Philippine Schools Debate Championship
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The Philippine Schools Debate Championship (PSDC) is an annual English-language
debate
tournament for high school-level teams from the Philippines. It is hosted by Ateneo de Manila University
's Ateneo Debate Society
(ADS) and its debates are conducted in the British Parliamentary Style
. From its inception in 2002, it has become one of the two most prestigious Philippine national competitions for high school debaters, the other being the National Asians High School Debate Championship
(NAsHDC) hosted by De La Salle University-Manila
's La Salle Debate Society.
The Philippine Daily Inquirer
became the primary sponsor of the tournament in 2003, at which point it was called the Inquirer-2bU! Interscholastic Debating Championship (IISDC). Recently the Inquirer ended its long-standing agreement with the ADS and the name reverted back to PSDC in 2007. It is also regularly sponsored by the Konrad Adenauer Foundation
.
. The tournament uses the Swiss system
for deciding matchups between competing teams in the preliminary rounds. The 32 highest scoring teams then advance (or "break") to the finals series, where the first and second placed teams in each round advance to the next highest levels of competition. A team cap (or limit on the number of breaking teams from one institution) of FIVE teams is imposed.
In 2004 a regional championship for the PSDC was introduced, to give teams from outside Metro Manila more representation at the higher levels of competition. As these teams began to show in the regular break, this championship was discontinued.
An extemporaneous public speaking
competition is also held alongside the debate rounds. This competition has its own preliminary, semifinal, and final rounds.
In 2008, a "rookie final" for the PSDC was introduced. Teams eligible for this final were those from institutions that never had a team in the final round of the PSDC. The round is a battle of the top four eligible teams. The final has been christened the Ana Alano Cup, in memory of the Ateneo Debater who had died.
Speakers from teams who have broken in the tournament are considered eligible to try out for a slot in in the Philippine team to the World Schools Debating Championships
.
|-
! Year
! Champions
! colspan=2 | Team Members
! Ana Alano Cup Champions
! colspan=2 | Team Members
|-
| 2002
| Ateneo de Manila High School
| Marco Villacorta
| Michael Biscocho
|
|
|
|-
| 2003
| Philippine Science High School - Diliman Campus
| Anna Santos
| Juanchi Pablo
|
|
|
|-
| 2004
| Ateneo de Manila High School
| Michael Biscocho
| Adrian Mundin
|
|
|
|-
| 2005
| Immaculate Conception Academy
| Jennifer Ong
| Krisha Borromeo
|
|
|
|-
| 2006
| Miriam College High School
| Angelica Mangahas
| Carla Sia
|
|
|
|-
| 2007
| Xavier School
| Evan Chen
| Peterson Poon
|
|
|
|-
| 2008
| Colegio San Agustin-Makati
| Joshua Lim
| Allan Cabrera
| La Salle Green Hills
| Brian Llamanzares
| Daryl Isla
|-
| 2009
| Ateneo de Manila High School
| Henry Fernando
| Bas Claudio
| Silliman University
| Julius Ragay
| Jay Anderson
|-
|2010
| Ateneo de Manila High School
| Jovin Pizarro
| Bas Claudio
| San Beda College Alabang
| Katherine Peralta
| Adolfo Jose Montesa
|-
|2011
| Immaculate Concepcion Academy
| Joan Ongchoco
| Denise Recomono
| PAREF Springdale School
| Miko Alazas
| Ralph Gonzales
|-
|- bgcolor="#ccccff"
| Year
| Best Speaker (Preliminary Debate Rounds)
| Best Speaker (Debate Finals)
| Best Speaker (Public Speaking)
|-
| 2002
| Charisse Borromeo (Immaculate Conception Academy
)
|
|
|-
| 2003
| Charisse Borromeo (Immaculate Conception Academy
)
|
| Victor Tence (Southville International School)
|-
| 2004
| Michael Biscocho (Ateneo de Manila High School
)
|
|
|-
| 2005
| Angelica Mangahas (Miriam College High School
)
| Anna Arcellana (Miriam College High School
)
|-
| 2006
| Angelica Mangahas (Miriam College High School
