{"id":55,"date":"2018-02-28T03:23:54","date_gmt":"2018-02-28T03:23:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.magicjudges.org\/searegion\/?p=55"},"modified":"2018-09-03T07:49:37","modified_gmt":"2018-09-03T07:49:37","slug":"doing-something-different-policy-update-in-the-philippines","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.magicjudges.org\/searegion\/2018\/02\/28\/doing-something-different-policy-update-in-the-philippines\/","title":{"rendered":"Doing Something Different&#8230; Policy Update in the Philippines"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>So what happens during policy updates? Have you attended one?<\/p>\n<p>Now the depth of every update may vary, but one thing is for certain, it is very important to the point that we schedule a meeting for it.<\/p>\n<p>The practice in the Philippines may actually be a bit different, or is it?<\/p>\n<p>Well, it is best to hear it from <span class='judge-tooltip'><a href='https:\/\/apps.magicjudges.org\/judges\/dci\/49665769' > Ian Mervin Go<\/a><span class='avatar'><img width='200' height='200' src='https:\/\/apps.magicjudges.org\/dci\/avatar?dci=49665769&size=200'><\/span><\/span>, a Level 2 judge from the Philippines, who facilitated the Rivals of Ixalan Rules Update held at Cedric\u2019s Boardgame Cafe, Quezon City, Philippines.<br \/>\n<div class=\"wp-caption alignnone judgeimg\"><a href=\"https:\/\/apps.magicjudges.org\/judges\/dci\/49665769\"><img src=https:\/\/apps.magicjudges.org\/dci\/avatar?dci=49665769&size=200 alt=\"Ian Mervin Go\"><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Ian Mervin Go<\/p><\/div><\/p>\n<p>_______________________________________________________________________________________<\/p>\n<p><strong>What<\/strong>: Rivals of Ixalan Rules Update (PH) + 2018 Kickstarter Party<br \/>\n<strong>When<\/strong>: 21st January 2018, Sunday<br \/>\n<strong>Where<\/strong>: Cedric\u2019s Boardgame Cafe, Quezon City, Philippines<\/p>\n<p>Hi guys!<br \/>\nSorry this took a while. Life got me busy. Anyways.<\/p>\n<p>So I\u2019ll be doing a small recap on what happened during our small get-together.<\/p>\n<p>A little tidbit for our international friends. Here in the Philippines, when we do a rules update, it also becomes a small reunion for us. So we always try to include food, drinks, and maybe a reason to celebrate. We usually do it over dinner, so we end up getting a very long table, several small ones, or a small event venue.<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-55 gallery-columns-1 gallery-size-large'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/blogs.magicjudges.org\/searegion\/2018\/02\/28\/doing-something-different-policy-update-in-the-philippines\/26850784_10213195682943967_3527449895573454469_o\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"980\" height=\"649\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.magicjudges.org\/searegion\/files\/2018\/02\/26850784_10213195682943967_3527449895573454469_o-1024x678.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.magicjudges.org\/searegion\/files\/2018\/02\/26850784_10213195682943967_3527449895573454469_o-1024x678.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.magicjudges.org\/searegion\/files\/2018\/02\/26850784_10213195682943967_3527449895573454469_o-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.magicjudges.org\/searegion\/files\/2018\/02\/26850784_10213195682943967_3527449895573454469_o-768x509.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.magicjudges.org\/searegion\/files\/2018\/02\/26850784_10213195682943967_3527449895573454469_o-125x83.jpg 125w, https:\/\/blogs.magicjudges.org\/searegion\/files\/2018\/02\/26850784_10213195682943967_3527449895573454469_o.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 980px) 100vw, 980px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>For this one, we included the 2018 Kickstarter Party to the rules update. We were not able to have a Christmas Party (sad), so we had a Kickstarter one instead.<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-2' class='gallery galleryid-55 gallery-columns-1 gallery-size-large'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/blogs.magicjudges.org\/searegion\/2018\/02\/28\/doing-something-different-policy-update-in-the-philippines\/26685123_10213195617782338_7610685310655452189_o\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"980\" height=\"649\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.magicjudges.org\/searegion\/files\/2018\/02\/26685123_10213195617782338_7610685310655452189_o-1024x678.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-86\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.magicjudges.org\/searegion\/files\/2018\/02\/26685123_10213195617782338_7610685310655452189_o-1024x678.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.magicjudges.org\/searegion\/files\/2018\/02\/26685123_10213195617782338_7610685310655452189_o-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.magicjudges.org\/searegion\/files\/2018\/02\/26685123_10213195617782338_7610685310655452189_o-768x509.