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Greetings!

We are the University of the Philippines Lambak (UP Lambak): a duly-recognized organization of University of the
Philippines Diliman students and alumni from Region II, and steered by the pursuit for excellence and regional solidarity
through the initiation of various activities and projects within the region and beyond.

Dedicated to our mandate, we are once again holding the annual regional interscholastic competition, the Valleygsahan, to
create an avenue for talented and intellectual students throughout the region to show their capabilities in various competitions.
Students from various schools in the region will gather to compete to achieve the title of being the best in the following
categories: Quiz Show, Quiz Bee, Debate Competition, Extemporaneous Speaking/Dagliang Talumpati, Essay Writing/Pagsulat ng
Sanaysay, and Poster Making.

Resolute towards its key thrusts, UP Lambak invites you to join VALLEYGSAHAN 2018 on December 17 to 18, 2018 (Monday
and Tuesday) at Santiago East Central School, Santiago City to be one of the judges for the Debate Competition,
Extemporaneous Speaking and Dagliang Talumpati. We have attached the mechanics and the schedule of the said events
in this letter.

To confirm or decline, please reply to this email on or before December 16, 2018. For inquiries regarding the competition,
please do not hesitate to send an email to valleygsahan@gmail.com.

Thank you and we are hoping for an immediate and favorable response regarding the matter.

Respectfully yours,

ZENNIA FLORES
Event Co-Head – Valleygsahan 2018
+639296722551
floreszennia@gmail.com
EXTEMPORANEOUS SPEAKING/DAGLIANG two-minute excessive mark shall have zero
TALUMPATI (Junior High School Division (0) percentage points for Time
Management.)
Only) 7. Speakers who finish their pieces within two
(2) or more minutes before the allotted time
EXTEMPORANEOUS SPEAKING/DAGLIANG shall be deducted with ten (10) percentage
TALUMPATI CONTENSTANTS ARE NOT ALLOWED TO points under the “Substance” criterion and
WEAR THEIR SCHOOL UNIFORMS OR ANYTHING THAT five (5) percentage points under the “Voice
WOULD REVEAL THE IDENTITY OF THEIR RESPECTIVE and Diction” criterion (since diction also
SCHOOLS DURING THE CONTEST PROPER. involves pace).
8. The participants shall be given identification
1. Contestants shall be as asked to deliver a numbers on a draw lot basis. The order of
speech prepared given a limited time, based presentation shall be based on their
on a certain topic, which shall be announced numbers.
on the contest proper. 9. The judges shall rate the speakers based on
2. There shall be separate competitions and the criteria stated below.
rankings for English and Filipino. No
contestant shall be allowed to join in both COMMUNICATION STAGE PRESENCE 15%
language categories. SKILLS LANGUAGE 10%
3. The speakers shall be given five (5) minutes PROFICIENCY
to prepare after the topic is given to them. VOICE AND 10%
4. The speakers shall be given seven (7) DICTION
minutes to deliver their speeches. Failure to CONTENT RELEVANCE TO THE 20%
abide with the allotted speaking time shall TOPIC
cause point deductions. The speakers shall SUBSTANCE 25%
be notified of the remaining time during
TIME 10%
delivery of his/her speech. A speaker who
MANAGEMENT
finishes his/her piece thirty (30) seconds
OVERALL IMPACT 10%
before the allotted time shall not receive
TOTAL 100%
deductions.
5. After the time allotment lapses, the delivery
10. The judges shall give their critiques after all
shall not be cut immediately. The speaker
the participants have delivered their
shall be allowed to continue within two (2)
speeches. UP LAMBAK shall also enforce
minutes (but with corresponding point
deductions). Whether the speaker’s delivery
is finished or not, the speech shall be cut
after the said two-minute mark.

