The Department of Education (DEPED) finally gave the ‘go signal’ to the producers of the COMTEQ Challenge, the first locally televised quiz show, last October 25 through a signing of a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) between the DepEd and COMTEQ Business College.
Represented by Mr. Ansbert Joaquin of COMTEQ and Ms. Dinah Mindo of the Region III office of the Department of Education, COMTEQ and the DepEd agreed that the producers of COMTEQ Challenge in coordination with the DepEd will encourage and promote academic excellence through the said quiz show.
The MOA also states that while COMTEQ will provide financing for the production of the said show, transportation for the contestants, coaches and judges, and prizes for the winners, the Department of Education will provide the endorsements for the participating secondary schools in OLongapo, Zambales and Bataan areas, assist in the formulation of the rules and mechanics and help ensure the fairness and transparency in the conduct of the said quiz show.
In a interview, Mr. Joaquin said, “We wanted to recognize and reward outstanding students from Olongapo, Zambales and Bataan and at the same time grant them scholarships here at COMTEQ.”
“We also want to improve the learning experience of the students in the areas of Science, Math, English, Information Technology, Current Events, Filipiniana and General Information,” he added.
The said quiz show, open to all high school senior students with an average of 85% in all subjects, will be aired on STV-6 every Sunday at ten o’clock in the morning starting November.