) and Peterson Poon (Xavier School
)
| Carla Sia (Miriam College High School
)
| Genica Endaluz (St. Theresa's College
)
|-
| 2007
| Peterson Poon (Xavier School
)
| Peterson Poon (Xavier School
)
| Nicole Gaba (PAREF Woodrose School
)
|-
| 2008
| Phillip Poon (Xavier School
)
| Allan Cabrera (Colegio San Agustin-Makati)
| Mark Escay (La Salle Green Hills
)
|-
| 2009
| Bas Claudio (Ateneo de Manila High School)
| Henry Fernando (Ateneo de Manila High School)
| Dwight Garvy Tan (Ateneo de Naga University
)
|-
| 2010
| Tiffany Uy (Immaculate Conception Academy
)
| Tiffany Uy (Immaculate Conception Academyl)
| Mikey Onglao (PAREF Southridge School
)
|-
| 2011
| Andrei Buendia (San Beda College Alabang
)
| Joan Ongchoco (Immaculate Concepcion Academy)
| Raynard Lao (Xavier School
)
English language
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debate
Debate
Debate or debating is a method of interactive and representational argument. Debate is a broader form of argument than logical argument, which only examines consistency from axiom, and factual argument, which only examines what is or isn't the case or rhetoric which is a technique of persuasion...
tournament for high school-level teams from the Philippines. It is hosted by Ateneo de Manila University
Ateneo de Manila University
The Ateneo de Manila University is a private teaching and research university run by the Society of Jesus in the Philippines. It began in 1859 when the City of Manila handed control of the Escuela Municipal de Manila in Intramuros, Manila, to the Jesuits...
's Ateneo Debate Society
Ateneo Debate Society
The Ateneo Debate Society, commonly referred to as the ADS, is the student-run debating society of the Ateneo de Manila University in Quezon City, Metro Manila, Philippines. The society, founded in 1991, is regarded as one of Asia's most awarded debating institutions, having won several...
(ADS) and its debates are conducted in the British Parliamentary Style
British Parliamentary Style
British Parliamentary style debate is a common form of academic debate. It has gained support in the United Kingdom, Ireland, Canada, Europe, Africa, Philippines and United States, and has also been adopted as the official style of the World Universities Debating Championship and European...
. From its inception in 2002, it has become one of the two most prestigious Philippine national competitions for high school debaters, the other being the National Asians High School Debate Championship
National Asians High School Debate Championship
The National Asians High School Debate Championship, more popularly known as NAsHDC, is a debate tournament in the Philippines sponsored by the De La Salle University-Manila...
(NAsHDC) hosted by De La Salle University-Manila
De La Salle University-Manila
De La Salle University is a private Lasallian university in Malate, Manila, Philippines. It was founded in 1911 by De La Salle Brothers as the De La Salle College in Paco, Manila with Blimond Pierre serving as its first director...
's La Salle Debate Society.
The Philippine Daily Inquirer
Philippine Daily Inquirer
The Philippine Daily Inquirer, popularly known as the Inquirer, is the most widely read broadsheet newspaper in the Philippines, with a daily circulation of 260,000 copies. It is one of the Philippines' newspapers of record...
became the primary sponsor of the tournament in 2003, at which point it was called the Inquirer-2bU! Interscholastic Debating Championship (IISDC). Recently the Inquirer ended its long-standing agreement with the ADS and the name reverted back to PSDC in 2007. It is also regularly sponsored by the Konrad Adenauer Foundation
Konrad Adenauer Foundation
The Konrad Adenauer Foundation is a German political party foundation associated with the centre-right Christian Democratic Union . The foundation's headquarters are located in Saint Augustine and Berlin. Globally, the KAS has 78 offices and runs programs in over 100 countries...
.
