PHILIPPINE INSTITUTE OF CIVIL ENGINEERS, INC.

2016 NATIONAL BOARD OF DIRECTORS

FIDEL V. RAMOS
Honorary President
Officers:
ERNESTO S. DE CASTRO, Ph.D.
President
ADOR G. CANLAS
July 26, 2016 1st Vice President
CLEMENTE A. IBO
2nd Vice President
For : REGIONAL COORDINATORS NERIE D. BUENO
CHAPTER PRESIDENTS Secretary
STUDENT CHAPTER PRESIDENTS AND ADVISERS ALBERT A. PERFECTO
Treasurer
DEANS/CHAIRMEN OF CIVIL ENGINEERING DEPARTMENTS OF
ERDSAN RENE S. SUERO
SCHOOLS/COLLEGES/UNIVERSITIES Auditor

Subject : GUIDELINES FOR THE 35th NATIONAL CIVIL ENGINEERING RESTITUTO C. BAUTISTA
Business Manager
STUDENTS QUIZ (35th NCESQ) 2016
CESAR C. PABALAN
P.R.O.
Greetings!
Directors:
We are pleased to announce the launching of the 35th National Civil Engineering MARIANO R. ALQUIZA
Students Quiz (35th NCESQ). ROSEIN A. ANCHETA, JR., Ph.D.
LEA N. DELFINADO
I. Timetable PETER PAUL P. DY, JR.
ROBERT S. LICUP, Ph.D.
1) The Regional Elimination will be conducted simultaneous across regions on RODNEY P. MENCHAVEZ
GUILLERMO C. SUÑEGA, JR.
September 17, 2016 at 9:00AM to 12:00 PM at a venue to be assigned by the Host
EUGENIO R. PIPO, JR.
Chapter or the Regional Coordinator. Immediate Past President
2) The names of Regional Winners including Regional Elimination Results, tally sheets COUNCIL OF ADVISERS (PAST PRESIDENTS)
DAVID G. SANCHEZ
signed by all the members of the Panel of Examiners and the Regional Coordinator ROMEO S. MOMO
should be submitted to the PICE National Office not later than September 26, 2016. BENITO M. PACHECO, Ph.D.
JAIME A. PACANAN, Ph.D.
3) The Grand Finals is scheduled on November 17, 2016 at 10:00 AM – 12:00 NN for VENANCIO I. BESAVILLA, JR.
Part 1 and 12:00 NN – 3:00 PM for Part 2 at the SMX Davao Convention Center, SM WILLY T. GO
Lanang Premier, J.P. Laurel Avenue, Davao City, during our 42nd National Convention to JUANITO P. ABERGAS
PRIMITIVO C. CAL, Ph.D.
be held on November 17-19, 2016. MOCAMAD M. RAKI-IN, SR.
PETER N. AVENTAJADO
4) Awarding of Plaques, Trophies and Prizes to Winners will be held during the MANUEL M. BONOAN
fellowship night, right after the Grand Finals. EFREN H. SISON
BASHIR D. RASUMAN
II. Qualifications NELSON Q. IRASGA
DAVID M. CONSUNJI
The 35th NCESQ is open to all PICE Student Chapter members in good standing and ANGEL L. LAZARO, III, Ph.D.
who are currently enrolled in a BSCE program until November 2016. Contestants must OTHER OFFICIALS
ROMEO S. CAPARROS
possess a PICE student membership ID or Certification from the National Office, a valid Chancellor, College of Fellows
school ID, and official receipts as registered participants of 19th National Civil Engineering FRANCIS ALDRINE A. UY, Ph.D.
Students’ Conference on November 19, 2016. Director
PICE Research and Development Office
III. Necessary Requirements LEO CLETO A. GAMOLO
Legal Counsel
All Regional Winners are required to register in the 19th National Civil Engineering IGNACIO B. ZARAGOZA, JR.
OIC-National Administrative Officer
