Ninoy Month: Public Speaking Competition

July 29, 2008 · Filed Under event · Comment 

“The Filipino is worth dying for” — this is, undoubtedly,Ninoy Aquino’s most famous, hard-hitting line. This August, let’s celebrate the hero who proved that, yes, we are all worth dying for…

Theme: The Filipino is worth Dying for, Living for the Filipino in the 21st Century
Proponent: Upsilon Sigma Phi

Objective(s):
To commemorate the 25th anniversary of Benigno Aquino Jr.’s supreme sacrifice.
To inspire nationalism among the Filipino youth.
To promote excellence in the field of public speaking.

Specifics:

Date: August 23, 2008
Venue: CM Recto Hall, Faculty Center UP Diliman (tentative venue)
Participants: High School Students in Metro Manila; UP College Students (Manila and Diliman)

Mechanics:

The project has two (2) categories:

Category A:
· Category A is open to all secondary schools in Metro Manila (NCR), with one high school student representative per school.
· Each participant will submit a written speech on the theme “The Filipino is worth dying for, living for the Filipino in the 21st century.” The delivered speech must not exceed five minutes.
· Entries may be emailed to: benignoaquino3@yahoo.com .
· The speech will be written in English, not exceeding 2000 words.
· Deadline for submission is on August 09, 2008.
· The 20 best written speeches will qualify for the elimination round on August 15, 2008.
· Participants will be accompanied by their coach. Coach(es) must be a faculty member of their respective schools.
· There will be panel of judges (3) to critique both the delivery and the written speech during the elimination round.
· The panel of judges will select among the 20 qualified entries as 1st placer in written speech.
· During the Elimination round, among the 20 qualified entries, five (5) speakers will be selected to qualify for the final round.
· During the final round, each speaker will be given 5 minutes for the delivery of the speech.
· The panel of judges (composed of three – UP Speech Communication Faculty member, UP Deb.Soc member, representative from Ninoy Aquino Foundation) will choose the best Public speaker among the 5 participants.

Category B:
· Category B is an inter-collegiate Public speaking Competition in UP Diliman and Manila, with at most three student representative per university or college.
· Participants should be a bona fide student of the university registered for the 1st semester of academic year 2008-2009.
· Each student representative will submit a written piece of his/her speech on the theme: “The Filipino is worth Dying for, Living for the Filipino in the 21st Century. ” Five minutes will be allotted for the delivery of the speech.
· Entries may be emailed to: benignoaquino3@yahoo.com
· The speech will be written in English, not exceeding 1500 words.
· Deadline for submission is on August 09, 2008.
· The 20 best written speeches will qualify for the elimination round on August 15, 2008.
· There will be panel of judges to critique both the delivery and the written speech.
· The panel of judges will select among the 20 qualified entries as 1st placer in written speech.
· During the Elimination round, among the 20 qualified entries, five (5) speakers will be selected to qualify for the final round.
· During the final round, each speaker will be given 5 minutes for the delivery of the speech.
· The panel of judges (composed of three – Representative from Upsilon Sigma Phi, UP Deb.Soc member, representative from Ninoy Aquino Foundation) will choose the best Public speaker among the 5 participants.

Criteria for Judging:

Written Speech: 30%
Delivery: 50% (Persuasion - 20, Fluency - 15, Clarity -10, Diction - 05)
Audience Impact: 20%
Total: 100%

Prizes:

Best Written Speech
(Category A) 2,500.00Php
(Category B) 2,500.00 Php

Public Speaking Champion
(Category A) 7,000.00Php cash prize, Trophy and certificate
(Category B) 7,000.00Php cash prize, Trophy and certificate

Each school or college participant is allowed to invite at most 50 (fifty) supporters inside the Economics Auditorium.

(For inquiries, you may contact us at +632 284 51 44, or at +63 916 543 84 81. You may e-mail your query at benignoaquino3@yahoo.com)

The Upsilon Sigma Phi is the oldest-born and greatest known fraternity in Asia. Founded in 1918, we pride ourselves on having produced student and political bastions of leadership, such as Wenceslao Vinzons, former president Ferdinand E. Marcos, Senators Joker Arroyo, Dick Gordon and Kiko Pangilinan and former senator Benigno S. Aquino Jr., to name but a few. The fraternity has proudly been at the forefront of academic excellence, political awareness, and socio-civic service in the University of the Philippines, as well as the country.

This year, the fraternity will commemorate the 25th death anniversary of one of our most esteemed fellows, Benigno “Ninoy” Aquino, Batch 1950—a leader, martyr, and Upsilonian. We will be joining the country in celebrating 25 years of his heroism through a series of events, namely: Ninoy Aquino Shirt design competition, Gawad Kalinga Build, A Soul’s Sonata: a night of poetry and music, and a public speaking competition.

With this, we would like to invite you and your school to participate in Passion for Democracy: a public speaking competition with the theme “The Filipino is worth dying for—Living for the Filipino in the 21st century”.

As Filipino youth, we are the hope and salvation of the country. We are the most keenly aware of the various sociopolitical realities that shape our country. With this event, we seek to rekindle the flame of nationalistic passion among the different youth sectors, and show that even at an early age, we can make a difference.

For further inquiries, contact:

Dr. Chrysanthus Herrera
University of the Philippines - Philippine General Hospital
09178294123
chrysanthus.herrera@gmail.com

or Jonathan Gino (09165438481).

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NESCAFÉ Soundskool

July 12, 2008 · Filed Under event, music · Comment 

These NESCAFÉ Soundskool semi-finalist bands, coming from the different parts of the country, 20 from Luzon (including Ateneo de Manila University, UP, De La Salle), 15 from Visayas (including University of San Carlos, University of Southern Philippines, University of Cebu), and 15 from Mindanao (including Ateneo de Davao, University of South Eastern Philippines, Holy Cross of Davao) will battle it out in the following bars: Ratsky in Manila for Luzon; Club Vudu in Cebu for Visayas; and The Venue in Davao for Mindanao. Only 10 bands from these 50 will make it to the finals and get weeklong training from the country’s top bands.

Source: Nestle Philippines

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