Motions

Novice Grand Finals

  • 1
    TH, as humanity, would collectively pursue one/singular global philosophy
  • 2
    THP a world where humans never existed
  • 3
    TH, as humanity, would actively pursue the creation of Artificial General Intelligence (AGI)
  • Novice Semifinals

  • 1
    THR the creation of global climate agreements (e.g. Paris Accords)
  • 2
    THBT it is justified for Indigenous tribes to consent to commercialize ancestral lands.
  • 3
    THP radicalized approach to climate crisis action
  • Grand Final

  • 1
    TH, as a progressive Filipino, must actively campaign against "bayanihan" during times of disaster
  • 2
    THW choose to prioritize forwarding traditional Filipino values as opposed to adopting globalized ideals
  • 3
    THR the narrative that dying for your country is an honorable death
  • Semifinals

  • 1
    THW abolish welfare services for the poor and give them the equivalent in cash instead
  • 2
    THW cap the number of years a person can own land
  • 3
    THW ban zero-hour contracts
  • Quarterfinals

  • 1
    THW slowly develop cloning tech
  • 2
    THW prioritize funding efforts to discover earth analogs located farther in the universe over efforts to terraform planets closer to ours
  • 3
    THR the rise of AI doomerism.
  • Round 4

  • 1
    THBT the emphasis towards gender-neutral laws has done more harm than good
  • 2
    THP a decolonized approach to addressing gender inequality as opposed to a globalized one
  • 3
    THBT the feminist movement should actively campaign for body neutrality instead of body positivity
  • Round 3

  • 1
    THBT membership to labor unions should be mandatory
  • 2
    THW temporarily and significantly relax minimum labor standards in times of unusually high unemployment, including workplace health and safety standards, minimum wage, working hour restrictions etc.
  • 3
    TH supports the use of economic terrorism to fight against unfair trade practices of large nations, such as currency manipulation and trade-distorting subsidies
  • Round 2

  • 1
    THBT educational institutions should prioritize teaching their students to question authority over convenient conformity
  • 2
    THW embrace the use of generate AI in education
  • 3
    THBT university admissions should heavily prioritize students with lived experiences related to their chosen field over the use of standardized exams
  • Round 1

  • 1
    THBT the internet has done more harm than good in politics
  • 2
    THR the rise of true crime series on mainstream media
  • 3
    THBT piracy is morally legitimate