Event Details Program

Dates: September 13 - 14, 2014 Day 1 – September 13, 2014

Venue: Philippine Senate, 2nd Floor, GSIS Building, Roxas Blvd., Pasay City
Theme: “Redefining the Role of the Filipino Youth” 06:00AM – 08:00AM Registration
Attire: Professional Attire (Please see Code of Conduct) 08:00AM – 08:40AM Opening Remarks
08:40AM – 09:40 AM Talk 1
Accommodations Confirmation and Payment Details: 09:40AM – 10:00 AM Networking Break
In order to confirm their slot accepted delegates must pay for the registration fee worth Php 10:00AM – 12:00NN Committee Session 1
500.00 within the period of August 20, 2014 to August 27, 2014, 11:59 PM, after receipt of the 12:00NN – 01:00PM Lunch
acceptance letter and delegate pre-conference primer. Should no proof of payment be received by 01:00PM – 03:00 PM Committee Session 2
August 27, the slot will be given to a wait-listed delegate. 03:15PM – 03:30PM Networking Break
03:30PM – 05:30PM Committee Session 3
Payment and Confirmation Procedure: 05:30 PM – 05:45PM Day End Reminders

1. Accepted delegates may go to the bank most convenient for them to pay for their registration Day 2 – September 14, 2014
fee and shirt fee (if you choose to avail of the official PMC2014 shirt).
2. Deposit (if in BPI) or apply for a telegraphic transfer (if in another bank) and input the 07:00AM – 08:00AM Registration
following details: 08:00AM – 09:40AM Committee Session 4
09:40AM – 10:00AM Networking Break
BENEFICIARY ACCOUNT NAME: Angelo G. Santiago 10:00AM – 12:00NN Plenary
BENEFICIARY ACCOUNT NO.: 2379-0866-35 12:00NN – 01:00PM Lunch
01:00PM – 03:00PM Talk 2 and 3
3. Inform the bank teller that you are remitting in full or shouldering the bank’s fees (if any). 03:00PM – 03:30PM Networking Break
4. Pay the delegate’s registration fee , shirt fee (if a shirt is being availed) and corresponding 03:30PM – 04:30PM Talk 4
bank charges (there should be no additional fees if remitting from a BPI branch). 04:30PM – 05:00PM Open Forum
5. After processing the payment, e-mail a scanned copy of the telegraphic transfer form / 05:00PM – 05:45PM Networking & Final Reminders
deposit slip, with a validated reference number, to wendy@philippinemodelcongress.org.
Please indicate if a shirt is being availed and what size it would be (shirt sizes follow standard
Philippine unisex sizing).
6. A confirmation e-mail will be sent by the PMC Team after the scanned copy/photo has been
received. Please note that payment of registration fee shall serve as your confirmation of
attendance to the event. Should no proof of payment be submitted by August 27, 2014 11:59
PM, the slot will be given to a wait-listed applicant. Further hotel accommodation information
and applicable procedures will be sent together with the confirmation e-mail for perusal by
confirmed delegates.

N.B. Please refer to the “Accommodation” portion of this Primer for information regarding
Accommodation fees and its associated payment procedure.

Important things to bring:

1. Valid ID. Failure to bring a valid ID will prohibit delegates from entering the Philippine Senate
Hall.
2. Money. For personal, miscellaneous expenses.

Delegates’
Code of
Conduct
Delegates are expected to comply with the Philippine Model Congress Delegates’ Code of Conduct
throughout the duration of the two-day event.
More so, delegates are expected to:
• Maintain professionalism, courteousness, and proper decorum while lining up for registration
and snacks, listening to talks, interacting with dignified speakers, fellow delegates, organizers,
and employees in the Philippine Senate Hall.
• Give full attention and actively participate in committee sessions, talks, and open fora.
• Show respect towards others’ opinions and ideas, despite possible conflicts with personal
judgement.
• Impart his/her own insights in collaboration avenues provided in the program.
• Wear his/her Identification Card (ID) at all times throughout the event
• Be responsible for own possessions and to guard personal belongings at all times
DRESS CODE POLICY
Delegates are expected to attend the two-day Congress in attires manifesting decency and
professionalism.
Standard delegate attire for the conference is professional or formal attire. Women must wear
blouses and skirts, pantsuits, baro’t sayas or smart casual dresses. Men must wear long-sleeved
polo, slacks, barong, or coat and tie. Wearing of the following in the event is prohibited:
• Slippers
• Sandos
• Shorts
• Hats/Bonnets
• Sunglasses
In terms of ATTENDANCE, delegates are:
• Required to be present on both Congress days, September 13 and 14, 2014 and in all
committee sessions and talks; failure to register and attend in any of the event days shall be
deemed as withdrawal of participation in the event of the delegate.
• Expected to be punctual as the program will be strictly followed;
• For necessary circumstances that require going out of committee rooms or the Philippine
Senate Hall, delegates must ask for PMC stamps from the Registration table before proceeding
for security purposes.
PROHIBITIONS IN THE CONGRESS
• Disruptive noise and rowdy behavior inside the Philippine Senate Hall
• Attending the event while intoxicated with alcohol or illicit drugs
• Bringing in of alcoholic beverages, sharp and deadly weapons, and illicit drugs
• Eating inside the committee rooms and Plenary Hall
• Wearing of clothes that expose excessive bare skin and undergarments
• Unpermitted leaving or entering of the premises of the Philippine Senate Hall
• Vandalism on the Philippine Senate Hall properties
Observations of any misbehavior must be reported immediately to any of the Philippine Model
Congress Team or Philippine Senate Hall staff. Emergency contact numbers may be viewed in the
** part of the Pre-Conference Primer.