Tournament format
PSDC Debates are held in the British Parliamentary StyleBritish Parliamentary Style
British Parliamentary style debate is a common form of academic debate. It has gained support in the United Kingdom, Ireland, Canada, Europe, Africa, Philippines and United States, and has also been adopted as the official style of the World Universities Debating Championship and European...
. The tournament uses the Swiss system
Swiss system tournament
A Swiss-system tournament is a commonly used type of tournament where players or teams need to be paired to face each other for several rounds of competition. This type of tournament was first used in a Zurich chess tournament in 1895, hence the name "Swiss system". The Swiss system is used when...
for deciding matchups between competing teams in the preliminary rounds. The 32 highest scoring teams then advance (or "break") to the finals series, where the first and second placed teams in each round advance to the next highest levels of competition. A team cap (or limit on the number of breaking teams from one institution) of FIVE teams is imposed.
In 2004 a regional championship for the PSDC was introduced, to give teams from outside Metro Manila more representation at the higher levels of competition. As these teams began to show in the regular break, this championship was discontinued.
An extemporaneous public speaking
Extemporaneous speaking
Extemporaneous Speaking, also known as extemp, is a competitive event popular in United States high schools and colleges, in which students speak persuasively or informatively about current events and politics...
competition is also held alongside the debate rounds. This competition has its own preliminary, semifinal, and final rounds.
In 2008, a "rookie final" for the PSDC was introduced. Teams eligible for this final were those from institutions that never had a team in the final round of the PSDC. The round is a battle of the top four eligible teams. The final has been christened the Ana Alano Cup, in memory of the Ateneo Debater who had died.
Speakers from teams who have broken in the tournament are considered eligible to try out for a slot in in the Philippine team to the World Schools Debating Championships
World Schools Debating Championships
The World Schools Debating Championships is an annual English-language debating tournament for high school-level teams representing different countries.In recent years, the championships have involved teams from over 40 nations each year.-History:...
.
Past champions
{| class="wikitable"|-
! Year
! Champions
! colspan=2 | Team Members
! Ana Alano Cup Champions
! colspan=2 | Team Members
|-
| 2002
| Ateneo de Manila High School
| Marco Villacorta
| Michael Biscocho
|
|
|
|-
| 2003
| Philippine Science High School - Diliman Campus
Philippine Science High School Main Campus
The Philippine Science High School Main Campus in Diliman, Quezon City, is the first campus of the Philippine Science High School System, a specialized public high school that caters to scientifically and mathematically-gifted high school students from all over the Philippines...
| Anna Santos
| Juanchi Pablo
|
|
|
|-
| 2004
| Ateneo de Manila High School
| Michael Biscocho
| Adrian Mundin
|
|
|
|-
| 2005
| Immaculate Conception Academy
Immaculate Conception Academy
Immaculate Conception Academy, Dasmariñas is a private, non-sectarian educational institution in Dasmariñas, Cavite, the Philippines. It is owned and managed by the board of directors.- History :...
| Jennifer Ong
| Krisha Borromeo
|
|
|
|-
| 2006
| Miriam College High School
Miriam College
Miriam College is a non-stock, non-profit Filipino Catholic educational institution for girls and young women in Quezon City, Philippines. It offers academic programs from pre-elementary to post-graduate and adult education levels that develop the learning and caring competencies of students and...
| Angelica Mangahas
| Carla Sia
|
|
|
|-
| 2007
| Xavier School
Xavier School
Not to be confused with Xavier University – Ateneo de Cagayan.Xavier School , located in San Juan, Metro Manila, Philippines, is a private Catholic college preparatory school for boys run by the Society of Jesus' Philippine Province...
| Evan Chen
| Peterson Poon
|
|
|
|-
| 2008
| Colegio San Agustin-Makati
| Joshua Lim
| Allan Cabrera
| La Salle Green Hills
La Salle Green Hills
La Salle Green Hills is a private Catholic school exclusively for boys located on Ortigas Avenue, Mandaluyong City, Metro Manila, Philippines. It is run by the Roman Catholic Brothers of the Christian Schools- Philippine District. It was established in 1959 by the De La Salle Brothers led by the...
