tournament are as follows:
1. Estelle Osorio, DLSU
2. Angelo Kalaw, UPD
3. Joeven Castro, FEU
4. Bernadette Angangco, ADMU
5. Marc Batac, UPD
6. Robin Sebolino, DLSU
7. Pam Chan, ADMU
8. Jayson Maulit, SBC
9. Jeross Aguilar, ADNU
10. Mikee Sevilla, UPD

The full speaker, adjudicator and team tabs are now available for download, and may also be found at the Tournament Details page. The full list of motions may also be found here.

We'd like to thank all our participants, Adjudication Core, and sponsors for supporting this year's PIDC 2009: The Philippine Daily Inquirer Cup. Thank you for contributing greatly to its success, and we all look forward to seeing you again next year!