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.magicjudges.org\/searegion\/files\/2018\/02\/26685123_10213195617782338_7610685310655452189_o-125x83.jpg 125w, https:\/\/blogs.magicjudges.org\/searegion\/files\/2018\/02\/26685123_10213195617782338_7610685310655452189_o.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 980px) 100vw, 980px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-86'>\n\t\t\t\tSo who is on a DIET? \ud83d\ude42\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/blogs.magicjudges.org\/searegion\/2018\/02\/28\/doing-something-different-policy-update-in-the-philippines\/27021544_10213195544780513_7173078789868894011_o\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"980\" height=\"649\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.magicjudges.org\/searegion\/files\/2018\/02\/27021544_10213195544780513_7173078789868894011_o-1024x678.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.magicjudges.org\/searegion\/files\/2018\/02\/27021544_10213195544780513_7173078789868894011_o-1024x678.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.magicjudges.org\/searegion\/files\/2018\/02\/27021544_10213195544780513_7173078789868894011_o-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.magicjudges.org\/searegion\/files\/2018\/02\/27021544_10213195544780513_7173078789868894011_o-768x509.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.magicjudges.org\/searegion\/files\/2018\/02\/27021544_10213195544780513_7173078789868894011_o-125x83.jpg 125w, https:\/\/blogs.magicjudges.org\/searegion\/files\/2018\/02\/27021544_10213195544780513_7173078789868894011_o.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 980px) 100vw, 980px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>We ordered the food early so that the early birds can eat while we wait for others. Once we have almost everyone, we started.<\/p>\n<p>I like reading the release notes and I know a lot of people don\u2019t, so I tried my best to make this update easier for everybody. Even though I tried to make it shorter by just including things I think is interesting, I don\u2019t think I was 100% successful. Because based on the number of slides, it was still pretty long. \ud83d\ude2e<\/p>\n<p>I started the discussion with our newest keyword, <strong>Ascend<\/strong>. I showed them the long CR text and summarized it into a few sentences, then I followed it up with the only Ascend card with a \u201cmay\u201d in its upgrade clause, <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.magicjudges.org\/searegion\/wp-content\/plugins\/lems-mtg-helper\/lems-mtg-helper-cardfinder.php?find=Expel+from+Orazca&width=223&height=310\" class=\"jTip\" name=\"\"><strong>Expel from Orazca<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-3' class='gallery galleryid-55 gallery-columns-1 gallery-size-large'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/blogs.magicjudges.org\/searegion\/2018\/02\/28\/doing-something-different-policy-update-in-the-philippines\/27021120_10213195544740512_6559190968768077442_o\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"980\" height=\"649\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.magicjudges.org\/searegion\/files\/2018\/02\/27021120_10213195544740512_6559190968768077442_o-1024x678.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-3-80\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.magicjudges.org\/searegion\/files\/2018\/02\/27021120_10213195544740512_6559190968768077442_o-1024x678.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.magicjudges.org\/searegion\/files\/2018\/02\/27021120_10213195544740512_6559190968768077442_o-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.magicjudges.org\/searegion\/files\/2018\/02\/27021120_10213195544740512_6559190968768077442_o-768x509.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.magicjudges.org\/searegion\/files\/2018\/02\/27021120_10213195544740512_6559190968768077442_o-125x83.jpg 125w, https:\/\/blogs.magicjudges.org\/searegion\/files\/2018\/02\/27021120_10213195544740512_6559190968768077442_o.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 980px) 100vw, 980px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-3-80'>\n\t\t\t\tIan talks about Ascend\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>Next up is the Card specific notes. I started with the Elder Dinosaurs. Tried to explain each one briefly, since most of them are only attractive for Commander players.<a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.magicjudges.org\/searegion\/wp-content\/plugins\/lems-mtg-helper\/lems-mtg-helper-cardfinder.php?find=Etali%2C+Primal+Storm&width=223&height=310\" class=\"jTip\" name=\"\"><strong>Etali, Primal Storm<\/strong><\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.magicjudges.org\/searegion\/wp-content\/plugins\/lems-mtg-helper\/lems-mtg-helper-cardfinder.php?find=Ghalta%2C+Primal+Hunger&width=223&height=310\" class=\"jTip\" name=\"\"><strong> Ghalta, Primal Hunger<\/strong><\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.magicjudges.org\/searegion\/wp-content\/plugins\/lems-mtg-helper\/lems-mtg-helper-cardfinder.php?find=Zacama%2C+Primal+Calamity&width=223&height=310\" class=\"jTip\" name=\"\"><strong>Zacama, Primal Calamity<\/strong><\/a>, are the ones with interesting rulings.