Motions

Novice Finals

  • 1
    THBT Womad’s separation from Megalia has done more harm than good
  • 2
    THO the rise of pop culture trends made to simplify the female experience (girl dinner, girl math, hot girl walk)
  • 3
    THBT the feminist movement should actively oppose the institution of the First Spouse

    • Novice Semifinals

  • 1
    THBT the pursuit and development of AGI is immoral
  • 2
    TH predicts that technological convergence will do more harm than good
  • 3
    THP a regulated public utility model for AI compute as opposed to the privately-owned model

    • Open Finals

  • 1
    THP a world where the Philippines remained a peaceful colony of Spain
  • 2
    THP a world where, following independence from the US, the Philippines was instead divided into three sovereign states based around Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao, respectively
  • 3
    THBT the Philippines should withdraw from Pax Silica

    • Open Semifinals

  • 1
    Assuming feasibility, THS the creation of human cloning technology for the purposes of 'resurrecting' the dead
  • 2
    Assuming the technology exists, THS the legalization of epigenetic upliftment technology
  • 3
    THBT Confucianism has done more harm than good in modern Northeast Asia

    • Open Quarterfinals

  • 1
    THBT the pursuit and development of AGI is immoral
  • 2
    TH predicts that technological convergence will do more harm than good
  • 3
    THP a regulated public utility model for AI compute as opposed to the privately-owned model

    • Open Octofinals

  • 1
    TH, as the Philippine Government, would offer tax incentives for listing non-traditional companies in the PSE
  • 2
    THBT index providers should cap the weight any single company can hold in a major stock index
  • 3
    THW prohibit pension funds from investing in private credit

    • Round 7

  • 1
    THP the emphasis on activism as a civic expectation as opposed to a personal choice
  • 2
    THBT protest movements should prioritize disruptive tactics (e.g., road blockades, walk-outs, occupations) over conventional, non-disruptive tactics (e.g., permitted marches, petitions, awareness campaigns, boycotts)
  • 3
    THBT social movements should actively combat the Dead Internet (e.g., reclaim internet spaces, lobby for social media regulation) instead of adapt to it (e.g., offline-first organization)

    • Round 6

  • 1
    THP that host communities' benefits be computed as a fixed share of generation companies' gross revenues rather than a fixed rate per kilowatt-hour
  • 2
    THS Anambra State's policy of development
  • 3
    THBT developing states should heavily invest in attracting digital nomads (e.g., tax incentives, special visa issuances, digital nomad infrastructure etc.)

    • Round 5

  • 1
    TH, as the Syrian transitional government, would pursue a long-term security agreement with Israel
  • 2
    TH, as Spain, would continue to strengthen its relations with Algeria at the expense of its relationship with Morocco
  • 3
    TH, as Ethiopia, would annex the port of Assab

    • Round 4

  • 1
    THR the professionalisation of youth sports
  • 2
    THBT the FFE Plan would have done more harm than good for the developing world
  • 3
    THR the glorification of the "golden era" of sports

    • Round 3

  • 1
    In developed countries, THBT the state should subsidize poor households on the condition that they raise their children in a secular environment
  • 2
    THW ban all forms of religious messaging in political campaigns
  • 3
    THW abolish the legal privilege protecting the confidentiality of religious confession

    • Round 2

  • 1
    In newly post-colonial states, THP that courts practice judicial activism to judicial restraint
  • 2
    THR the emphasis on the 'kingpin' strategy in combating illegal drug use
  • 3
    THW require judicial warrants for all forms of state digital surveillance

    • Round 1

  • 1
    THS the commercialization of deceased individuals' identities (e.g., posthumous album releases from unfinished recordings, merchandise bearing a late public figure's name and likeness, digital recreations of deceased actors in film)
  • 2
    THR the premium placed on self-improvement
  • 3
    THO the commodification of favors (e.g., paid pasabuy services, apps for outsourcing favors, paid queueing services)