Republic of the Philippines

Department of Education
Region IV A – CALABARZON
SCHOOLS DIVISION OFFICE OF CITY OF SAN PEDRO
SOUTHVILLE 3A NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL
(SAMPAGUITA EXTENSION)
City of San Pedro, Laguna

The speak up contests are designed to help youth develop skills, confidence, and poise in speaking
to groups. Additionally, public speaking will help teach participants how to organize thoughts and
express ideas and reward and recognize participants for accomplishments they have made in a
friendly and competitive atmosphere.
The top 1 contestant will be selected to perform in our Culminating activity at the end of the month.

DECLAMATION
COMPETITION
MECHANICS AND
GUIDELINES
1. Each grade level must
have only one (1)
participant.
2. Participants shall be
provided a copy of a
declamation piece
deliverable in 5-7 minutes.

School ID: 307939

Southville 3A Extension, San Antonio, San Pedro City, Laguna
Tel. No.: 8-663-1466
Email address: 307939@deped.gov.ph
 Republic of the Philippines
Department of Education
Region IV A – CALABARZON
SCHOOLS DIVISION OFFICE OF CITY OF SAN PEDRO
SOUTHVILLE 3A NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL
(SAMPAGUITA EXTENSION)
City of San Pedro, Laguna

3. Timing begins on the

first word and stops
on the last word
uttered. One point
deduction from the
over-all-score shall be
given for every 30 seconds
exceeding the time.
4. Each participant has
the same published
piece entitled
“HALLUCINATIONS” by
Audrielyn E. Ulloa to be
used during the
contest.
School ID: 307939
Southville 3A Extension, San Antonio, San Pedro City, Laguna
Tel. No.: 8-663-1466
Email address: 307939@deped.gov.ph
 Republic of the Philippines
Department of Education
Region IV A – CALABARZON
SCHOOLS DIVISION OFFICE OF CITY OF SAN PEDRO
SOUTHVILLE 3A NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL
(SAMPAGUITA EXTENSION)
City of San Pedro, Laguna

5. The piece should be

memorized. Notes and cue
cards are not
allowed during the contest.
6. Participants shall be in
an appropriate costume
and shall use
props whenever necessary.
7. All participants are
deemed to accept and to
abide by the rules
and mechanics of the
contest.

School ID: 307939

Southville 3A Extension, San Antonio, San Pedro City, Laguna
Tel. No.: 8-663-1466
Email address: 307939@deped.gov.ph
 Republic of the Philippines
Department of Education
Region IV A – CALABARZON
SCHOOLS DIVISION OFFICE OF CITY OF SAN PEDRO
SOUTHVILLE 3A NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL
(SAMPAGUITA EXTENSION)
City of San Pedro, Laguna

8. Only three (3) student

declaimers shall be
ST
awarded as 1 Placer,
nd rd
2 Placer, and 3 Placer.
9. Upon submission of
the results to the
committee, judges’
decision shall be considered
final and Irrevocable.
DECLAMATION
COMPETITION
MECHANICS AND
GUIDELINES

School ID: 307939

Southville 3A Extension, San Antonio, San Pedro City, Laguna
Tel. No.: 8-663-1466
Email address: 307939@deped.gov.ph
 Republic of the Philippines
Department of Education
Region IV A – CALABARZON
SCHOOLS DIVISION OFFICE OF CITY OF SAN PEDRO
SOUTHVILLE 3A NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL
(SAMPAGUITA EXTENSION)
City of San Pedro, Laguna

1. Each grade level must

have only one (1)
participant.
2. Participants shall be
provided a copy of a
declamation piece
deliverable in 5-7 minutes.
3. Timing begins on the
first word and stops
on the last word
uttered. One point
deduction from the
over-all-score shall be
given for every 30 seconds
exceeding the time.
School ID: 307939
Southville 3A Extension, San Antonio, San Pedro City, Laguna
Tel. No.: 8-663-1466
Email address: 307939@deped.gov.ph
 Republic of the Philippines
Department of Education
Region IV A – CALABARZON
SCHOOLS DIVISION OFFICE OF CITY OF SAN PEDRO
SOUTHVILLE 3A NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL
(SAMPAGUITA EXTENSION)
City of San Pedro, Laguna

4. Each participant has

the same published
piece entitled
“HALLUCINATIONS” by
Audrielyn E. Ulloa to be
used during the
contest.
5. The piece should be
memorized. Notes and cue
cards are not
allowed during the contest.
6. Participants shall be in
an appropriate costume
and shall use
props whenever necessary.
School ID: 307939
Southville 3A Extension, San Antonio, San Pedro City, Laguna
Tel. No.: 8-663-1466
Email address: 307939@deped.gov.ph
 Republic of the Philippines
Department of Education
Region IV A – CALABARZON
SCHOOLS DIVISION OFFICE OF CITY OF SAN PEDRO
SOUTHVILLE 3A NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL
(SAMPAGUITA EXTENSION)
City of San Pedro, Laguna

7. All participants are

deemed to accept and to
abide by the rules
and mechanics of the
contest.
8. Only three (3) student
declaimers shall be
ST
awarded as 1 Placer,
nd rd
2 Placer, and 3 Placer.
9. Upon submission of
the results to the
committee, judges’
decision shall be considered
final and Irrevocable.
DECLAMATION COMPETITION MECHANICS AND GUIDELINES
1. Each section level must have only one (1) participant.

