The University of the Philippines Debate Society (UP Debate Society) and the Philippine Daily Inquirer (PDI), the largest newspaper in the country, have once again teamed up to bring the Philippine Intercollegiate Debating Championship 2011 (PIDC 2011).
The PIDC is the longest-running and biggest (in terms of scope and participation) 3on3 debate tournament in the country, annually attracting more than 300 participants and affiliates from every top notch debate institution in the country. With debate tradition deeply entrenched in the Filipino psyche, rounds at the PIDC have been described as 'fierce' , each round never flagging in quality and competitiveness. As such, most Philippine teams consider it good training ground for regional 3on3 tournaments, particularly the United Asian Debating Championships (UADC).
This year's venue will be at the University of the Philippines Diliman campus grounds, where participants will get the chance to ride on the iconic UP Ikot jeepney to get from one building to another. Opening ceremonies will be at the University Theatre, whilst break night will be at Blacklight. The Closing & Awards ceremony will be at the Quezon City Sports Complex.
PIDC 2011 will also be home for intelligent discussion through an issue forum featuring the topic “How secular is the Philippines?” This issue forum will be open to the public.
The PIDC 2011 A-core this year has internationally-renowned debater Neha Prakash from the National University of Singapore in the adjudication core and internationally-renowned adjudicator Tasneem Elias joining the pool of adjudicators.
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