Academics Big Day IRR

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IMPLEMENTING RULES AND

REGULATIONS IN

ACADEMICS BIG DAY

Date Prepared by Approved by Noted by Revision

History

December 2015 Junne Camela A.

Mendoza

John Jerick T.

Fernandez

John Michael T.

Lava, CPA,CMA Initial Issue

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Table of Contents

IRR 1.0 BACKGROUND………………………………………………………………………………………….3

IRR 2.0 OBJECTIVES…………………………………………………………………………………………......3

IRR 3.0 ACADEMIC COMPETITIONS, COVERAGE, ELIGIBILITY………………………..…………..………3

IRR 4.0 QUALIFICATIONS…………………………………………………………………………...……….….5

IRR 5.0 REQUIREMENTS…………………………………………………………………………………....…....6

IRR 6.0 CONTEST RULES AND MECHANICS……………………………………………………………….....7

IRR 7.0 QUIZ BEES………………………………………………………………………………………...……...8

IRR 8.0 CASE STUDIES …………………………………………………………………………………......…..12

IRR 9.0 POINTING SYSTEM……………………………………………………………………………...….….14

IRR 10.0 VIOLATIONS AND SANCTIONS GUIDELINES………………………………………………………15

IRR 11.0 ENFORCEMENT OF THE IMPLEMENTING RULES AND REGULATIONS……………....................15

IRR 12.0 AMENDMENTS OR REVISIONS………………………………………………………...………...…..15

IRR 13.0 SEPARABILITY CLAUSE…………………………………………………………………….................16

IRR 14.0 REPEALING CLAUSE………………………………………………………………………………..….16

IRR 15.0 EFFECTIVITY…………………………………………………………………………………………….16

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IRR 1.0 BACKGROUND

IRR 1.1 Academics Big Day is a day full of academic competitions and an

academic seminar. This is the first time that academic events will be hold separately

from the annual event of the National Federation Junior Philippine Institute of

Accountants- Region IV (NFJPIA-R4) the General Assembly. This event not only aims to

give the R4 JPIAns the opportunity to enjoy the non-academic events of the region by

holding academic events at different date but most specially is to uphold academic

excellence through creative and exciting competitions. Best representatives from each

Local Chapters are gathered to showcase their wits and abilities to solve different

problems that are based on CPA board subjects. This is in line with the pursuit of

achieving excellence and promoting professional development goal of the Federation.

IRR 2.0 OBJECTIVES

IRR 2.1 To promote academic excellence among the members of the

organization and help them to deepen their knowledge in the different CPA board

exam subjects.

IRR 2.2 To allow members to test their knowledge through a friendly, fun and

competitive atmosphere.

IRR 2.3 To help the participants discover their strengths and be aware of their

weaknesses in different board-related subjects.

IRR 2.4 To promote camaraderie and sportsmanship among the participants from

the Local Chapters in Region IV.

IRR 3.0 ACADEMIC COMPETITIONS, COVERAGE AND ELIGIBILITY

IRR 3.1 The Academics Big Day shall be composed of the following competitions:

Sycip Qualifiers Zone

Gorres Defenders Zone

War Zone

Velayo Full Zone

Banhay Battle

SGV Audit and Fraud Case Study

Management Accounting and Services Case Study

Taxation Case Study

IRR 3.2 The table below shows the topics covered for each Academic Quiz Bee

and who are eligible to join each academic competition:

Academic Events Coverage Who Can Join

Sycip Qualifiers Zone

Financial Accounting and

Reporting

Members of the Financial

Accounting and Reporting

Varsity

Must be second year

students

Gorres Defenders Zone Advanced Financial


Members of any of the

following Varsities

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Regulatory Framework for

Business Transactions

Taxation

Advanced Financial




Taxation

Must be third year students

War Zone


Reporting

Advanced Financial




Taxation

Auditing

Management Accounting

and Services

Must be members of any of

the following varsities;


Reporting

Advanced Financial




Taxation

Auditing


and Services

Basic Accounting

Partnership and Corporation.

