Seven Bacolod City schools will compete in the Battle of the Brains, an ongoing competition throughout the Negros Island Region (NIR). The schools will compete in the Bacolod City semifinal today at 2:00 p.m. at Negros Occidental High School, with the winner advancing to the finals, scheduled for September 5 in Dumaguete City, Negros Oriental.
The competition will focus on renewable energy, environment, biodiversity, climate change issues, along with policies and current events related to the topic.
Other semifinals will also take place in Bago City, Kabankalan City, Dumaguete City, and Bais City.
Semifinal winners receive P3,000, while the grand finals winner takes home P30,000.
A total of 35 NIR schools have registered for this competition, up from 18 schools last year./WDJ