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Official Invitation

To the Philippine Debate Community:

Greetings from the University of the Philippines Los Baos!

The Parliament: UPLB Debate Societyinvites you to the 4th Luzon Intervarsity(4thLIV) on September 15-17, 2012. Formerly the UP Intervarsity League, adebate tournament among the institutions of the University of the Philippines,the tournament has now widened its horizons by welcoming Luzon-basedinstitutions and composite teams across Asia.

As the largest debate intervarsity in the country with more than 250delegates, the tournament continues to provide an arena that seeksto ignite the competitive spirit of debate institutions in preparation forthe National Debate Championship.

Attached in this invitation are the features and details of the tournament.For inquiries, feel free to contact Jake Bustos, Communications Director,at (+63) 927-820-4162 or email us at [email protected]. Youmay also visit the ofcial website of the 4th Luzon Intervarsity for updates.

We look forward to seeing you at the 4th Luzon Intervarsity!

Sincerely,

Stef Allison VillaTournament Director4th Luzon Intervarsity

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The 4th Luzon Intervarsity


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Debate Format: British Parliamentary

Tournament Cap: 100 teams

Institutional Cap: 10 teams

Composite Team Cap: None

Elimination Rounds: 6 Rounds

Number of Breaking Teams: 32 teams (Break to Octonals)

Break Cap per Institution: None

Registration Fee: Php 1, 600.00 per debater/adjudicator, inclusive of meals, debate kits andsocial events

Tournament Rule: N=1 (Number of team/s equal to the number of adjudicator/s). Sanctions shall beimposed on institutions unable to comply with the rule. This shall be decided by the adjudication coreand the organizing committee. Loaning of adjudicators from other institutions is allowed. Contact us ifyour institution would need assistance.

Eligibility to joinDebate Team Rule:A pair of undergraduates of any institution can compete in the tournament.

Composite Team Rule: A pair of debaters (either resident or graduate) from different institutionpair of alumni, or an alumnus partnered with a resident debater can compete in the tournamen

Adjudicator Rule: Anyone can compete as an adjudicator in the tournament.

Tournament Details

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Tournament Features

The tournament will award the best novice team. The best novice team is the topdebate team that has not yet broken in any national or international tournamentbefore the 4th Luzon Intervarsity.

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J L BLos Baos is a 1st class urban municipality in the province of Laguna that h

several places of interests. It hosts the University of the Philippines, along wother local and international research centers like International Rice ReseaInstitute and Makiling Forest Reserve, making the town a temporary home

many undergraduates, graduate students, researchers and expatriates.

Los Baos is a well-known tourist destination. Because of the towns proximity to Me

Manila, its hot spring resorts serve as frequent weekend and summer getaways

residents of the vast metropolis and tourists from other places in the Philippines aabroad. Tourists also come to the several native delicacies stores in the town to the towns famous Buko pie (coconut meat pie) and buttery bread.

Travelers hike to reach the Peak 2 of Mt. Makiling during weekends as a form of leisurget a view of the plains of Laguna from the mountaintop. Many people visit Los Bapopular sites like Makiling Botanical Gardens, Yamashita Shrine, Dampalit Falls, etc.


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