Must be fourth year students

Velayo Full Zone

General knowledge

Trivias,

Accounting knowledge

Can be a member or a non-

member of any of the

Accounting Varsities

Open for all year levels

Banhay Battle


Reporting

Advanced Financial




Taxation

Auditing


and Services




Reporting

Advanced Financial




Taxation

Auditing


and Services

Basic Accounting


Open for all year levels

SGV Audit and Fraud Case

Study Auditing




Reporting

Advanced Financial




Taxation

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Auditing


and Services

Basic Accounting


Open for third and fourth

year students

Taxation Case Study Taxation




Reporting

Advanced Financial




Taxation

Auditing


and Services

Basic Accounting



year students


and Services Case Study


and Services




Reporting

Advanced Financial




Taxation

Auditing


and Services

Basic Accounting



year students

IRR 4.0 QUALIFICATIONS

IRR 4.1 The contestant must be a bona fide member of the NFJPIA-Region IV and

is currently enrolled in BS Accountancy for the academic year 2015-2016.

IRR 4.2 Each local chapter may send minimum of three (3) and maximum of five

(5) participants in Sycip Qualifiers Zone, Gorres Defenders Zone, War Zone and Velayo

Full Zone, maximum of two (2) teams comprised of four (4) members each in Banhay

Battle and only one (1) team comprised of three (3) members in all of the Case Studies.

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IRR 4.3 If there would be a change of contestants, it must be communicated to

Regional Vice President for Academics three (3) days before the Academics Big Day,

on January 13, 2016.

IRR 4.4 Change of contestant representing a school shall not be allowed during

the day of the competition. Only pre-registered delegates will be allowed to join the

competition.

IRR 5.0 REQUIREMENTS

IRR 5.1 Each contestant must submit the following requirements to their Vice

President for Academics:

IRR 5.1.1 Endorsement Letter certifying that he/she is the official

representative of his/her school duly signed by the dean of their respective

college, countersigned by the Local chapter President and Local chapter

adviser.

IRR 5.1.2 Copy of Certificate of Registration in his/her respective school

certifying that he/she is currently enrolled in their school‟s current semester or

term

IRR 5.1.3 Copy of school ID for the current semester

IRR 5.2 Vice President for Academics must submit the following:

IRR 5.2.1 Endorsement letter of the participants must be in one folder with file

name “Endorsement Letters”.

IRR 5.2.2 Certificate of Registration of the participants must be in one folder

with file name “Certificate of Registration”.

IRR 5.2.3 School ID of the participants must be in one folder with file name

“School IDs”.

IRR 5.2.4 Masterlist of all academic participants. (See NFJPIA-

R4_1516_Masterlist_ABD)

IRR 5.3 Softcopy of all requirements must be compressed in one file (.zip or .rar)

and shall be sent to [email protected] on or before January 10,

2016. The filename format to be used shall be ABD_Name of School.zip/rar

Example: ABD _LagunaStatePolytechnicUniveritySPCC.rar

IRR 5.3 The contestant must present their school ID and their waiver upon

registration during the Academics Bid Day proper.

IRR 6.0 CONTEST RULES AND MECHANICS

IRR 6.1 Contestants are advised to be at the designated place at least 30

minutes before the time schedule.

IRR 6.2 Contestants must be properly registered and sign the attendance sheet

before proceeding to the competition proper.

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IRR 6.3 Contestants must strictly wear corporate attire (no maong pants, no

rubber shoes). Contestants who do not comply with the required attire shall not be

allowed to join the competition.

IRR 6.4 Late contestants are still allowed to join the competition. However, he/she

shall no longer be allowed to answer the questions he/she have missed. For Case Study

Competitions, late contestants are still allowed to join the competition. However, the

team shall not be given time extension to answer the case.

IRR 6.5 A Judge or Board of Judges shall be a Certified Public Accountant for the

purpose of giving an intelligent and independent decision. Lawyers shall be allowed to

be part of the Board of Judges for Business Law and Taxation.

