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E. GOVERNING SCREENING OF ATHLETES/PERFORMERS AND OTHER
OFFICIALS:

1. The Screening Committee will be composed of the Culture and the Arts Directors
and Coaches.

2. A two-day screening of documents will be scheduled exactly 20 days prior to the
opening ceremony of the PALARO Culture and the Arts Festival, if the date falls on a
weekend, the screening will be rescheduled on a Monday and Tuesday of the
following week. The final screening will also be scheduled 1 day before the Solidarity
Meeting. However, this will only be for the compliance/submission of lacking
requirements such as photocopy of birth certificates, certifications and PALARO
Forms 3 only. No screening of performers will be done on this date, except if it is a
replacement for a performer who was disqualified during the previous screening date.

3. It is the responsibility of the delegation to be updated on the requirements for
eligibility, official forms needed, date and venue of screening which will be posted on
the PALARO Culture and the Arts Festival Facebook Page. No special date for
screening will be scheduled for a delegation, simply because the delegation is not
aware of this information

4. Venue for screening will be at the SOCIO-CULTURAL OFFICE, the screening of
documents will also serve as ocular inspection of playing or performing venues and
billeting quarters, and to give delegation officials the opportunity to make necessary
preparations prior to the arrival of the delegation.

5. The duties and functions of the Documentation and Screening Committee are as
follows:

5.1. Conducts the necessary examination of records and interviews to verify and
authenticate the eligibility of participating students and delegation personnel
concerned.

5.2. Exercise its prerogative to accredit or disqualify any performer, by a majority
vote of the members.
5.3. Keeps and maintains the PALARO Form 2 (Team Gallery) containing the
picture and other pertinent data of all participating performers and makes this
available whenever necessary to verify the identity of students prior to the start of
the scheduled competition; and

5.4. Performs all other functions necessary to ensure that only those students and
concerned delegation officials who meet the eligibility requirements are allowed to
participate.

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