Motions

Balagtas Cup Finals

  • 1
    THBT the Mandanas Ruling will do more harm than good
  • 2
    THBT governments should predominantly base its policies on the country’s Gross National Happiness
  • 3
    THW reduce the Economic Management Agencies in the Philippines into a singular Executive Department.

    • Balagtas Cup Semifinals

  • 1
    TH prefers a world where robocops replace all human police systems
  • 2
    TH, as a developing country, would heavily invest in SMRs
  • 3
    Assuming all countries will comply, THBT all AI technology should be regulated by an international organization.

    • Young Laurels' Cup Finals

  • 1
    THBT governments of nations with high ethnic diversity should implement bussing.
  • 2
    TH, as a Filipino parent, will homeschool their child.
  • 3
    In developing nations, TH prefers tertiary educational institutions that teaches students to be career generalists, as opposed to being career specialists.

    • Grand Final

  • 1
    TH, as an individual actor, W obliterate thyself and join the hive mind.
  • 2
    TH, as the awakened passenger, will wake up the significant other.
  • 3
    THW choose to live in the realm of the Sky, where freedom is defined by the exclusion of the self.

    • Semifinals

  • 1
    TH regrets the “Delaware Effect”
  • 2
    THBT microfinance has done more harm than good to poverty alleviation in Developing Countries.
  • 3
    THBT the economic policies of the Trump Administration is within the interest of ASEAN.

    • Quarterfinals

  • 1
    TH supports the fall of Pax Americana
  • 2
    THW recognize the new government of Syria
  • 3
    TH prefers the collective ReArm Europe Plan as opposed to discretionary individual military spending of member states.

    • Octofinals

  • 1
    TH, as a progressive candidate in a local government position, will not talk about national politics.
  • 2
    THBT the ongoing Marcos-Duterte political feud has done more good than harm to the Filipino People.
  • 3
    TH prefers former President Rodrigo Duterte to be litigated in the Philippines as opposed to being tried in the International Criminal Court.

    • Round 5

  • 1
    TH prefers Degrowth over Green Growth
  • 2
    THBT the youth should have veto powers over policies that they may deem harmful to the environment
  • 3
    TH opposes the right to burn

    • Round 4

  • 1
    THW choose to be a ghostwriter.
  • 2
    THBT historically less competitive nations should prioritize allocating public sports funding in grassroots league as opposed to its usage to join prestigious competitions.
  • 3
    TH opposes the emphasis placed on The Sport Ethic.

    • Round 3

  • 1
    THBT the mental health discourse in social media has done more harm than good
  • 2
    THW heavily integrate AI medical care in areas with low number of healthcare workers
  • 3
    TH supports the rise in usage of psychedelics in mental health treatment

    • Round 2

  • 1
    TH opposes the usage of martyrdom as the primary tool of social movements for pushing policy change.
  • 2
    TH opposes the antagonization of slacktivism.
  • 3
    THBT social movements in conservative countries should prioritise service work through non-governmental channels over overt political advocacy for change.

    • Round 1

  • 1
    TH, as a social media company, prefers Community Notes over censorship of posts and pages as a fact-checking tool.
  • 2
    TH opposes the sensationalization of high-profile crimes in media
  • 3
    TH supports Sharenting