Department of Education

Region V

Freedom Sports Complex, San Jose, Pili, Camarines Sur

Specific Guidelines and Mechanics for the

2019 DISTICT ARALING PANLIPUNAN DAY
(POP QUIZ, ASEAN QUIZ, DITAL KWIZ, POP DEV DEBATE,
and Jingle Writing and Singing Contest)

Theme: “Authentic Filipino Talents and Skills:

Breaking the Barrier in Inclusive Education
Towards Unity in Diversity”

Contest Date : November 27, 2019

Time : 8:00 o’clock AM
Venue : Bagacay National High School
Submission of Entry: Pre- Registration of Contestants should be submitted on or before
November 23, 2019 at the office of the Araling Panlipunan
Department at the contest venue/host school using the recommended
ENTRY FORM.

Contest Events:
A. POP QUIZ
B. ASEAN QUIZ
C. DIGITAL KWIZ
D. On-the-spot Jingle Writing and Singing Contest
E. POP-DEV Debate

Note: This is open to all high school students of secondary public schools.
Contest guidelines and mechanics were based on the 2020 REGIONAL POPULATION QUIZ
and SKILLS COMPETITION Implementing Rules and Mechanics

A. POP QUIZ

1. The formulation of test questions for POP Quiz shall be based on the following Population
Education Core Messages/Key Concepts”
a. Family Life and Responsible Parenthood
b. Gender and development
c. Population and Reproductive Health
d. Population, Environment and Sustainable Development
2. The following websites which can be sources of information for PopEd concepts can be
downloaded also.
a. http://www.drdf.org.ph/yafs4
b. http://www.doh.gov.ph
c. http://www.popcom.gov.ph
d. http://www.census.gov.ph
e. http://nscb.gov.ph
f. http://philippines.unfpa.org/
g. http://wwwprb.org/
3. Each participating school should bring three (3) multiple choice with four choices test questions
based from the sources above with key to correction on the day of the contest. One (1) Easy
Question for one (1) point, one (1) average question for two (2) points and one (1) difficult
question for three (3) points
4. The total number of questions shall be based on the number of participants. Only one (1)
contestant per school is allowed.
5. Contestant will be provided with an answer sheet during the contest.

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 6. Participants will be given 30 seconds to answer each question.
7. English and Filipino will be used as official languages during the conduct of the quiz.
8. All ties will be broken by a tie-breaker question.
9. In case of a protest or inquiry during the actual quiz proceedings, the following procedures shall
be observed:
- Only the official coach of the participant is allowed to raise a protest or inquiry at the
earliest time during the quiz
- The protest or inquiry will be addressed orally to the Contest Managers.
- The Contest Managers/Checkers will announce the results of the contest

B. ASEAN QUIZ

1. There shall be one (1) contestant per school, be in grade 8 to 9 between 14-16 years old and must
not be 18 years old by the time of the ASEAN Regional Competition in 2021.
2. The contestant should be proficient in English language, both oral and written.
3. Have a average grade of at least 85 and above in Araling Panlipunan in the First semester of
2019-2020.
4. The contestants shall compete in two (2) segments.
5. The two (2) segments are as follows:
Segment 1: True or False will have 10 questions, each correct answer will be given one
(1) Point, and Multiple Choice- will have 10 questions, each correct answer will be given one (1)
Point. Total score of 20 points.
Segment 2: Fill-in-the Blanks or Completion will have 15 questions. Each correct answer
will be given 3 points. Total score is 45 points.

6. The total points for the Competition is 65.

7. The participants shall be seated in individual chairs with armrest. No coach shall be allowed to
enter the examination room or watch outside the room.
8. Each participants shall provide ¼ illustration board and eraser to be use in answering the
questions. Participants will write their answers on the blackside of the illustration board.
9. For Segment 1, Participant will write the word True or False for the true or false questions, and
write the letter of the correct answer for the Multiple Choice questions. Participants will be given
10 seconds to write their answer.
For Segment 2 , participants will be given 15 seconds to write down their answer.
Answers should be written in FULL, no abbreviatiosn or acronyms. Article and prepositions
should be correct. Answer with wrong spelling is considered WRONG. No corrections on answer
shall be made after 15 seconds.
10. Each question in Segment 1 and 2 will be read twice. After the quizmaster reads the question
the second time, he/she will sa”GO”, only then the participants will write their answer. When
the time is up. The Quizmaster will say “Markers up!”, the participants will hold up their
markers and show their answers. The Quizmaster will read aloud the answer. The scorers will
record the answers accordingly. Accumulative score per participant will be announced by the
Quizmaster after each round before moving on the next segment.
11. The cumulative points earned by each participant in two segments shall be tabulated. When
results have been verified, it will be submitted to the Board and announced accordingly by
Quizmaster.
12. The Chairman of the Board of Judges shall declare the First, Second and Third Place Winners.
The First Place Winner per district shall represent in the Division Competition.
13. In case of a tie, tie breaker question/s shall be asked until definite winner emerge.
14. Should there be questions or protest, the Board of Judges shall decide on the matter.

