Motions

Novice Finals

  • 1
    THR mass tourism in world heritage sites.
  • 2
    TH, as a rising young director, W direct a remake film of already prestigious movie rather than a movie of their own.
  • 3
    THP stories (e.g. movie, literature) with clear distinction between good and bad characters, rather than ones with characters who embody both goodness and badness.

    • Novice Semifinals

  • 1
    TH, as the Marcos Administration, would significantly reallocate funds to prioritize the development of the Mindanao Railway System.
  • 2
    THBT Sara Duterte should have independently run for presidency in the 2022 Philippine Elections as opposed to running alongside Ferdinand Marcos Jr.
  • 3
    THR president Marcos' decision to strenghten economic and military ties with the US.

    • Novice Pre-semis

  • 1
    THBT states should heavily prioritize the development or acquisition of lethal autonomous weapons (LAWs).
  • 2
    THBT South Korea should abolish mandatory conscription and transition to volunteer military system.
  • 3
    In countries with a weak democracy, THS local military leaders staging a coup against the corrupt state leaders.

    • Grand Final

  • 1
    THP a world with a dominant belief in an intervening god instead of a non-intervening god
  • 2
    In multireligious societies, THW adopt the approach of benevolent neutrality rather than irreligion.
  • 3
    TH, as the farmer, would refuse to be the messiah.

    • Semifinals

  • 1
    THW ban the practice of dividend signalling in developing countries.
  • 2
    THBT Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) should adopt crown jewel defense instead of golden parachutes in response to perceived risks of takeover.
  • 3
    THBT developing countries should enforce closed shop agreements.

    • Quarterfinals

  • 1
    TH, as the Marcos Administration, would significantly reallocate funds to prioritize the development of the Mindanao Railway System.
  • 2
    THBT Sara Duterte should have independently run for presidency in the 2022 Philippine Elections as opposed to running alongside Ferdinand Marcos Jr.
  • 3
    THR president Marcos' decision to strenghten economic and military ties with the US.

    • Pre-quarterfinals

  • 1
    Lethal autonomous weapons (LAWs) are any form of technology which can independently identify and engage targets in whatever capacity they are programmed to do so (e.g., defense, offense, surveillance, etc.).
  • 2
    THBT South Korea should abolish mandatory conscription and transition to volunteer military system.
  • 3
    In countries with a weak democracy, THS local military leaders staging a coup against the corrupt state leaders.

    • Round 4

  • 1
    In conservative societies, THBT it is in the interest of feminist movement to emphasize commonalities bewteen men and women. (e.g., men and women are both victims of gender stereotypes)
  • 2
    THBT the feminist movement should celebrate the consumption and creation of pornography by women.
  • 3
    TH, as the feminist movement, W aggressively encourage women to pursue leadership roles in historically male-dominated fields.

    • Round 3

  • 1
    THW give sectoral representatives veto power over appointees of heads of government agencies. (e.g. Nurses Association can veto the appointment of the Secretary of Health, Teachers Association can veto the appointment of the Secretary of Education, etc.)
  • 2
    THBT intelligence agencies (e.g., USA's Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), UK's Secret Intelligence Service (SIS MI6), etc.) do more harm than good.
  • 3
    THBT post-colonial states should establish national identities in continuation of their colonial identity instead of reclaiming a pre-colonial identity. (e.g., using the colonizer's language as the official language instead of its local language/s, opting into the religion/s introduced to them instead of local religions, etc.)

    • Round 2

  • 1
    THW ban the advertisement of sports betting.
  • 2
    THBT artsitic sports (e.g. figure skating, rhythmic gymnastics, etc) should heavily prioritize technical elements.
  • 3
    THBT professional sports leagues should disqualify players with past history of school bullying.

    • Round 1

  • 1
    THBT donor admissions should be abolished.
  • 2
    THP professors to be tenured instead of contractual.
  • 3
    THR the increased usage of generative AI in tertiary education.