IRR 6.6 Any member of the Board of Judges and NFJPIA-R4 Council shall be

vested with the power to give sanction to any contestant he have witnessed violating

any of the said provision in this IRR.

IRR 6.7 The Judge or the Board of Judges shall have the sole and exclusive

authority to clear or answer any protest/clarification made by the contestant or the

respective adviser. Any question raised shall limit to a 5-minute discussion only to

protect the proceedings of the time of the contest. Judge/s‟ decision is final and

irrevocable

IRR 6.8 Each school is privileged to have one registered adviser only. The adviser

must register and sign in the provided registration sheet by the Committee on

Education and Research before the start of competition. Once the quizmaster starts

reading the 1st question, the registration for registered adviser shall be closed. Thus, the

Board of Judges will no longer entertain any concern, protest, or clarification made by

unregistered adviser.

IRR 6.9 The contestant and the registered adviser are the only persons who have

vested rights to raise concern, protest, and/or clarification.

IRR 6.10 All questions whether theory or problem shall only be read once. Request

to repeat a question shall not be entertained unless there is an approval from the

member on NFJPIA-R4 council present on the contest proper.

IRR 6.11 Contestants are only allowed to manipulate their calculators after the quiz

master says “GO”. Warning shall be given for the 1st offense. 2nd offense shall mean

disqualification from the particular question while, 3rd offense entails disqualification

from the competition.

IRR 6.12 Use of abbreviations is highly discouraged to be used unless specifically

allowed by the Board of Judges in a particular question.

IRR 6.13 Contestants who shall insist in stating his/her answers ambiguously,

abbreviated or illegibly may still claim points for correct answers only upon the

discretion of the panel of judges.

IRR 6.14 Before proceeding to the next question, contestants shall be given an

allotted time of 10 seconds to raise a protest/clarification, to request for new marker or

scratch paper, to change their calculator if it encounters a technical problem, or other

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concerns. After the allotted time has elapsed, the quizmaster shall read the next

question, thus, protest, clarification, or any concerns shall no longer be entertained.

IRR 6.15 Any contestant caught cheating shall be disqualified in the competition.

IRR 6.16 After reading the contest rules and mechanics, contestants are given the

chance to raise questions/clarifications regarding the said rules and mechanics.

IRR 6.17 In case of any concern, clarification, or protest which is not governed by

the Implementing Rules and Regulations (IRR) of the said provision, the Chairman of the

said competition shall have the absolute power to decide, upon consultation to

Regional Vice President for Academics and/or Regional President/Adviser, on matters

which he/she deems necessary to preserve and protect the integrity of the event.

His/her decision is final and irrevocable.

IRR 7.0 QUIZ BEES

IRR 7.1 Sycip Qualifiers Zone, Gorres Defenders Zone and War Zone is comprised

of two (2) rounds – Eliminations and Finals Round.

IRR 7.1.1 Eliminations round is a written type examination.

IRR 7.1.2 Eliminations round which examination‟s is composed of theory and

problem questions that is good for one (1) hour only.

IRR 7.1.3 Only the top 20 contestants with the highest points will proceed to

the Finals Round.

IRR 7.1.4 In case there is a tie, tied contestant shall proceed to Play Round.

Play Round composes of purely theory questions. First to get the answer correctly can

claim the spot, in case there are still open slots, the game shall continue until the Top 20

is completed.

IRR 7.1.5 Finals Round is a raised-bored type.

IRR 7.1.6 Finals Round may compose of three (3) sub-sets of questions

namely: Easy, Average and Difficult. Time allotment, number of items and

corresponding points are as follows:

Easy Average Difficult Clincher

Question Type Time Allotment (in seconds)

Theory

Problem

10 10 10 10

Problem

requiring

computation

30

45

60

45

Number of

items

10 10 10 -

Corresponding

points

1 3 7 -

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The Board of Judges or the Regional Vice President for Academics may extend time

depending on the complexity of the question.

