Motions

Grand Final

  • 1
    THBT the Philippines should aggressively open its agricultural industry to foreign trade
  • 2
    THBT the United States' ongoing contractionary monetary policy is doing more harm than good for the developing world
  • 3
    THS the continued financial integration of banks and cryptocurrency exchange platforms
  • Sinag Cup Grand Finals

  • 1
    THP the celebration of Queer Wrath Month as opposed to Pride Month
  • 2
    THR the 'Great Gay Migration'
  • 3
    Where queer marriage is legal, THBT LGBTQIA+ community should reject the institution of marriage
  • Semifinals

  • 1
    THBT Leni Robredo's Angat Buhay non-governmental organization should actively cooperate with the Marcos administration
  • 2
    THW penalize political turncoatism in the Philippines
  • 3
    THBT the Philippines should use nuclear energy
  • Quarterfinals

  • 1
    THBT religious leaders in failing states with ongoing civil conflict have a moral obligation to encourage their followers to participate in nonviolent resistance against the state
  • 2
    THBT it is in the interest of religious institutions to actively denounce the possibility of science-defying miracles
  • 3
    THP a norm in which the Pope of the Catholic Church, upon reaching significant frailty, would choose to retire as opposed to waiting for their death
  • Sinag Cup Semifinals

  • 1
    THR the stigmatization of quitting
  • 2
    THP a world where greed is valued as a predominantly positive trait
  • 3
    TH welcomes the advent of a post-work society
  • Octofinals

  • 1
    THP media that presents an overwhelmingly optimistic view of government institutions (law enforcement, government agencies, etc.) as opposed to media that presents an overwhelmingly pessimistic view of government institutions
  • 2
    THR the corporatization of YouTube
  • 3
    THBT it is in the interest of developing countries to implement strict data protection regulations on all social media platforms
  • Round 7

  • 1
    THBT feminists should oppose all forms of pornography
  • 2
    THBT self-proclaimed feminist healthcare workers should boycott healthcare institutions which refuse to provide abortion services
  • 3
    THBT the increasing adoption of intersectional feminist discourse has done more harm than good for the feminist movement
  • Round 6

  • 1
    THP a world where individuals can sell and trade their technical skills
  • 2
    THP a world where the dominant social norm is to be single
  • 3
    THP a world where the founding historical figures of states were not immortalised in nationalist discourse through the eventual persistence of their ideals in the founding documents and legal systems
  • Round 5

  • 1
    THR the politicization of sports
  • 2
    THO the integration of satire in contemporary political discourse
  • 3
    THBT "Dead Dove: Do Not Eat" stories should be banned from all platforms
  • Round 4

  • 1
    THP that the US move towards a policy of Strategic Clarity on Taiwan as opposed to a policy of Strategic Ambiguity
  • 2
    THBT the European Union should form its own standing army
  • 3
    THBT the West should actively block the continuation of joint infrastructure projects between the Taliban-run government of Afghanistan and South Asian states
  • Round 3

  • 1
    THR the romanticization of the medical profession as a vocation in media
  • 2
    TH, as the LGBTQIA+ community, welcomes scientific research that seek to establish a biological link to homosexuality
  • 3
    THBT Filipino scientists that are funded by taxpayers' money should prioritize local issues rather than strive to address global problems
  • Round 2

  • 1
    THW stop all attempts to promote and preserve dying art forms (e.g. traditional puppetry, indigenous forms of tattooing, etc.)
  • 2
    THR the rise of romanticized depictions of historical figures and events in media and literature
  • 3
    THS the monetization of fanfiction
  • Round 1

  • 1
    THS the nationalization of academic publishing
  • 2
    In states where abortion is legal, THBT universities should make abortion services available to its students
  • 3
    THS the widespread adoption of behavior tracking technology in primary and secondary schools