C. DIGITAL QUIZ (Digital Kwiz)

PANUNTUNAN SA DIGITAL KWIZ

1. Ito ay bukas sa lahat ng pampublikong paaralan mula sa ikapitong baitang hanggang sa ikasiyam
na baitang (Grade 7-9) subalit isa lamang ang kakatawan ng paaralang bilang kalahok sa
kumpetisyong ito.
2. Ang kwiz ay tungkol sa national at regional na sagisag Kulturang Filipino.

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 3. Ang lahat ng katanungan, larawan at kasagutan ay nakabatay sa 2,000 na cultural icons o sagisag
kulturang Filipino. Magdadala ng tig-isang katanungan sa Powerpoint Presentation ang mga
kalahok na gagamitin sa EASY, MEDIUM at DIFFICULT ROUND. Ito ay dapat nakalagay sa USB at
issumite sa komite at contest manager bago pa magsimula ang kumpetisyon.
4. Ang mga katanungan sa kwiz ay magsisimula sa 2,000 sagisag kulturang Filipino na inilabas ng
National Commission for Culture and Arts (NCCA) na matatagpuan sa NCCA website- www.
ncca.gov.ph at sa iba pang instructional materials na nailathala ng Philippine Cultural Education
Program (PCEP).
5. Ito ay may tatl;ong (3) kategorya;

a. EASY ROUND-pagkilala sa larawan ng sagisag kultura (Photo Identification and Multiple

Choice). May labinlimang (15) katanungan para sa round na ito subalit pito lamang ang
inyong sasagutan at ito ay nakadepende sa numero ng mabubunot. Babasahin ang tanong
at pamimilian ng dalawang beses lamah. Ang mga lawarang gamit ay ipapakita sa LCD
Projector. Sa hudyat na “GO”ay saka lamang isusulat ang sagot. Sampung Segundo lamang
ang pagkilala kasama na ang pagsulat ng sagot. Mali kung mali ang baybay. Kapag narinig
ang timer, ito ay hudyat upang bitawan ang panulat at maghintay sa susunod na
mabubunot na numero ng tanong at sumunod sa unang panununtunan hanggang sa
makumpleto ang pitong katanungan. Lalapit ang tagakolekta ng sagutang papel para sa
pagwasto sa mga sagot.

b. MEDIUM ROUND- ito ay pagpili ng titik ng tamang sagot (Matching Type and Multiple
Choice)
May labinlimang (15) katanungan para sa round na ito subalit pito lamang ang inyong
sasagutan at ito ay nakadepende sa numero ng mabubunot.

Babasahin ang tanong at pamimilian ng dalawang beses lamang. Ito ay ipapakita sa LCD
Projector. Sa hudyat na “GO”ay saka lamang isusulat ang titik ng tamang sagot. Mali kung
mali ang baybay. Kapag narinig ang timer, ito ay hudyat upang bitawan ang panulat at
maghintay sa susunod na mabubunot na numero ng tanong at sumunod sa unang
panununtunan hanggang sa makumpleto ang pitong katanungan. Lalapit ang tagakolekta
ng sagutang papel para sa pagwasto sa mga sagot.

c. DIFFICULT ROUND- ito ay pagkilala sa sagisag kultura mula sa lipon ng mga salita
(enumeration and multiple choice). May labinlimang (15) katanungan para sa round na ito
subalit pito lamang ang inyong sasagutan at ito ay nakadepende sa numero ng mabubunot.
Babasahin ang tanong at pamimilian ng dalawang beses lamang. Ito ay ipapakita sa LCD
Projector. Sa hudyat na “GO”ay saka lamang isusulat ang titik ng tamang sagot. Mali kung
mali ang baybay. Kapag narinig ang timer, ito ay hudyat upang bitawan ang panulat at
maghintay sa susunod na mabubunot na numero ng tanong at sumunod sa unang
panununtunan hanggang sa makumpleto ang pitong katanungan. Lalapit ang tagakolekta
ng sagutang papel para sa pagwasto sa mga sagot.