Bill Creation 101
Philippine Model Congress 2014 Bill Procedure
1. Accepted delegates will be given two weeks to write their proposed bills and to submit them to
the Executive Board. Delegates may work together in coming up with bills.
2. Bills will be pre-screened based on the following standards:
a. Originality – Pre-existing bills that were already submitted to the Philippine Congress
will not be allowed. Modified versions of preexisting bills, however, will be allowed as long NOTES ON PROPOSING A BILL
as the changes are substantial.
b. Debatable – Bills cannot propose panacea solutions such as increasing funding to one keep in mind the rules of bill-writing. A poorly-written bill will only come under fire down the road,
sector. Simply put, there has to be some room for opposition.
c. Relevance – Bills must address current problems that are relevant to the Filipino people.
d. Substance – Bills must be well written, well researched, and well thought of.
3. Delegates must also provide a briefer alongside the bill that must contain relevant, updated
facts or statistics about their chosen problem.
4. After one week, bills that pass all four standards will be uploaded onto an online forum. They
will be randomly divided into four groups. Delegates (except for the sponsors of the bills) will
also be randomly assigned into one of the four groups, which will serve as committees.
5. Delegates have about a week to gather support for their bill on the online forum. Changes may
be made to the bill during this period.
6. During the actual Model Congress, delegates must bring five hard copies of their bill for the
committee chairs, as well as a soft copy on a flash drive or CD. The soft copy will be shown via
LCD projector during the committee session.
HOW TO WRITE A BILL
(CREDIT: Some sections modified from Harvard Model Congress 2012: Guide to Congress)
N.B. Together with this primer, a Word document has been provided through e-mail that has a
template and sample for bills.
A NOTE ON RESEARCH
The most important part of writing a bill is research. We expect you to scour Google, Inquirer,
Manila Bulletin, Philippine Star, Rappler, and, most importantly, the House of Representatives’
online database of past bills for more content. We will not accept Freedom of Information Bills,
Cybercrime Laws, or other preexisting laws. You are free, however, to draw inspiration from
current bills as long as you modify them with fresh ideas.
When researching your views on a given issue, try to answer the following questions:
What are your particular concerns?
What are your constituents' concerns?
What policy proposals or resolutions do you intend to propose?
What alternatives would you be willing to endorse?
As members of the committee begin to discern their allies and draft legislation, it is important to
so it is important for legislation to be specific and include all the necessary provisions.
1. Upload your bill online using the submission form indicated two pages ago.
2. If your bill is approved, you will deliver a 3-minute speech summarizing your bill and why it is
worth debating. Each committee will only debate three bills so it’s important that you come off
with a good first impression. Feel free to talk to other delegates in your committee to ask for
support.
3. If your bill is one of the top three, be ready to deliver a 5-minute speech going in depth about
the major points of your bill, and to defend it.
BILLS ARE NOT MANDATORY. Writing a resolution is far from mandatory. In fact, most
people will not write resolutions and it works well that way. There'll only be time to debate 3
resolutions per committee. Not only will the vast majority of participants not write resolutions,
but the majority of resolutions submitted will not be debated. That said, for delegates who
write resolutions, it will be a great way to go the extra mile, as this will be the center of debate.
There are many other ways to get involved too; you can sponsor/support resolutions of people
who've lobbied with you, or contribute parts to a resolution a bloc is working on as it really is a
collaborative project.
CONSIDER PAST BILLS. You should definitely do research on what laws already exist in
the Philippines. As a simulation, you are working off those preexisting laws. That means that
you should recognize and cite them, build off and develop them, but do not just copy+paste a
preexisting law. Drawing on the ideas of other countries' laws is also a great legislative tool used
in the real world too. Both these steps are research tools that go beyond the extra mile and we
commend anyone who's able to go into that much detail!
DON’T WORRY TOO MUCH ABOUT TECHNICALITIES AND FORMAT. To write a real
bill, you will need to have studied law and been in the office of a congressman or senator work for
years. Don't worry. Think of this more as a plan of action you're writing out. Our emphasis is on
content and bringing out your ideas.
BILLS SHOULD BE RELEVANT AND INTERESTING TO DEBATE.
• Propose new ideas. Not just copy+pasting old bills, although working off them is important.
Think outside the box. New ideas will be the most interesting to debate, and useful for the real
House of Representatives to consider.
• Tackle important issues. This means that they should be relevant to current events and be of