Students’ Conference to be held on November 19, 2016 at the SMX Davao Convention
AFFILIATE/FRATERNAL SOCIETIES
Center, SMX Lanang Premier, J.P. Laurel Avenue, Davao City, before they can be
ASEP - Association of Structural
qualified to join the Grand Finals. Engineers of the Philippines
AACCEP - Association of Accredited
IV. General Guidelines Consultant Civil Engineers
of the Philippines
1. Student Chapters are enjoined to conduct school wide elimination, to be supervised by ACEEP - Association of Civil
the school chapter adviser and under the auspices of the Mother Chapter. Engineering Educators of
thePhilippines
2. Each Student Chapter is entitled to submit the names of official representatives, a CMEAP - City and Municipal
maximum of three (3) contestants per school chapter. The official Engineers Association of
thePhilippines
representative(s), must not be a Grand Winner in any previous NCESQ DELP - District Engineers League
Competition. of the Philippines
3. The coach must be an active member of PICE. PABO - Philippine Association of
Building Officials
4. The Regional Elimination will be conducted simultaneous across regions by the PEAP - Provincial Engineers
respective Regional Coordinators or, if none, by the Host Chapter(s). All Student Association of the Philippines
REAP - Road Engineering
Chapters within each region, the NCESQ Committee and the National Administrative Association of the Philippines
Office must be notified of the final venue of the Regional Elimination at least two (2) PICE NATIONAL HEADQUARTERS
weeks prior to the final schedule. Change of schedule of the Regional PICE Building, 4 Albany Street, Cubao,
Quezon City 1109 Philippines
Elimination should not be allowed. Telephone Nos. +63 2 709-3937 to 38
5. Rules for the conduct of the Regional Elimination are issued by the NCESQ Committee +63 2 709-3505  +63 2 709-3429
+63 2 709-3940
herein, including the Regional groupings indicating where the participants of a Telephone/Fax No.(632) 709-3415
particular student chapter should compete. Student members competing in another Cell Nos. Globe +63 9173152765
Smart +63 9283410623
regional competition where his/ school does not belong will automatically be Sun +63 9223022296
disqualified. Email: [email protected]
[email protected]
6. Each Mother Chapter is strongly encouraged to support this activity i.e. giving of
prizes to winners and be responsible for sending all student chapter representatives Website: www.pice.org.ph
under its jurisdiction to the Regional Elimination.
7. The Regional Coordinator/Host Chapter and the respective schools are encouraged to
sponsor and be responsible for sending the regional representative to the final
competition in Davao City, i.e. airfare and accommodation.
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8. Each Region is entitled to send representative(s) to the National Grand Finals during the convention in Davao City, based
on the following pro-rata distribution:

REGION No. of Student Chapters Max No. of Grand Finalist

NCR 21 3
CAR 6 1
ARMM 4 1
REGION I 10 1
REGION II 10 1
REGION III 20 2
REGION IV-A 21 3
REGION IV-B 6 1
REGION V 14 2
REGION VI 9 1
REGION VII 11 2
REGION VIII 10 1
REGION IX 6 1
REGION X 10 1
REGION XI 7 1
REGION XII 8 1
REGION XIII 7 1
Negros Island 7 1
TOTAL GRAND FINALISTS 25

9. Each Region must also have one (1) alternate contestant who may replace the finalist if he/she cannot compete in the
Grand Finals. The alternate should be the next in rank based on the official results of the Regional Elimination.
V. Conduct of the Regional Elimination
1. The Regional Coordinator or the Host Chapter selected by the NCESQ committee shall organize its own Panel of
Examiners composed of respected Chapter Members who shall conduct the elimination. The NCESQ Committee will
prepare questions on the following subjects: a) Mathematics, Environmental and Energy and Transportation
Engineering; b) Hydraulics and Geotechnical Engineering; and, c) Design and Construction. (Surveying and
Ports & Harbors are under Transportation Engineering)
2. The contestants will be asked to answer four (4) questions for each of the 3 subjects.
- The 1st Question is answerable in 1 minute and is equivalent to 1 point.
- The 2nd Question is answerable in 2 minutes and is equivalent to 2 points.
- The 3rd Question is answerable in 3 minutes and is equivalent to 3 points.
- The 4th Question is answerable in 4 minutes and is equivalent to 4 points.
Thus, the perfect score per subject is 10 points and the perfect score for the whole elimination round is 30 points.
3. In case of ties, the competing participants shall answer a knock out question. Each tie-breaking question is equivalent
to one (1) point for a total of four (4) points. After this round, the contestant which has the highest score will be the
declared winner.
4. The Chairman of the Panel of Examiners shall not be a member of the Host Chapter and must not be from the academe.
Other members of this panel shall be appointed by the Regional Coordinator and/or the Host Chapter.
5. The complete official results/scores signed by the Panel of Examiners of the Regional Elimination must be submitted to
the NCESQ Committee not later than September 26, 2016.
6. The Mother Chapters are encouraged to support the Regional Coordinators or Host Chapters in providing prizes for the
winners in the regional elimination.
VI. Grand Finals
1. The 35th NCESQ Committee shall have a Panel of Examiners for the subjects: a) Mathematics, Environmental and
Energy and Transportation Engineering; b) Hydraulics and Geotechnical Engineering; and, c) Design and
Construction. The Chairman of the NCESQ Committee shall conduct the Grand Finals.
2. Qualifiers from each of the Region, as well as their alternates, are required to present their school ID(s) or Membership
ID(s) (with photos), upon registration on November 17, 2016 at the SMX Davao Convention Center, SMX
Lanang Premier, J.P. Laurel Avenue, Davao City. The alternates will be allowed to compete in the Grand Finals
ONLY if the original finalists cannot compete as declared by the Regional Coordinator through a letter addressed to the
NCESQ Committee at least a day before the Grand Finals.
3. Only participants are allowed to asked questions. Coaches will not be entertained by the Examiners.
4. The Grand Finals will consist of TWO (2) PARTS which are further described as follows:
 PART 1: Written Test. The Finalists will be given a set of multiple choice questions to be answered in two (2)
hours. Scores for this Part shall make up to 30% of the finalists' final score which will be revealed only after PART
2 shall have been completed.
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 Part 2: On-the-spot Q&A. Part 2 is an “Under-time-pressure” Question and Answer portion which is divided into
two (2) rounds:
a. FIRST ROUND: The contestants will be asked to answer four (4) questions for each of the 3 subjects.
- The 1st Question is answerable in 1 minute and is equivalent to 1 point.
- The 2nd Question is answerable in 2 minutes and is equivalent to 2 points.
- The 3rd Question is answerable in 3 minutes and is equivalent to 3 points.
- The 4th Question is answerable in 4 minutes and is equivalent to 4 points.
Thus, the perfect score per subject is 10 points and the perfect score for the whole elimination round is 30 points.

b. SECOND ROUND: The 2nd Round is a Wild Card round which consists of three (3) questions equivalent to 5
points each for maximum total of 15 points. Only the first contestant to give the correct
answer to the question shall be awarded 5 points.
The Panel of Examiners will ask each question which will be read only once.
Contestants may immediately start solving for the correct answer but must wait for the
Examiner to finish reading the question before they raise their hands for acknowledgment
by the Panel. The panel's decision as to who gets to answer first is FINAL. Likewise, the
panel shall decide to move on the next question or finish the round if there are no more
contestants raising their hands.
If the answer given by the first recognized contestant is incorrect, 2 points will be deducted
from the contestant's score and the other contestants will then be given a chance to give
their answer. The same rule shall be applied to the other contestants whose answer is
incorrect.

After this round, the scores are tallied for Part 2 and are given a 70% weight.
Finally, the weighted scores of Parts 1 and 2 are added together to come up with the Total Score. The Top 3 in
rank based on garnered Total Score will be declared winners (1st, 2nd, and 3rd Place, respectively) of the Grand
Finals. If necessary, tie-breaker questions will be given to break the knot.

5. The decision of the Panel of Examiners is Final.

VII. Prizes for the Grand Finals of the 35th NCESQ

1st -P 30,000 + Plaque of Distinction and a Jacket

2nd - P 20,000 + Plaque of Distinction

3rd - P 10,000 + Plaque of Distinction

All other Regional Contestants who participated in the Grand Finals will each receive a Certificate of Appreciation and
consolation prize of P3,000.00 in cash.

Let us all work together for the success of this endeavour. Thank you for your cooperation.

GUILLERMO C. SUÑEGA, JR. ERNESTO S. DE CASTRO, Ph. D.

National Director and Chairman, National President
Student Chapter Affairs Committee