IRR 7.1.7 Contestants are provided with a copy of every question. The

contestants must not flip the copy of the question until the quizmaster gives the signal to

do so. After the quizmaster announces the question number, the contestant may start

reading and answering the question provided. Any contestant who violates the said

provision shall be given a warning for the 1st offense. On the 2nd offense, the

contestant shall be disqualified for answering that question only. Violation of this

provision for the 3rd time shall mean disqualification of the contestant from the

competition.

IRR 7.1.8 The contestants should answer each question within the time

allotted. When the bell rings signalling the lapse of time allotted, all contestants should

raise their boards. Contestants who violate this provision will not be given any point

even if he/she got the correct answer.

IRR 7.1.9 There will be no choices given to some other questions whether

theory or problem. When answering a multiple choice question, answer must come in

CAPITAL letter otherwise it would be ignored and disregarded.

IRR 7.1.10 Each contestant is only given one chance to answer each

question.

IRR 7.1.11 Contestants with the correct answer will receive the corresponding

points.

IRR 7.1.12 No deduction of points will be given to those contestants with

incorrect answers.

IRR 7.1.13 In case of a tie, tied contestants shall proceed to the clincher

round.

IRR 7.1.14 Contestants who will earn the three highest scores will be declared

as winners – 3rd Big Winner Placer, 2nd Big Winner Placer and Big Winner and shall

receive pins, medals and certificate for Sycip Qualifiers Zone and Gorres Defenders

Zone while War Zone winners would receive plaques and certificate plus a scholarship

grant for CPA review tuition fee at CPA Review School of the Philippines. All contestants

shall receive certificate of participation.

IRR 7.2 Velayo Full Zone is comprised of three (3) rounds namely: Eliminations,

Semi-Finals and the Finals Round. Eliminations and Semi-Final Rounds may compose of

three (3) sub-set questions namely: Easy, Average, and Difficult. However during the

Finals Round only Difficult sub-set of questions would be asked.

IRR 7.2.1 All the contestants would be grouped into batches. Number of

batches and contestants per batch will be announced on the contest proper.

IRR 7.2.2 For every batch, only one contestant could proceed to the

next/final round.

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IRR 7.2.3 Eliminations, Semi-Finals and Finals Round are buzzer-type. Number

of items may vary per round depending on how fast the contestants accumulate the

required points to proceed to the next round and/or win the title.

ROUND REQUIRED

POINTS

ELIMINATIONS 3

SEMI-FINALS 3

FINALS 5

IRR 7.2.4 Time allotment and corresponding points are as follows:

EASY AVERAGE DIFFICULT

Time Allotment

Theory Questions 10 sec 10 sec 10 sec

Questions Requiring

Computations 20 sec 45 sec 60 sec

Corresponding Points 1 1 1



IRR 7.2.5 Contestants are provided with a copy of the question for every

question requiring computation only. The contestants must not flip the copy of the

question until the quizmaster gives the signal to do so. After the quizmaster announces

the question number, the contestant may start reading and answering the question

provided. Any contestant who violates the said provision shall be given a warning for

the 1st offense. On the 2nd offense, the contestant shall be disqualified for answering

that question only. Violation of this provision for the 3rd time shall mean disqualification

of the contestant from the competition.

IRR 7.2.6 The contestants should answer each question within the time

allotted. When the bell rings signalling the lapse of time allotted, all contestants would

not be allowed to push the buzzer and answer the question. Contestants who violate

this provision will not be given any point even if he/she got the correct answer.

IRR 7.2.7 Type of question whether easy, average or difficult would be

randomly picked up from the pool of questions by the quizmaster.

IRR 7.2.8 All points earned during the Elimination Round shall revert to zero

before playing for the Semi-Finals Round.

IRR 7.2.9 All points earned during the Semi-Finals Round shall revert to zero

before playing for the Finals Round.

IRR 7.2.10 When a theory question is asked, contestants may answer the

question at any moment even if the quizmaster is still on the course of reading the

question.

IRR 7.2.11 The first contestant who pressed the buzzer shall be given the

chance to answer the question. During the round, one chance of steal for each

question shall be given to other contestants, otherwise, if still incorrectly answered, the

quiz master shall move on to the next question.