national concern. (Every province has so many specific local concerns, but consider that this is
a conference of national scope. If anything, take what local concerns you have and see what
the underlying national issue is)
• Don’t create bills that are unreasonable. We don’t want bills that just allocate more money to
one sector. While we might agree that the education sector might need a larger budget, for
example, we don’t need a bill to decide on that.
BILLS SHOULD BE OF APPROPRIATE LENGTH. We won't set restrictions for a minimum
or maximum, but we advise that it be "debate-able". Around 2 - 3 pages is reasonable, but again,
no strict restrictions. Just consider that we will have around 45 minutes per bill. There needs to
be enough content to have a developing, multi-faceted discussion, but not such a long bill that 45
minutes won't cover it all.
CONTENT. All bills must include the following:
A. Title
B. Preamble - the bill's basic purpose and intent
C. Content - the legislation itself (the largest part of the bill)
D. Definitions - definitions of ambiguous terms
E. Enforcement - penalties for violation
F. Funding - suggestions of the amount and the source (note: these are merely suggestions; in the
real congress, these are later judged by the appropriations committee or other relevant bodies)
NOTES
• Within the content section, each numbered clause should address a different idea, especially in
the content section. Each clause can have sub-clauses and sub-sub-clauses.
• The sample bill below is a good example of a precisely worded, thorough piece of legislation.
It develops several details and sufficiently defines its terms. The author has also devised a
creative way to fund the bill.
• Consider: WHAT am I proposing? HOW do we intend to enact this (further details to the
program, enforcement, funding, etc.)
• BE CLEAR, PRECISE, CONCISE! Use formal language, grammar and spelling.
Accomodation
For the past two years, arranging for accommodations and transportation, aside from the inclusive
cost, has proven to be an inconvenience for many delegates. This year, in line with our goal of an
enhanced delegate experience that thoroughly allows participants to focus less on inconveniences
and more on productive discussion and preparation, we have partnered with the Microtel Inn &
Suites by Wyndham - Mall of Asia. This aims to provide delegates with a richer, more enjoyable
experience. Aside from the discounted rates below, delegates may avail of the FREE shuttle
service that will transfer participants to and from the Senate Hall and the hotel. The hotel is
conveniently located in the Mall of Asia Complex, providing delegates with a hassle-free option for
rest, leisure, and recreation after congress hours. Just a few minutes away from the Ninoy Aquino
International Airport, it is likewise conveniently located near major attractions such as the Manila
Ocean Park, MOA Eye, San Miguel by the Bay, and Star City.
Delegates may avail of the following options:
Discounted Room Rates Discounted Room Rates
ROOM TYPES
w/ Buffet Breakfast w/o Buffet Breakfast
Double City View Room
P3,200 P3,000
(Twin Sharing)
Double Sunset View Room
P3,700 P3,500
(Twin Sharing)
Extra Person P750 P500
• Above rates are already inclusive of service charge and applicable taxes.
• Maximum of 4 persons in a room. Room rates are for single and twin sharing. An extra person
charge shall apply thereafter for additional person/s. No extra bed/mattress will be provided.
• Breakfast time is at 6:00 am – 10:00 am at the Millie’s Restaurant.
• Scheduled shuttle service to and from the Philippine Senate Hall, Pasay City and Mall of Asia,
Pasay City.
Microtel Inn & Suites by Wyndham - Mall of Asia Reservation Process:
1. For delegates who would like to avail of Microtel Inn & Suites by Wyndham’s hotel
accommodation must respond to this e-mail and indicate clear intention to reserve.
2. Additional details on the accommodation and roommate partnering process will be sent to the
delegate once confirmation has been accomplished.
Travel Tips
Commuting to the Philippine Senate Hall, Pasay City:
1.
2.
3.
Take the MRT to Taft Avenue Station.
Cross the bridge to the LRT line.
Take the LRT to Vito Cruz station.
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4. Go down the LRT station and look for Torre Lorenzo Residences. It’s the tall, white building
with a Starbucks on the ground floor.
5. Ride one of the orange jeepneys that say Philippine Senate/GSIS.
6. Alight jeepney once you are outside the gate of the GSIS Building.

Driving to the Philippine Senate

From EDSA

1. Go southbound all the way until you reach EDSA Extension.

2. At the stoplight, turn right to Diosdado Macapagal Avenue.
3. Go straight all the way until the end, where you will see the old Film Center.
4. Turn left and go straight all the way. You may park outside the complex.

From SLEX

1. Go northbound past the Nichols exit and towards Osmena Highway.

2. Turn left at Buendia (Sen. Gil Puyat Ave.)
3. Go straight all the way until the end, where you will see the old Film Center.
4. Turn left and go straight all the way. You may park outside the complex.
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Secretariat
Team
Wendy Penafiel
Executive Secretary
Email: wendy@philippinemodelcongress.org
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