November 7, 2018 · 10:00 am

Patinikan sa Panitikan: An Interschool Quiz Bee on Filipino Literature [YEAR 2]

Adarna House is proud to invite high schools to the second Patinikan sa Panitikan: A Quiz Bee on Filipino Literature. With the goal of encouraging high school students to discover and get inspired by locally-written works, this competition challenges high schools to showcase their love of Philippine literature through a test of general knowledge on Filipino authors, literary history and tradition, and select classic and modern texts.

This quiz bee is in partnership with Ayala Malls Cloverleaf and Pandayan Bookshop, and is also supported by Hapee Toothpaste and Oishi.

General Information

    1. The quiz bee is open to private and public junior high schools (Grades 7 to 10) in Metro Manila and Region 4-A. Schools in other areas in Luzon may inquire about participation and may also be included depending on transportation requirements.
    2. The quiz bee questions will revolve around general knowledge on Filipino authors, literary history and tradition, and select classic and modern texts.
    3. To register for the quiz bee, schools must fill out and submit the registration form on or before 31 January 2019.
    4. Eliminations will be hosted by the school and must be scheduled on a weekday from 3 December 2018 to 15 February 2019.
    5. Elimination schedules are on a first-come-first-served-basis.
    6. During the elimination round that Adarna House will conduct in the school, two (2) participants will be named as the school representatives.
    7. On 18 February 2019, Adarna House will notify the twenty-five (25) schools that garnered the highest scores from the elimination rounds.
    8. The 2 school representatives from these 25 schools will represent their school in the semi-finals to be held on 5 March 2019.
    9. Five (5) duos with the most number of points from the semi-finals round will then compete in the grand finals on the same day, where one school will be declared as the Grand Winner.
    10. At least one Adarna House-appointed judge will be present at each round and decisions from the judge/s will be final.
    11. Relatives of employees of Adarna House, Adarna Group Foundation, The Raya School, and quiz bee sponsors and partners, up to the second degree of consanguinity, may not participate in the quiz bee.
    12. To register, fill out the form found at bit.ly/patinikan2019. Inquiries may be coursed through joinpatinikan[at]gmail.com, +632 352 6765 local 120, +63 908 505 1035, or +63926 676 0971.

Prizes (over PHP200,000 in prizes up for grabs)

  1. School representatives
    • certificate
  2. Semi-finalists (50 students)
    • certificate
    • items from Adarna House, partners, & sponsors
  3. Finalists (8 students)
    • medal
    • items from Adarna House, partners, & sponsors
    • flash drive and pocket wi-fi
    • cash prize of five thousand pesos
  4. Grand Winner
    PRIZES PER WINNING STUDENT (2):
    • trophy
    • cash prize of ten thousand pesos
    • books worth ten thousand pesos
    • laptop, flash drive, and pocket wi-fi
    PRIZES FOR THE WINNING SCHOOL
    • trophy
    • books worth ten thousand pesos
    • WiKAHON B worth seventeen thousand pesos

Semi-Finals and Grand Finals

  • Schedule: 2:00 pm to 5:00 pm, 5 March 2019 (Tuesday)
  • Venue: Activity Center, Ayala Malls Cloverleaf, A. Bonifacio Ave., Brgy. Balingasa, Quezon City (Transportation shall be shouldered by the participating schools.)

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2 responses to “Patinikan sa Panitikan: An Interschool Quiz Bee on Filipino Literature [YEAR 2]”

  1. Garwena Chan
    November 8, 2018 at 5:23 pm

    can senior hs students join the Patinikan sa Panitikan?