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IRR 7.2.12 Finals Round: Contestants playing for the Finals must accumulate 5

points to win the „Big Winner‟ title. Once a contestant already earned five (5) points, this

would now end the game. Second and Third contestant highest earner of points would

be declared as 2nd Big Winner Placer and 3rd Big Winner Placer respectively. In case of a

tie, contestants having the same points would answer another question; first to answer it

correctly gets the winning position.

IRR 7.2.13 Winners – 3rd Big Winner Placer, 2nd Big Winner Placer and Big

Winner in the Velayo Full Zone shall receive pins, medals and certificate. All contestants


IRR 7.3 The Banhay Battle is a relay type of quiz bee. Members would be seated in

a straight line, member on the first seat would be the first to answer the question, his/her

answer would then be passed to his/her team mate on the second seat at his/her back

for the member seated on the second seat be able to answer the question he/she is

holding and the cycle repeats until it reaches to the member seated on the fourth or

last seat, called the „Builder‟, who solely have vested the right to push the buzzer and

give their final answer.

IRR 7.3.1 All the Teams would be grouped into batches. Number of batches

and contestants per batch will be announced on the contest proper.

IRR 7.3.2 For every batch, only one team could proceed to the next/final

round.

IRR 7.3.3 Each Team can decide who of their members would sit on the first,

second, third and fourth seat each round, if they want to change seats every round.

IRR 7.3.4 The Banhay Battle is comprised of three (3) rounds namely:

Eliminations, Semi-Finals and the Finals Round. Eliminations and Semi-Final Rounds may

compose of three (3) kinds of sub-set questions namely: Easy, Average, and Difficult.

However during the Finals Round only Difficult sub-set of questions would be asked.

IRR 7.3.5 Kind of sub-set questions would be electronically choose during the

round.

IRR 7.3.6 Eliminations, Semi-Finals and Finals Round are buzzer-type. Number

of set of questions may vary per round depending on how fast the contestants may get

1 point to proceed to the next round and/or win the title.

IRR 7.3.7 Time allotment per round is 5 minute, each correct answer would

be rewarded one (1) point.



IRR 7.3.8 Contestants are provided with a copy of the question for every

question. Questions won‟t be flashed on the screen. The contestants must not flip the

copy of the question until the quizmaster gives the signal to do so. After the quizmaster

says the word “GO”, the contestant siting on the first seat may start reading and

answering the question provided. Members seated on the succeeding seats after the

first seat are not allowed to flip the question placed on their table not until the member

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preceding them passes the answer to them. Any contestant who violates the said

provision shall be given a warning for the 1st offense. On the 2nd offense, the team shall

be disqualified for answering that question only. Violation of this provision for the 3rd

time shall mean disqualification of the team from the competition.

IRR 7.3.9 The teams should answer each question within the time allotted.

When the bell rings signalling the lapse of time allotted, all teams Builder would not be

allowed to push the buzzer and answer the question. Teams who violate this provision

will not be given any point even if their Builder got the correct answer.

IRR 7.3.10 The first Builder who pressed the buzzer shall be given the chance

to answer the question. During the round, one chance of steal for each question shall

be given to other Builders, otherwise, if still incorrectly answered, the quiz master shall

move on to the next question.

However, if after 3 consecutive tries of answering a set of questions and no team got a

point, all teams belonging to that batch loses their chance to proceed to the Semi-

Finals Round and Finals Round.

IRR 7.3.11 Point earned during the Elimination Round shall revert to zero

before playing for the Semi-Finals Round.

IRR 7.3.12 Point earned during the Semi-Finals Round shall revert to zero

before playing for the Finals Round.

IRR 7.3.13 Finals Round: Teams playing for the Finals must accumulate 5

points to win the „Big Winner‟ title. Once a contestant already earned five (5) points, this

would now end the game. Second and Third contestant highest earner of points would

be declared as 2nd Big Winner Placer and 3rd Big Winner Placer respectively. In case of a

tie, contestants having the same points would answer another question; first to answer it

correctly gets the winning position.