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>With <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.magicjudges.org\/searegion\/wp-content\/plugins\/lems-mtg-helper\/lems-mtg-helper-cardfinder.php?find=Etali%2C+Primal+Storm&width=223&height=310\" class=\"jTip\" name=\"\"><strong>Etali, Primal Storm<\/strong><\/a>, you choose the order the spells go on the stack, and they can affect how some spells will work.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.magicjudges.org\/searegion\/wp-content\/plugins\/lems-mtg-helper\/lems-mtg-helper-cardfinder.php?find=Ghalta%2C+Primal+Hunger&width=223&height=310\" class=\"jTip\" name=\"\"><strong> Ghalta, Primal Hunger<\/strong><\/a> cares about the total power of your creatures. Include the negative ones.<\/li>\n<li>And for <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.magicjudges.org\/searegion\/wp-content\/plugins\/lems-mtg-helper\/lems-mtg-helper-cardfinder.php?find=Zacama%2C+Primal+Calamity&width=223&height=310\" class=\"jTip\" name=\"\"><strong>Zacama, Primal Calamity<\/strong><\/a>, all it cares about is that it gets cast. Regardless where and how.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div id='gallery-4' class='gallery galleryid-55 gallery-columns-1 gallery-size-large'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/blogs.magicjudges.org\/searegion\/2018\/02\/28\/doing-something-different-policy-update-in-the-philippines\/26850716_10213195597461830_8778933718850136754_o\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"980\" height=\"649\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.magicjudges.org\/searegion\/files\/2018\/02\/26850716_10213195597461830_8778933718850136754_o-1024x678.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.magicjudges.org\/searegion\/files\/2018\/02\/26850716_10213195597461830_8778933718850136754_o-1024x678.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.magicjudges.org\/searegion\/files\/2018\/02\/26850716_10213195597461830_8778933718850136754_o-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.magicjudges.org\/searegion\/files\/2018\/02\/26850716_10213195597461830_8778933718850136754_o-768x509.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.magicjudges.org\/searegion\/files\/2018\/02\/26850716_10213195597461830_8778933718850136754_o-125x83.jpg 125w, https:\/\/blogs.magicjudges.org\/searegion\/files\/2018\/02\/26850716_10213195597461830_8778933718850136754_o.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 980px) 100vw, 980px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/blogs.magicjudges.org\/searegion\/2018\/02\/28\/doing-something-different-policy-update-in-the-philippines\/26952370_10213195563620984_4809680418942818186_o\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"980\" height=\"649\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.magicjudges.org\/searegion\/files\/2018\/02\/26952370_10213195563620984_4809680418942818186_o-1024x678.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.magicjudges.org\/searegion\/files\/2018\/02\/26952370_10213195563620984_4809680418942818186_o-1024x678.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.magicjudges.org\/searegion\/files\/2018\/02\/26952370_10213195563620984_4809680418942818186_o-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.magicjudges.org\/searegion\/files\/2018\/02\/26952370_10213195563620984_4809680418942818186_o-768x509.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.magicjudges.org\/searegion\/files\/2018\/02\/26952370_10213195563620984_4809680418942818186_o-125x83.jpg 125w, https:\/\/blogs.magicjudges.org\/searegion\/files\/2018\/02\/26952370_10213195563620984_4809680418942818186_o.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 980px) 100vw, 980px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>After that, I proceeded to the non-Elder Dino cards. I went alphabetically, but placed the more difficult \/ interesting ones at the end.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.magicjudges.org\/searegion\/wp-content\/plugins\/lems-mtg-helper\/lems-mtg-helper-cardfinder.php?find=Blood+Sun&width=223&height=310\" class=\"jTip\" name=\"\"><strong>Blood Sun<\/strong><\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.magicjudges.org\/searegion\/wp-content\/plugins\/lems-mtg-helper\/lems-mtg-helper-cardfinder.php?find=Warkite+Marauder&width=223&height=310\" class=\"jTip\" name=\"\"><strong>Warkite Marauder<\/strong><\/a> both deal with Layers (<a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.magicjudges.org\/rules\/cr613\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">CR 613<\/a>).<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.magicjudges.org\/searegion\/wp-content\/plugins\/lems-mtg-helper\/lems-mtg-helper-cardfinder.php?find=Crafty+Cutpurse&width=223&height=310\" class=\"jTip\" name=\"\"><strong>Crafty Cutpurse<\/strong><\/a> got me digging through <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.magicjudges.org\/rules\/cr616\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">CR 616<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.magicjudges.org\/searegion\/wp-content\/plugins\/lems-mtg-helper\/lems-mtg-helper-cardfinder.php?find=Rekindling+Phoenix&width=223&height=310\" class=\"jTip\" name=\"\"><strong>Rekindling Phoenix<\/strong><\/a>\u2019s token has a triggered ability that targets. If there are no cards named <strong>Rekindling Phoenix<\/strong> in your graveyard, you don&#8217;t have to sacrifice the token.