| Brian Llamanzares
| Daryl Isla
|-
| 2009
| Ateneo de Manila High School
| Henry Fernando
| Bas Claudio
| Silliman University
Silliman University
Silliman University is a private research university located in Dumaguete, Philippines. Established in 1901 as Silliman Institute by the Presbyterian Board of Foreign Missions, it was the first American private school to be founded in the country. The University is named after Dr...
| Julius Ragay
| Jay Anderson
|-
|2010
| Ateneo de Manila High School
| Jovin Pizarro
| Bas Claudio
| San Beda College Alabang
San Beda College Alabang
San Beda College Alabang is a college in Muntinlupa City, Philippines and is a part of the San Beda College. It was established in 1972 as the Benedictine Abbey School and was renamed in 1995 to St. Benedict College. In 2004 due to the clamor of the students, Rev. Fr. Anscar J. Chupungco changed...
| Katherine Peralta
| Adolfo Jose Montesa
|-
|2011
| Immaculate Concepcion Academy
| Joan Ongchoco
| Denise Recomono
| PAREF Springdale School
PAREF Springdale School
PAREF Springdale School, Inc. is a single-gender Primary, Intermediate, High School and a little of college in J. Solon Street, Lahug, Cebu City, Philippines. Its executive director is Ric R. Ampiloquio. The spiritual formation of the families in Springdale is provided by priests of the Prelature...
| Miko Alazas
| Ralph Gonzales
|-
Past best speakers in debate and public speaking
{| border=1 cellpadding=3 style="border-collapse: collapse;"|- bgcolor="#ccccff"
| Year
| Best Speaker (Preliminary Debate Rounds)
| Best Speaker (Debate Finals)
| Best Speaker (Public Speaking)
|-
| 2002
| Charisse Borromeo (Immaculate Conception Academy
Immaculate Conception Academy
Immaculate Conception Academy, Dasmariñas is a private, non-sectarian educational institution in Dasmariñas, Cavite, the Philippines. It is owned and managed by the board of directors.- History :...
)
|
|
|-
| 2003
| Charisse Borromeo (Immaculate Conception Academy
Immaculate Conception Academy
Immaculate Conception Academy, Dasmariñas is a private, non-sectarian educational institution in Dasmariñas, Cavite, the Philippines. It is owned and managed by the board of directors.- History :...
)
|
| Victor Tence (Southville International School)
|-
| 2004
| Michael Biscocho (Ateneo de Manila High School
Ateneo de Manila University
The Ateneo de Manila University is a private teaching and research university run by the Society of Jesus in the Philippines. It began in 1859 when the City of Manila handed control of the Escuela Municipal de Manila in Intramuros, Manila, to the Jesuits...
)
|
|
|-
| 2005
| Angelica Mangahas (Miriam College High School
Miriam College
Miriam College is a non-stock, non-profit Filipino Catholic educational institution for girls and young women in Quezon City, Philippines. It offers academic programs from pre-elementary to post-graduate and adult education levels that develop the learning and caring competencies of students and...
)
| Anna Arcellana (Miriam College High School
Miriam College
Miriam College is a non-stock, non-profit Filipino Catholic educational institution for girls and young women in Quezon City, Philippines. It offers academic programs from pre-elementary to post-graduate and adult education levels that develop the learning and caring competencies of students and...
)
|-
| 2006
| Angelica Mangahas (Miriam College High School
Miriam College
Miriam College is a non-stock, non-profit Filipino Catholic educational institution for girls and young women in Quezon City, Philippines. It offers academic programs from pre-elementary to post-graduate and adult education levels that develop the learning and caring competencies of students and...
) and Peterson Poon (Xavier School
Xavier School
Not to be confused with Xavier University – Ateneo de Cagayan.Xavier School , located in San Juan, Metro Manila, Philippines, is a private Catholic college preparatory school for boys run by the Society of Jesus' Philippine Province...
