COMM students, eager to secure the Debato Championship
- Apr 30, 2020
- 2 min read
Updated: May 1, 2020
By Myra Joy Remolacio |
With the pressure of defending the title as the 2019 Debato Champions, 17 students of Communication, from freshman to senior, courageously competed in a head to head battle of wits. They represented their particular blocks in the much-awaited “Game of Comms”, held at the Adamson University Media Center, last February 08, 2020, to determine their delegates for the Debato competition this year and maintain the winning streak.
The contest began with a series of 25 questions, covering topics from media laws and ethics, basic photography, digital imaging and editing, introduction to communication theories, and the like, crafted for the participants to answer. 12 of them, who advanced to the second round were arranged in a team of threes to deal with another set of queries related to news, the current events, as well as the government.
As the competition tightened, the nine remaining contenders moved forward to the free-speech round wherein they were challenged to openly tackle their views on diverse social issues to choose from but in not more than 60 seconds.
When the final round kicked in, a fusion of buzz and cold-sweat escalated for those who landed on the six top spots, as they were divided into two groups to defend their stand on the critical question posed: should the Commission on Higher Education enforce the study of one foreign language in tertiary level of education?
After well-thought-out arguments were presented and heated rebuttals were expressed on the awaited debate, the side of the opposition, led by Chrizia Paras, with her fellow second year, Ced Ventanilla and Mervin Lopez from the fourth year, dominated the final round of the competition.
They were declared champions, by this year’s presiding judges, Mark Fernando, from the Department of Communication faculty, and Justin Marcelo, VP for Internal Affairs of Adamson University Student Government, as they both made the decision with regards to who deserves to win the title.
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