By Grace Montallana
DIPOLOG CITY - The
Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) urged local chief executives all over the country to support the upcoming
35th National Quiz Bee this year.
The
35th National Quiz Bee, spearheaded
by the Quiz Bee Foundation under Ms. Gloria ‘’Gay’’ Palarca-Tayag, in
coordination with the Department of Education (DepEd) and Commission on Higher
Education (CHED) will be held between October 19, 2015 to February 28, 2016 in
different venues nationwide.
It
is open to all learners in elementary, secondary and tertiary level who are
currently enrolled in either private or public institutions.
Under
Memorandum Circular No. 2015-98 dated August 26, 2015 issued by DILG Secretary
Mar A. Roxas, all DILG Regional Directors and ARMM Regional Governor are directed
to disseminate this information to all chief executives in the local government
units within their respective area of jurisdiction.
The
activity gears to support the government’s continuing objective of strengthening education by promoting
academic excellence in Philippine history, mathematics, science and technology,
values education, leadership, peace, unity, brotherhood and patriotism.
Contest
categories and levels, are as follows: National Senior Quiz Bee for Tertiary
Level (1st-5th year college) National Junior Quiz Bee for
Secondary Level (Grades 7-10), and National Children’s Quiz Bee for Elementary
Level (Grades 5-6) Elementary Makabayan with the following schedule of the
nationwide eliminations: Provincial Schools Eliminations from October 19 to
November 20,2015, Provincial Division Eliminations from November 23, 2015 to December 20, 2016, Provincial
Regional Eliminations January 5 to 30, 2016, NCR Division Eliminations from
November 7, 2015 to January 23, 2016, NCR Regional Eliminations from February 6, 2016,Summit of the Super
Quiz Bee from February 18 to 21, 2016, and National Grand Finals on February 20,2016.
(Grace Montallana)
