DICT to hold Mobile Legends tournament for government employees

The Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) has announced ‘Kalasag’, the first-ever Philippine National Government-led eSports Tournament featuring Mobile Legends: Bang Bang.

The Kalasag tournament is part of the DICT’s annual celebration of the National ICT Month this June. It is open to all employees of government agencies and local government units and government-owned and controlled corporation. The mobile game title to be played is Mobile Legends: Bang Bang and will include 32 teams which will be divided into 8 groups of 4 at random.

Dates:
June 09 – Group Stage Eliminations
June 10 – Playoffs
June 11 – Semi-Finals and Grand Finals

The winning teams will be awarded cash prizes, in-game diamonds, as well as other surprises to be announced during the tournament:

• Champion – PHP 15,000
• 2nd Place – PHP 5,000
• 3rd & 4th Place – PHP 2,500

The tournament will be held at the QC Experience, Events Hall – Quezon Memorial Circle from June 9 to 11, 2019. Registration is until June 5. For the mechanics and registration, visit DICT’s website here.