Sa kumpetisyong ito ang mga kalahok lamang at komite lamang ang kailangan papasok sa
testing room.

6. Yung mga coaches at iba pa ay sa labas ng room.

7. Ang desisyon ng mga hurado ay pinal na at hindo na mababago.

D. ON-THE-SPOT JINGLE WRITING AND SINGING CONTEST

1. This is open to all students from Junior Grade to Grade 11. There shall be one (1) contestant per
school.
2. Contestant shall be given one (1) hour to compose an original composition in English based on the
theme which shall be announced on the actual day of the event.
3. Contestant shall bring with him/her at least 5 sheets of yellow paper where the composition shall
be written. Contestant with composition irrelevant to the theme will be no longer ask to perform.
4. Compositions shall be collected by the contest managers after an hour for the distribution to the
Board of Judges.

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 5. Presentation should be in 2 to 3 minutes only to be performed in ACAPELLA.

6. Criteria for judging are as follows;

LYRICS (Relevance to the theme) - 50%
MUSICALITY (Execution/over-all performance) - 30%
ORIGINALITY (Creativity) - 20%
TOTAL - 100%
7. In case of tie in the first place, it shall be broken through drawing of lots. The decision of the Board
of Judges shall be final and unappealable.

E. POP DEV Debate

The event is a combination of argumentation and debate that is conducted in a round table discussion. It
enables the contestant to use critical analysis and deep reasoning about the different issues that occur in the society.
This also develops the ability of the students to organizes his ideal promptly and logically.

Th event shall follow the rules and guidelines below.

1. There shall only be one (1) contestant/debater from each school. This event is open to all Junior and
Grade 11 students.
2. Each contestant shall wear “Corporate Attire”. Moreover, the contestants are advised to bring their valid
school ID during registration.
3. Contestants shall be assigned a number that will correspond to the number on the judging sheet.
4. Topics to be debated shall revolve on the following issues:
a. Country’s foreign and economic policies
b. Environment
c. Gender and Society
d. Governance
e. Peace and order,
f. Population and reproductive health
g. Other current /contemporary issues
5. The debater is required to use the English Language as medium except for terminologies on certain topics
that are only stated in Filipino.
6. The Debate will consist of two rounds.

ROUND (1) ONE:

A. The order of the debater will be determined by draw lots. Each debater shall be given a maximum 3
minutes to deliver his/her speech on the topic drawn.
B. After the discourse of the first contestant/debater, the second debater will interpolate on the speech of
the first debater. The questions for the interpolation will be focused on the arguments of the opponent.
Categorical questions will be allowed (Answerable by yes or no), however, the responder may choose to
qualify or not his/her answer. A total of five (5) minutes shall be allotted to other contestants to ask their
clarification, rebuttal and other questions.
C. The second contestant will also give his/her speech on the topic, the third debater will be asking
questions to debater 2, debater 3 will be asked by debater 4, and so on.

ROUND 2:

D. After the first round only top 4 debaters will be chosen to the second round. There will be draw lots to
determine the order of the debaters. Same rule and processes from the round one will be applied.
E. A new topic for the debate will be given on the second round.
F. Prompting and coaching during the duration of the debate shall be strictly prohibited. Likewise cheering
and making unnecessary noise are strictly not allowed.

CRITERIA FOR JUDGING

Delivery ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 20%
(tone of voice, use of gestures and level of enthusiasm are convincing to others)
Use of supporting evidence---------------------------------------------------- 25%
(examples and facts to support reasons with references)
Organization----------------------------------------------------------------------- 25%
(view point and responses are outlined both clearly and orderly)
Reasoning and ability to answer---------------------------------------------- 30%
(reasons are given to support viewpoints,a rguments made by the other are responded to
and dealt with effectively)

Total = 100%

G. The decision of the Board of Judges shall be final.

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 Declaration of Winners

Only one contestant per district will represent in the Division Patiribayan sa Araling Lipunan

Disqualification of Contestant
Any violation of the contest rules by any contestant may cause disqualification of the concerned
contestant.

RECOMMENDED ENTRY FORM

Please detach this form

2019 DISTRICT PATIRIBAYAN IN ARALING PANLIPUNAN

November 27, 2019
Bagacay National High School
Bagacay, Tinambac Camarines Sur

ENTRY FORM
Name of School: _________________________________________

Name of Contestant Event Coach

Submitted by: Date Submitted: __________________

____________________________ Amt./Reg. Fee: ___________________

Received by: ________________________

(Please prepare two copies)

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