IRR 7.3.14 Teams who will earn the three highest scores will be declared as

winners – 3rd Big Winner Placer, 2nd Big Winner Placer and Big Winner and shall receive

pins, medals and certificate. Only the Big Winner will receive a plaque. All contestants


IRR 8.0 Case Studies

IRR 8.1 Case Study Competitions shall be divided into two rounds, namely:

IRR 8.1.1 Written Report Round - During this round, the participants shall

submit their reports containing their analysis and answer on the case. Four hours is

allotted on this round. A partner auditing firm/organization would check the papers and

choose Top five teams whom would proceed to the Oral Defense Round. During the 4

hour period, contestants must also have prepared their PowerPoint presentation for the

Oral Defense Round.

IRR 8.1.2 Oral Defense Round - In order to determine the final ranking of the

top five teams, the participants shall present their report in a PowerPoint format for 10

minutes and another 10 minutes shall be allotted for question and answer portion.

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IRR 8.2 The teams shall be given four hours to prepare a written report which

should be submitted in soft copy.

IRR 8.3 The written report should have the following at the minimum:

-Name of client

-Heading of the substantive audit documentation/working paper

-Documentation of the understanding of the entity

-Management Assertions

-Audit/Management objectives

-Test of control/Substantive audit procedures performed

-Audit findings

-Proposed Adjusting Entries/Recommendations to management

-Conclusion

Contestants could include additional parts to the written report in order to add

substance to the case study, provided that the major parts are present.

IRR 8.4 The written report should follow the following format:

IRR 8.4.1 All reports must be written in Cambria font, 12 font size and with 1.5

spacing.

IRR 8.4.2 Margins must be 1-inch in all sides of the document.

IRR 8.4.3 The report shall not exceed 10 pages (excluding the title page)

IRR 8.4.4 The report must not have an appendix.

IRR 8.4.5 The official letterhead template of NFJPIA-Region IV should be

used. Copies of the template should be given to the finalists before

the start of the competition. This is to prevent teams from putting

anything that would indicate the Institution in which they were

affiliated (e.g. refrain from including any identifying information in

headers, footers in the written report and power point

presentation). The case study must have attached a title page,

which includes the names of the team members.

IRR 8.5 The following criteria shall be used to evaluate the written report:

Particulars Percentage

Proper documentation of the

understanding of

the entity and evaluation of its control

procedures

25%

Adequacy of analysis of any control

deficiency identified during the evaluation

of the controls(material misstatements, in

case of substantive testing)

35%

Reasonableness and relevance of the

recommendations and conclusion

35%

Technicalities 5%

Total 100%

IRR 8.5.1 Proper documentation of the understanding of the entity and evaluation

of its control procedures is the extent to which the team:

Provides adequate documentation of understanding the background of the

entity, including its nature of operations and business procedures.

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Effectively uses background information and available evidences

IRR 8.5.2 Adequacy of analysis of any control deficiency identified during the

evaluation of the controls (material misstatements, in case of substantive testing) is the

extent to which the team:

Successfully identified adequate and appropriate analysis that would eventually

be the basis in forming analysis and recommendations.

Effectively identified the impact of the control deficiencies/material

misstatements o Demonstrates logic in formulating recommendations, proposed

audit adjustments and conclusion.

Considers the feasibility of their recommendations when taken separately and

when taken together.

IRR 8.5.3 Technicalities are the extent to which the team:

Followed the recommended guidelines for written reports.

Presented its ideas in a logical, cohesive and smooth manner.

Exhibited proper sentence construction and grammar

IRR 8.6 The top five local chapters shall advance to the Oral Defense Round.

IRR 8.7 The teams shall present their report in front of the panel of judges for 10

minutes and another 10 minutes shall be allotted for the question and answer portion.

IRR 8.8 The medium for presentation must be English.

IRR 8.9 The following criteria shall be used to evaluate the oral presentation:

Particulars Percentage

Presentation 10%

Delivery 50%

Reasonableness and relevance of the

recommendations and conclusion

35%

Technicalities 5%

Total 100%

IRR 8.10 Participants are not allowed to bring their own materials in the contest

proper except for calculators, laptops and one reference book for each member.