School ID: 307939

Southville 3A Extension, San Antonio, San Pedro City, Laguna
Tel. No.: 8-663-1466
Email address: 307939@deped.gov.ph
 Republic of the Philippines
Department of Education
Region IV A – CALABARZON
SCHOOLS DIVISION OFFICE OF CITY OF SAN PEDRO
SOUTHVILLE 3A NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL
(SAMPAGUITA EXTENSION)
City of San Pedro, Laguna
2. Participants shall be provided a copy of a declamation piece deliverable in 5-7
minutes.
3. Timing begins on the first word and stops on the last word uttered. One point
deduction from the over-all-score shall begiven for every 30 seconds exceeding the time.
4. Each participant has the same published piece entitled “VENGEANCE IS NOT OURS,
IT’S GOD’S” by Patricia Latay Bernabe to be used during the contest.
5. The piece should be memorized. Notes and cue cards are not allowed during the contest.
6. Participants shall be in an appropriate costume and shall use props whenever necessary.
7. All participants are deemed to accept and to abide by the rules and mechanics of the contest.
8. Only three (3) student declaimers shall be awarded as 1ST Placer,2nd Placer, and 3rd Placer.
9. Upon submission of the results to the committee, judges’ decision shall be considered
final and Irrevocable.

DECLAMATION
COMPETITION
MECHANICS AND
GUIDELINES
1. Each grade level must have
only one (1) participant.
2. Participants shall be
provided a copy of a
declamation piece
deliverable in 5-7 minutes.
School ID: 307939
Southville 3A Extension, San Antonio, San Pedro City, Laguna
Tel. No.: 8-663-1466
Email address: 307939@deped.gov.ph
 Republic of the Philippines
Department of Education
Region IV A – CALABARZON
SCHOOLS DIVISION OFFICE OF CITY OF SAN PEDRO
SOUTHVILLE 3A NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL
(SAMPAGUITA EXTENSION)
City of San Pedro, Laguna

3. Timing begins on the first

word and stops on the last
word
uttered. One point deduction
from the over-all-score shall
be
given for every 30 seconds
exceeding the time.
4. Each participant has the
same published piece entitled
“HALLUCINATIONS” by
Audrielyn E. Ulloa to be used
during the
contest.

School ID: 307939

Southville 3A Extension, San Antonio, San Pedro City, Laguna
Tel. No.: 8-663-1466
Email address: 307939@deped.gov.ph
 Republic of the Philippines
Department of Education
Region IV A – CALABARZON
SCHOOLS DIVISION OFFICE OF CITY OF SAN PEDRO
SOUTHVILLE 3A NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL
(SAMPAGUITA EXTENSION)
City of San Pedro, Laguna

5. The piece should be

memorized. Notes and cue cards
are not
allowed during the contest.
6. Participants shall be in an
appropriate costume and shall
use
props whenever necessary.
7. All participants are deemed to
accept and to abide by the rules
and mechanics of the contest.
8. Only three (3) student
ST
declaimers shall be awarded as 1
Placer,
nd rd
2 Placer, and 3 Placer.
School ID: 307939
Southville 3A Extension, San Antonio, San Pedro City, Laguna
Tel. No.: 8-663-1466
Email address: 307939@deped.gov.ph
 Republic of the Philippines
Department of Education
Region IV A – CALABARZON
SCHOOLS DIVISION OFFICE OF CITY OF SAN PEDRO
SOUTHVILLE 3A NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL
(SAMPAGUITA EXTENSION)
City of San Pedro, Laguna

9. Upon submission of the

results to the committee,
judges’
decision shall be considered final
and Irrevocable.
CRITERIA WEIGHT IN PERCENT
Overall emphatic 30%
(Emotive interpretation and execution)
Vocal aspects 20%
(Variation, quality, clarity, etc.)
Gestures and Facial Expressions 20%
Appropriateness of Costume and props 15%
Mastery 15%
Total 100%

