Ocha and Fellow MPR Quiz Participants Receive Debate Tips from Vice President Gibran

The meeting was held behind closed doors at the Vice Presidential Palace in Jakarta on Wednesday (13/5/2026). After meeting with Gibran for one hour, Ocha said that she and her colleagues were proud to receive support from the Vice President. “Of course, I feel very happy to be invited by the Vice President of Indonesia, and this becomes a hope and encouragement for us to continue moving forward and developing,” Ocha stated. Ocha said they had departed for Jakarta since Tuesday (12/5) at 5:00 p.m. WIB. She mentioned that Gibran gave motivation to the SMAN 1 Pontianak team to continue achieving excellence. “During the meeting, we were given motivation by Mr. Vice President to keep studying and excelling,” she said. In addition to guidance, Ocha admitted that Gibran also provided input on how to debate effectively. “We were given motivation and tips and tricks on how to do public speaking or debate in public,” Ocha continued. As is known, Ocha’s name had previously captured public attention after she boldly corrected a decision during the MPR LCC. Ocha challenged the quiz jury’s ruling, which she felt was incorrect. In a circulating video viewed on Monday (11/5), the jury gave different scores for the same answer from participants. In the competition, Group C from SMAN 1 Pontianak received a minus five score for an answer regarding the process of selecting BPK members. However, a similar answer given by Group B from SMAN 1 Sambas was awarded 10 points by the same jury, namely the Head of the Assessment Bureau of the MPR RI General Secretariat, Dyastasita. Participants from Group C had protested, feeling their answer was the same. However, the jury stated that Group C’s answer did not clearly mention the Regional Representative Council (DPD). The MPR has now deactivated the quiz jury and MC for the event. The MPR will conduct a comprehensive evaluation of the activity. “Regarding the widespread media social reports about the 2026 Empat Pilar LCC at the West Kalimantan provincial level, concerning the scoring of participants’ answers in one of the competition sessions, the organising committee from the MPR RI General Secretariat has deactivated the quiz jury and MC for this LCC activity,” stated the MPR on its official Instagram account on Tuesday (12/5).