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Next up is the Policy Update.<\/p>\n<p>They added the City&#8217;s Blessing, which is a player status as is Monarch. These are considered as free information.<\/p>\n<p>From the \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.magicjudges.org\/telliott\/2018\/01\/15\/policy-changes-for-rivals-of-ixalan\/\">Policy Changes for Rivals of Ixalan<\/a>\u201d by Toby Elliott:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><em>&#8220;So how do we handle ascending? It\u2019s not a trigger, so it can\u2019t be missed. At some point, it just happens. If a player takes an illegal action because they forgot about it (or didn\u2019t notice), treat it like any other Game Rule Violation \u2013 consider a backup, or leave the game as is. They still have the city\u2019s blessing, though.\u201d<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>The Magic Tournament Rules (MTR) also received updates.<\/p>\n<p>In Competitive REL, players can&#8217;t use dice and other objects that are easily changed to keep track of Life, Poison counters, and Energy counters (<a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.magicjudges.org\/rules\/mtr2-14\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">MTR 2.14<\/a>). Pen and paper is recommended, and it is also a good habit to use these as it can help you get to a correct board state in case there are discrepancies.<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-5' class='gallery galleryid-55 gallery-columns-1 gallery-size-large'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/blogs.magicjudges.org\/searegion\/2018\/02\/28\/doing-something-different-policy-update-in-the-philippines\/26961880_10213195536780313_225385432356842200_o\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"980\" height=\"649\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.magicjudges.org\/searegion\/files\/2018\/02\/26961880_10213195536780313_225385432356842200_o-1024x678.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-5-83\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.magicjudges.org\/searegion\/files\/2018\/02\/26961880_10213195536780313_225385432356842200_o-1024x678.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.magicjudges.org\/searegion\/files\/2018\/02\/26961880_10213195536780313_225385432356842200_o-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.magicjudges.org\/searegion\/files\/2018\/02\/26961880_10213195536780313_225385432356842200_o-768x509.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.magicjudges.org\/searegion\/files\/2018\/02\/26961880_10213195536780313_225385432356842200_o-125x83.jpg 125w, https:\/\/blogs.magicjudges.org\/searegion\/files\/2018\/02\/26961880_10213195536780313_225385432356842200_o.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 980px) 100vw, 980px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-5-83'>\n\t\t\t\tMTG PH JUDGE PEN \ud83d\ude42\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/blogs.magicjudges.org\/searegion\/2018\/02\/28\/doing-something-different-policy-update-in-the-philippines\/26962001_10213195497219324_2334671048004899545_o\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"678\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.magicjudges.org\/searegion\/files\/2018\/02\/26962001_10213195497219324_2334671048004899545_o-678x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-5-91\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.magicjudges.org\/searegion\/files\/2018\/02\/26962001_10213195497219324_2334671048004899545_o-678x1024.jpg 678w, https:\/\/blogs.magicjudges.org\/searegion\/files\/2018\/02\/26962001_10213195497219324_2334671048004899545_o-199x300.jpg 199w, https:\/\/blogs.magicjudges.org\/searegion\/files\/2018\/02\/26962001_10213195497219324_2334671048004899545_o-768x1160.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.magicjudges.org\/searegion\/files\/2018\/02\/26962001_10213195497219324_2334671048004899545_o-83x125.jpg 83w, https:\/\/blogs.magicjudges.org\/searegion\/files\/2018\/02\/26962001_10213195497219324_2334671048004899545_o.jpg 1356w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 678px) 100vw, 678px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-5-91'>\n\t\t\t\tExemplar Judge Foils\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>They also made silver-bordered cards &#8220;real cards&#8221;, though only legal in formats that say they are (MTR 3.3). Future proofing I suppose.<\/p>\n<p>We also had a brief discussion about Bribery (MTR 5.2), specifically paragraph three and five. I was also surprised to read this. There was also a question on \u201cWhy is it legal to make an offer in the finals?