CRITERIA WEIGHT IN
PERCENT
Overall emphatic
(Emotive interpretation and
execution)
30%
Vocal aspects
School ID: 307939
Southville 3A Extension, San Antonio, San Pedro City, Laguna
Tel. No.: 8-663-1466
Email address: 307939@deped.gov.ph
 Republic of the Philippines
Department of Education
Region IV A – CALABARZON
SCHOOLS DIVISION OFFICE OF CITY OF SAN PEDRO
SOUTHVILLE 3A NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL
(SAMPAGUITA EXTENSION)
City of San Pedro, Laguna

(Variation, quality, clarity,

etc.)
20%
Gestures and Facial
Expressions 20%
Appropriateness of Costume
and props 15%
Mastery 15%
Total 100%
Prepared by:

NENETH T. CAMPUED
English Teacher

Checked by: Noted by:

ANALYN D. IRINCO SHERYLL ANN M. DADAL

English Coordinator OIC/ Head Teacher IV

VENGEANCE IS NOT OURS, IT’S GOD’S

by: Patricia Latay Bernabe
Alms, alms, alms. Spare me a piece of bread. Spare me your mercy. I am a child so young,
so thin, and so ragged. Why are you staring at me? With my eyes I cannot see but I know
that you are all staring at me. Why are you whispering to one another? Why? Do you know
my mother? Do you know my father? Did you know me five years ago?

School ID: 307939

Southville 3A Extension, San Antonio, San Pedro City, Laguna
Tel. No.: 8-663-1466
Email address: 307939@deped.gov.ph
 Republic of the Philippines
Department of Education
Region IV A – CALABARZON
SCHOOLS DIVISION OFFICE OF CITY OF SAN PEDRO
SOUTHVILLE 3A NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL
(SAMPAGUITA EXTENSION)
City of San Pedro, Laguna
Yes, five years of bitterness have passed. I can still remember the vast happiness mother
and I shared with each other. We were very happy indeed.
Suddenly, five loud knocks were heard on the door and a deep silence ensued. Did the
cruel Nippon’s discover our peaceful home? Mother ran to Father’s side pleading. “Please,
Luis, hide in the cellar, there in the cellar where they cannot find you,” I pulled my father’s
arm but he did not move. It seemed as though his feet were glued to the floor.
The door went “bang” and before us five ugly beasts came barging in. “Are you Captain Luis
Santos?” roared the ugliest of them all. “Yes,” said my father. “You are under arrest,” said
one of the beasts. They pulled father roughly away from us. Father was not given a chance
to bid us goodbye.
We followed them mile after mile. We were hungry and thirsty. We saw group of Japanese
eating. Oh, how our mouths watered seeing the delicious fruits they were eating,
Then suddenly, we heard a voice call, “Consuelo. . . . Oscar. . . .Consuelo. . . . Oscar. . . .
Consuelo. . . . Oscar. . . .” we ran towards the direction of the voice, but it was too late. We
saw father hanging on a tree. . .. dead. Oh, it was terrible. He had been badly beaten before
he died. . . . and I cried vengeance, vengeance, vengeance! Everything went black. The next
thing I knew I was nursing my poor invalid mother.
One day, we heard the church bell ringing “ding-dong, ding-dong!” It was a sign for us
to find a shelter in our hide-out, but I could not leave my invalid mother, I tried to show her
the way to the hide-out.
Suddenly, bombs started falling; airplanes were roaring overhead, canyons were firing from
everywhere. “Boom, boom, boom, boom!” Mother was hit. Her legs were shattered into
pieces. I took her gently in my arms and cried, “I’ll have vengeance, vengeance!” “No, Oscar.
Vengeance, it’s God’s,” said mother.
But I cried out vengeance. I was like a pent-up volcano. “Vengeance is mine not the Lord’s”.
“No, Oscar. Vengeance is not ours, it’s God’s” these were the words from my mother before
she died.
Mother was dead and I was blind. Vengeance is not ours? To forgive is divine but vengeance
is sweeter. That was five years ago, five years. . . .
Alms, alms, alms. Spare me a piece of bread. Spare me your mercy. I am a child so young,
so thin, and so ragged. Vengeance is not ours, it’s God’s. . . .It’s. . . . God’s. . It's...

School ID: 307939

Southville 3A Extension, San Antonio, San Pedro City, Laguna
Tel. No.: 8-663-1466
Email address: 307939@deped.gov.ph
 Republic of the Philippines
Department of Education
Region IV A – CALABARZON
SCHOOLS DIVISION OFFICE OF CITY OF SAN PEDRO
SOUTHVILLE 3A NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL
(SAMPAGUITA EXTENSION)
City of San Pedro, Laguna

School ID: 307939

Southville 3A Extension, San Antonio, San Pedro City, Laguna
Tel. No.: 8-663-1466
Email address: 307939@deped.gov.ph