IRR 8.11 Winners – 3rd Big Winner Placer, 2nd Big Winner Placer and Big Winner shall

receive pins, medals and certificate. Only the Big Winner will receive plaques. All

contestants shall receive certificate of participation.

IRR 9.0 POINTING SYSTEM OF REGIONAL ACADEMIC LEAGUE

IRR 9.1 The following is the pointing system in determining the PBB 464 Outstanding Local

Chapter in Academics and PBB 464 Most Outstanding Local Chapter In Academics:

Academic Competitions:

Quiz Bees and Case Study Competitions

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1st Place 10

2nd Place 8

3rd Place 6

4th Place 4

5th Place 2

IRR 10.0 VIOLATIONS AND SANCTIONS GUIDELINES

IRR 10.1 The above-mentioned Academics Big Day Implementing Rules and

Regulations is intended for NFJPIA-Region IV council and related persons information

exchange only. The Regional Executive Board shall maintain the relevance and

reliability of this document through the strict implementation of its rules and regulations.

IRR 10.2 Any questions raised by the contestants that are not included in the IRR

shall be subjected to the jurisdiction of the Regional Vice President for Academics. The

decision of the Regional President, Vice President for Academics and Adviser shall be

final and irrevocable.

IRR 11.0 ENFORCEMENT OF THE IMPLEMENTING RULES AND REGULATIONS

IRR 11.1 It shall be the primary duty of the Regional Vice President for Academics

and the Regional Executive Officers to effectively enforce the provisions of this

Implementing Rules and Regulations. The Regional Executive Officers also has the sole

right to interpret the contents of this Implementing Rules & Regulations and their

decision shall be binding and irrevocable.

IRR 11.2 The Regional President and/or Adviser or his duly designated

representative shall act as legal adviser to the Regional Vice President for Academics

and the Regional Executive Officers and shall render legal assistance as may be

necessary in carrying out the provisions of this Implementing Rules and Regulations.

IRR 12.0 AMENDMENTS OR REVISIONS

IRR 12.1 The Regional Executive Officers shall be vested with the exclusive power

to revise and amend the Implementing Rules and Regulations.

IRR 12.2 Any amendments to or revisions to this Implementing Rules and

Regulations may be proposed by any member of any regional council member upon a

written request of such member, stating the reasons thereto.

IRR 12.3 Any request for amendments and revisions as well as proposed

amendments must initially be reviewed by the Regional Vice President for Academics

then to be forwarded to the Regional Executive Officers for discussion, editing and final

approval and to be noted by the Regional President and Adviser.

IRR 12.4 The Regional Executive Officers shall have the right to debunk any

proposed revisions and amendments, submitted to them by the Regional Vice President

for Academics, which are deemed unnecessary. The final decision on any inclusions

and exclusions to this Implementing Rules and Regulations must be determined by a

majority vote of all Regional Executive Officers in which the Regional Vice President for

Academics is included.

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IRR 12.5 Amendments to particular provisions in this Implementing Rules and

Regulations shall be allowed provided that such amendments will be communicated to

stakeholders at least two weeks before it could take effect.

IRR 13.0 SEPARABILITY CLAUSE

IRR 13.1 If any clause, provision, paragraph or part of this Implementing Rules and

Regulations shall be declared unconstitutional or invalid, such judgment shall not affect,

invalidate, or impair any other part hereof, but shall be merely confined to the clause,

provision, paragraph or part directly involved in the controversy in which such judgment

has been rendered.

IRR 14.0 REPEALING CLAUSE

IRR 14.1 Any rule and regulation or resolution or part/s thereof inconsistent with the

provisions of this Implementing Rules and Regulations are hereby repealed or modified

accordingly.

IRR 15.0 EFFECTIVITY

IRR 15.1 This Implementing Rules and Regulations shall take effect immediately

after its presentation and approval from the Executive Board Meeting. Promulgated in

the City of Calamba this 13th Day of December, 2015.

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