\u201d, and <span class='judge-tooltip'><a href='https:\/\/apps.magicjudges.org\/judges\/dci\/2319671' >Joel Bantiles<\/a><span class='avatar'><img width='200' height='200' src='https:\/\/apps.magicjudges.org\/dci\/avatar?dci=2319671&size=200'><\/span><\/span> said \u201cThe reason behind that is because their agreement won&#8217;t affect any other players.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Once everyone is satisfied, in mind and in stomach, we proceeded to the next part of our party: Raffle, giveaways, and games!<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-6' class='gallery galleryid-55 gallery-columns-1 gallery-size-large'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/blogs.magicjudges.org\/searegion\/2018\/02\/28\/doing-something-different-policy-update-in-the-philippines\/26962288_10213195596341802_6641394153495512231_o\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"678\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.magicjudges.org\/searegion\/files\/2018\/02\/26962288_10213195596341802_6641394153495512231_o-678x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-6-73\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.magicjudges.org\/searegion\/files\/2018\/02\/26962288_10213195596341802_6641394153495512231_o-678x1024.jpg 678w, https:\/\/blogs.magicjudges.org\/searegion\/files\/2018\/02\/26962288_10213195596341802_6641394153495512231_o-199x300.jpg 199w, https:\/\/blogs.magicjudges.org\/searegion\/files\/2018\/02\/26962288_10213195596341802_6641394153495512231_o-768x1160.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.magicjudges.org\/searegion\/files\/2018\/02\/26962288_10213195596341802_6641394153495512231_o-83x125.jpg 83w, https:\/\/blogs.magicjudges.org\/searegion\/files\/2018\/02\/26962288_10213195596341802_6641394153495512231_o.jpg 1356w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 678px) 100vw, 678px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-6-73'>\n\t\t\t\tRaffle Time\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/blogs.magicjudges.org\/searegion\/2018\/02\/28\/doing-something-different-policy-update-in-the-philippines\/27022076_10213195643902991_3601513249814724409_o\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"980\" height=\"649\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.magicjudges.org\/searegion\/files\/2018\/02\/27022076_10213195643902991_3601513249814724409_o-1024x678.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-6-72\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.magicjudges.org\/searegion\/files\/2018\/02\/27022076_10213195643902991_3601513249814724409_o-1024x678.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.magicjudges.org\/searegion\/files\/2018\/02\/27022076_10213195643902991_3601513249814724409_o-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.magicjudges.org\/searegion\/files\/2018\/02\/27022076_10213195643902991_3601513249814724409_o-768x509.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.magicjudges.org\/searegion\/files\/2018\/02\/27022076_10213195643902991_3601513249814724409_o-125x83.jpg 125w, https:\/\/blogs.magicjudges.org\/searegion\/files\/2018\/02\/27022076_10213195643902991_3601513249814724409_o.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 980px) 100vw, 980px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-6-72'>\n\t\t\t\tJudge Alyssa and Judge Reuben\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/blogs.magicjudges.org\/searegion\/2018\/02\/28\/doing-something-different-policy-update-in-the-philippines\/27023647_10213195736425304_2716009080089063338_o\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"980\" height=\"649\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.magicjudges.org\/searegion\/files\/2018\/02\/27023647_10213195736425304_2716009080089063338_o-1024x678.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-6-67\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.magicjudges.org\/searegion\/files\/2018\/02\/27023647_10213195736425304_2716009080089063338_o-1024x678.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.magicjudges.org\/searegion\/files\/2018\/02\/27023647_10213195736425304_2716009080089063338_o-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.magicjudges.org\/searegion\/files\/2018\/02\/27023647_10213195736425304_2716009080089063338_o-768x509.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.magicjudges.org\/searegion\/files\/2018\/02\/27023647_10213195736425304_2716009080089063338_o-125x83.jpg 125w, https:\/\/blogs.magicjudges.org\/searegion\/files\/2018\/02\/27023647_10213195736425304_2716009080089063338_o.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 980px) 100vw, 980px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-6-67'>\n\t\t\t\tChecking Pulls \ud83d\ude42\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>We always try to make our gatherings fun, and I hope most of you guys too.<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-7' class='gallery galleryid-55 gallery-columns-1 gallery-size-large'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/blogs.magicjudges.org\/searegion\/2018\/02\/28\/doing-something-different-policy-update-in-the-philippines\/26850408_10213195624862515_4037299223538917499_o\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"980\" height=\"649\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.magicjudges.org\/searegion\/files\/2018\/02\/26850408_10213195624862515_4037299223538917499_o-1024x678.