Motions

High School Finals

  • 1
    THO the culture of obsession being perceived as a pre-requisite for success
  • 2
    THR the romanticization of nostalgia
  • 3
    THO the norm of fast and efficient service in the sit-down food industry

    • Grand Final

  • 1
    THO the rise of online alternative political communities in the Philippines
  • 2
    In highly urbanized areas in the Philippines, THW adopt a mandatory COE-based private vehicle ownership model
  • 3
    In contexts of rising regional tensions, THS Mandatory Conscription in the Philippines

    • Semifinals

  • 1
    THS the flipped classroom approach as the dominant model in tertiary education
  • 2
    THBT it is in the interest of universities to abolish associate degrees
  • 3
    THS the abolition of academic tenure

    • Pre-Semis

  • 1
    This House, as the mother, Would read the book
  • 2
    This House, as a woman in her mid 30s, Would take upon a non-transactional view of romantic love.
  • 3
    This House, as a young GenZ adult, Would choose to be a satisficer rather than a maximizer

    • Round 4

  • 1
    THP the Path to Champions system over the relegation system
  • 2
    THO the growing culture of stanning individual idols instead of entire K-pop groups (e.g., BLACKPINK, BTS, SEVENTEEN)
  • 3
    THS a decline of valuing sacrifice and struggle in competitive artistic sports (e.g., Figure Skating, Gymnastics, etc.)

    • Round 3

  • 1
    THBT it is in the best interest of the Philippines to abandon the Filipino First Policy
  • 2
    In the Philippines, THW invest in indigenous-led economic sectors over integrating indigenous communities into formal job markets.
  • 3
    TH, as a working class Filipino, Would pursue employment in the informal sector as opposed to the formal sector

    • Round 2

  • 1
    THBT the feminist movement in third world countries should prioritize coalition-building with other progressive movements over pursuing standalone gender reforms
  • 2
    THBT animal rights groups should seek to prioritize Anthropocentric as opposed to Ecocentric approaches
  • 3
    THBT leaders of social movements should pursue positions in political office

    • Round 1

  • 1
    THO the use of algorithms in music streaming platforms (Spotify, iTunes, YouTube Music, etc.)
  • 2
    In the creation of media with strong subversive political messaging, THP Speculative Fiction over Realistic Fiction
  • 3
    THBT efforts to make the literary canon more inclusive have failed