)
| Carla Sia (Miriam College High School
Miriam College
Miriam College is a non-stock, non-profit Filipino Catholic educational institution for girls and young women in Quezon City, Philippines. It offers academic programs from pre-elementary to post-graduate and adult education levels that develop the learning and caring competencies of students and...
)
| Genica Endaluz (St. Theresa's College
St. Theresa's College
St. Theresa's College, , Philippines, is a Catholic private school for girls run by the Missionary Sisters of the "Immaculati Cordis Mariae" or Immaculate Heart of Mary ....
)
|-
| 2007
| Peterson Poon (Xavier School
Xavier School
Not to be confused with Xavier University – Ateneo de Cagayan.Xavier School , located in San Juan, Metro Manila, Philippines, is a private Catholic college preparatory school for boys run by the Society of Jesus' Philippine Province...
)
| Peterson Poon (Xavier School
Xavier School
Not to be confused with Xavier University – Ateneo de Cagayan.Xavier School , located in San Juan, Metro Manila, Philippines, is a private Catholic college preparatory school for boys run by the Society of Jesus' Philippine Province...
)
| Nicole Gaba (PAREF Woodrose School
PAREF Woodrose School
PAREF Woodrose School, also known as Woodrose, is a private school for girls in Ayala Alabang, Muntinlupa City, Metro Manila, Philippines. It is not owned or under Opus Dei, despite belief, but the founders of PAREF were Opus Dei members. It is accredited by the Philippine Department of Education....
)
|-
| 2008
| Phillip Poon (Xavier School
Xavier School
Not to be confused with Xavier University – Ateneo de Cagayan.Xavier School , located in San Juan, Metro Manila, Philippines, is a private Catholic college preparatory school for boys run by the Society of Jesus' Philippine Province...
)
| Allan Cabrera (Colegio San Agustin-Makati)
| Mark Escay (La Salle Green Hills
La Salle Green Hills
La Salle Green Hills is a private Catholic school exclusively for boys located on Ortigas Avenue, Mandaluyong City, Metro Manila, Philippines. It is run by the Roman Catholic Brothers of the Christian Schools- Philippine District. It was established in 1959 by the De La Salle Brothers led by the...
)
|-
| 2009
| Bas Claudio (Ateneo de Manila High School)
| Henry Fernando (Ateneo de Manila High School)
| Dwight Garvy Tan (Ateneo de Naga University
Ateneo de Naga University
The Ateneo de Naga University is a private university run by the Society of Jesus in Naga City in the province of Camarines Sur, Philippines. It was established in 1940.-Academic philosophy:...
)
|-
| 2010
| Tiffany Uy (Immaculate Conception Academy
Immaculate Conception Academy
Immaculate Conception Academy, Dasmariñas is a private, non-sectarian educational institution in Dasmariñas, Cavite, the Philippines. It is owned and managed by the board of directors.- History :...
)
| Tiffany Uy (Immaculate Conception Academyl)
| Mikey Onglao (PAREF Southridge School
PAREF Southridge School
The PAREF Southridge School, also known simply as Southridge, is a private school for boys in Hillsborough, Muntinlupa City, Philippines. It was a set up by the Parents for Education Foundation , a group of parents who aims to provide an education geared towards the total development of children...
)
|-
| 2011
| Andrei Buendia (San Beda College Alabang
San Beda College Alabang
San Beda College Alabang is a college in Muntinlupa City, Philippines and is a part of the San Beda College. It was established in 1972 as the Benedictine Abbey School and was renamed in 1995 to St. Benedict College. In 2004 due to the clamor of the students, Rev. Fr. Anscar J. Chupungco changed...
)
| Joan Ongchoco (Immaculate Concepcion Academy)
| Raynard Lao (Xavier School
Xavier School
Not to be confused with Xavier University – Ateneo de Cagayan.Xavier School , located in San Juan, Metro Manila, Philippines, is a private Catholic college preparatory school for boys run by the Society of Jesus' Philippine Province...
)