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.magicjudges.org\/searegion\/files\/2018\/02\/26850408_10213195624862515_4037299223538917499_o-1024x678.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.magicjudges.org\/searegion\/files\/2018\/02\/26850408_10213195624862515_4037299223538917499_o-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.magicjudges.org\/searegion\/files\/2018\/02\/26850408_10213195624862515_4037299223538917499_o-768x509.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.magicjudges.org\/searegion\/files\/2018\/02\/26850408_10213195624862515_4037299223538917499_o-125x83.jpg 125w, https:\/\/blogs.magicjudges.org\/searegion\/files\/2018\/02\/26850408_10213195624862515_4037299223538917499_o.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 980px) 100vw, 980px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>Until my next write up, thank you for reading!<\/p>\n<p>***<\/p>\n<p>Thank you <span class='judge-tooltip'><a href='https:\/\/apps.magicjudges.org\/judges\/dci\/49665769' >Ian Mervin Go<\/a><span class='avatar'><img width='200' height='200' src='https:\/\/apps.magicjudges.org\/dci\/avatar?dci=49665769&size=200'><\/span><\/span> for sharing! \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n<p>There you go fellow judges, a policy update meeting can very much be a mini-reunion or a social gathering.<br \/>\nThis may actually increase the number of attendees during policy updates meetings.<br \/>\nDo you have any interesting stories about your policy updates experience? Please comment below.<\/p>\n<p>Photo Credit to: <span class='judge-tooltip'><a href='https:\/\/apps.magicjudges.org\/judges\/dci\/29970201' >Victor Viguilla<\/a><span class='avatar'><img width='200' height='200' src='https:\/\/apps.magicjudges.org\/dci\/avatar?dci=29970201&size=200'><\/span><\/span> and to see more of his photos during the said meeting, click the link <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/victor.viguilla\/media_set?set=a.10213195472778713.1073741914.1152429503&amp;type=3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>If you would like to check <span class='judge-tooltip'><a href='https:\/\/apps.magicjudges.org\/judges\/dci\/49665769' >Ian&#8217;s<\/a><span class='avatar'><img width='200' height='200' src='https:\/\/apps.magicjudges.org\/dci\/avatar?dci=49665769&size=200'><\/span><\/span> post regarding the said policy update via JudgeApps and discuss any items, please click <a href=\"https:\/\/apps.magicjudges.org\/forum\/topic\/41550\/?page=1#post-250636\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Edited by <span class='judge-tooltip'><a href='https:\/\/apps.magicjudges.org\/judges\/dci\/93171471' >Zie Aun Tan<\/a><span class='avatar'><img width='200' height='200' src='https:\/\/apps.magicjudges.org\/dci\/avatar?dci=93171471&size=200'><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>So what happens during policy updates? Have you attended one? Now the depth of every update may vary, but one thing is for certain, it is very important to the point that we schedule a meeting for it. The practice in the Philippines may actually be a bit different, or is it? Well, it is [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":414,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[3,2],"tags":[],"language":[7],"class_list":["post-55","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-judge-stories","category-policy-update","language-en_us"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.magicjudges.org\/searegion\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/55","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.magicjudges.org\/searegion\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.magicjudges.org\/searegion\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.magicjudges.org\/searegion\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/414"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.magicjudges.org\/searegion\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=55"}],"version-history":[{"count":44,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.magicjudges.org\/searegion\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/55\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":182,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.magicjudges.org\/searegion\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/55\/revisions\/182"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.magicjudges.org\/searegion\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=55"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.magicjudges.org\/searegion\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=55"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.magicjudges.org\/searegion\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=55"},{"taxonomy":"language","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.magicjudges.org\/searegion\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/language?post=55"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}