guidelines on how the judges should critique

6. Deductions for the excessive use of time
the contestants. Such guidelines shall be
shall be reflected under the “Time
announced on the contest proper.
Management” judging criterion. For every
11. All speeches must be consistent with one of
twelve (12) seconds in excess, one (1)
the language categories. “Taglish” or other
percentage point shall be deducted from the
mixture of languages, along with “jejemon”
score of the speaker for each judge. (NOTE:
or other trend-driven language variations,
This implies that a speaker who reaches the
 shall not be allowed, unless it is necessary for Government Whip (GW) Opposition Whip (OW)
the discussion or elaboration of the topic. Briefly summarize Briefly summarize
12. Although there is no criterion for originality, team’s case team’s case
it does not imply that UP LAMBAK shall not Summarize and Summarize and
be strict with the originality of the pieces. As prioritize the main prioritize the main
stated in the guidelines, the judges shall be issues in the debate issues in the debate
strict with plagiarism. Rebut and analyze main Rebut and analyze main
13. After the scores have been computed, the issue issues
winners shall be declared based on the Government Reply (GR) Opposition Reply (OR)
rankings. The top three (3) contestants shall Briefly summarize Briefly summarize
be awarded. debate debate
Summarize the position Summarize the position
of team and opponent of team and opponent
DEBATE COMPETITION Compare and show why Compare and show why
(Junior High School Only) team is better team is better

2. The debate will follow the Asian

DEBATE COMPETITION CONTESTANTS ARE NOT
Parliamentary debate format. Formal
ALLOWED TO WEAR THEIR SCHOOL UNIFORMS OR
English shall be the medium of speech for all
ANYTHING THAT WOULD REVEAL THE IDENTITY OF
the debate matches.
THEIR RESPECTIVE SCHOOLS DURING THE CONTEST
PROPER.

1. The VALLEYGSAHAN 2018 Debate

Competition shall have a maximum of eight
(8) teams. Only one (1) team, composed of
three (3) members, is allowed to participate
3. All debate participants must be in
from each school. The roles for each
corporate/business attire. They shall not be
member are summarized in the next column: allowed to wear their school uniforms or
anything that would reveal the identity of
their respective schools during the contest
proper.
4. The teams who will compete will be given
twenty (20) minutes to prepare their
constructive speeches after the selection of
the motion to be debated upon.
5. The motion will be randomly provided by the
steering committee from a pool of
GOVERNMENT OPPOSITION predetermined motions.
Prime Minister (PM) Leader of Opposition 6. The selection of whether a team is the
(LO) Government (affirmative of the motion) or
Define and set up Respond to Definition the Opposition (negative of the motion) will
debate and set-up be determined by the steering committee.
Present position and Present position and 7. There will be three phases in the
case case tournament: the elimination phase, which is
Make 1 or 2 arguments Rebut government case composed of three stages, the semi-final
Make 1 or 2 arguments phase, and the final phase.
Deputy Prime Minister Deputy Leader or 8. The elimination scheme for the elimination
(DPM) Opposition (DLO) phase shall be announced by UP LAMBAK to
Defend case Defend case the registered teams after the number of
Attack LO’s case Attack DPM and PM’s participating debate teams has been
Make 1 or 2 arguments case finalized.
Make 1 or 2 arguments
9. The Semi-final phase will follow the Fold-
system match-up. The two winners will
proceed to the Final Round. The two losing
teams will also compete to determine the
3rd and 4th placers.
10. In the debate proper, each speaker will be
given a maximum of seven (7) minutes for
their constructive speeches, and four (4)
minutes for the reply speech. After the
7th minute, 2 claps will be given, and 15
seconds will be allowed for extension for the
speakers to wrap-up their speeches. Any
more extensions will incur penalty points for
the speaker. The reply speech
can only be delivered at the end by either of
the first two speakers. The members of the
teams are allowed to shift roles each round.
11. The PM will be the first to speak to be
followed by the LO. Then the DPM to be
followed by the DLO and the GW to be
followed by the OW. The four-minute reply
speech of the government and the
Opposition respectively will follow after the
OW. The reply speech can only be delivered
either by the PM or DPM for the
Government, and the LO or the DLO for the
Opposition.
12. Points of Information (POIs) during the
debate can only be entertained after the first
minute and before the last minute of the
speech. A clap from the adjudicator will
signify the 1st and 6th minute. It is the
discretion of the challenged speaker
whether he/she will accept the POI or not.
POIs should be short and concise and must
only last fifteen (15) seconds. A maximum of
three (3) POIs for each speaker is allowed. It
must be noted that speakers, although not
required, are encouraged to take POIs. In
raising a POI, the speaker must stand.
13. The debate will be judged according to three
main points: Manner, Matter and, Method.
The justification of the adjudicator of his/her
decision will follow after the debate. The
decision of the adjudicator(s) will be final
and irrevocable.