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  • This house opposes the Grab-GoTo Merger.

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    As of March 20, 2025, Grab Holdings Ltd., a leading Southeast Asian ride- hailing and delivery company headquartered in Singapore, is actively pursuing the acquisition of Indonesian tech conglomerate GoTo Group, which is a dominant player in Indonesia's digital economy, providing services such as ride-hailing and e-commerce.

    Guangzhou United Asian Debating Championships 2025 · Semifinals · 2025-06-17

  • This house believes that the Japanese feminist movement should support the criminalization of Enjo kōsai

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    Enjo kōsai is a type of transactional relationship where older men give money and/or luxury gifts to attractive young women in exchange for sexual favors in Japan. While Enjo kōsai is not explicitly illegal, Japanese laws prohibit paying a person under 18 for obscene acts and juvenile delinquency.

    Guangzhou United Asian Debating Championships 2025 · Round 6 · 2025-06-17

  • This house believes that US military bases in Okinawa has done more harm than good

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    Under the U.S.-Japan Security Alliance, Japanese governments have allowed US bases on Okinawa in exchange for a US commitment to defend Japan from external attacks. 75% of US military forces are stationed in Okinawa, despite Okinawa only constituting to 0.6% of Japan's total landmass. Throughout the history of the presence of US military presence in Okinawa, multiple mass protests have taken place. Yet, new military bases continued to be built.

    Malaysia Debate Open 2025 · Round 3 · 2025-06-15

  • This house supports the shift to full foreign ownership as oppposed to the previous 40 per cent cap on foreign ownership of renewable energy projects in the Philippines

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    Until 2022, the Philippines restricted foreign ownership in the renewable energy sector to a 40 per cent cap. This was revised in 2022 to allow full foreign ownership and extends to exploration, development, and utilization of the country’s renewable energy resources.

    Vietnam Asian Schools Debating Championship 2025 · Round 3 · 2025-06-15

  • This house, as Samsung, would significantly invest to become FullStack

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    A FullStack company controls its entire supply chain. For example, Apples Iphones are built using Apple's own inhouse processors and operating system, and so are Googles Pixel phones. In the 5 years since western sanctions on Hauwei have forced it to create their inhouse HarmonyOS, it has now finally managed to catch back up to Vivo as the top Chinese phone brand. Two other phone makers, Xiaomi, and BBK Group (parent company of OPPO, Vivo, and OnePlus) are joining together with Huawei to create HarmonyOS³. This move would leave Samsung, which uses Google's Android, as the only major phone maker to rely on a competitors operating system.

    Zagreb Pre-EUDC 2025 · Round 5 · 2025-06-13

  • This house supports the designation of the entire Sierra Madre mountain range as a permanent protected landscape

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    A protected landscape is a protected area where resource extraction is only permitted for local small-scale agriculture and fishing. All infrastructure development are also heavily limited and regulated.

    Santiago Ortega Cup II · Open Semifinals · 2025-06-07

  • This house predicts an opposition-led presidency after the 2028 Philippine National Elections

    Santiago Ortega Cup II · Marvin Parma Cup Quarterfinals · 2025-06-07

  • This house regrets the growing trend of international universities accepting Gaokao scores for direct undergraduate admissions

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    The Gaokao is a highly competitive, high-stakes national exam taken by all high school seniors in China to determine which students are admitted to universities and colleges. Increasingly, international universities, particularly in the UK, Australia, and Canada, have begun accepting high Gaokao scores in lieu of traditional admissions criteria such as the SAT, ACT, personal statements, or English proficiency tests. This has enabled some Chinese students to directly enroll in undergraduate programs abroad without meeting the typical holistic or language-based entry requirements.

    Santiago Ortega Cup II · Marvin Parma Cup Semifinals · 2025-06-07

  • This house believes that the Makabayan bloc should consolidate its party-lists in the upcoming 2028 Philippine general elections

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    The Makabayang Koalisyon ng Mamamayan (Makabayan) bloc is a coalition of progressive opposition leaders. It currently fields four main party-lists with the intent of representing different marginalized sectors i.e. Bayan Muna Partylist, Alliance of Concerned Teachers Party-list, Gabriela Women's Party, and Kabataan Partylist.

    Santiago Ortega Cup II · Marvin Parma Cup Quarterfinals · 2025-06-07

  • This house would implement a Non-Constituency Member system in the Philippine Senate

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    In a Non-Constituency Member of the system, a fixed number of seats would be offered to the losing opposition candidates who secured the highest vote shares in the general elections but failed to win office. These non-elected legislators would have speaking and partial voting rights, no access to district-based funding, significantly lower salaries, and no constituent obligations. They would be explicitly barred from voting on confidence votes, budget appropriations, or constitutional amendments.

    Santiago Ortega Cup II · Marvin Parma Cup Quarterfinals · 2025-06-07

  • This house, as the kapre, would curse the forest

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    You are a kapre, a centuries-old spirit whose life force is tethered to a great tree, deep in the forest. You have lived a harmonious life, but have long felt lonely and are longing for companionship. A lumberjack has recently begun working nearby. He does not know you exist, but often lingers by your tree, talks aloud about love and loneliness, sings, and unknowingly builds a quiet intimacy with you. You know that eventually, he may be ordered to cut your tree, but it is not guaranteed. You have the power to lay a subtle curse: any blade will dull and break near your tree, and those who try to work near it will feel an unexplainable fear of the forest. However, if you curse the land, he will stop coming. He will believe the forest is cursed and never return.

    Santiago Ortega Cup II · Open Finals · 2025-06-07

  • This house would advocate for a ban of skin bleaching products in the Philippines

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    In Africa, Rwanda became the first country to ban the use of skin bleaching products. The government, together with the health and security departments, enforced laws that made the production or the sale of the skin bleaching products illegal.

    Salingoy: Santiago Ortega Cup 1 · Ortega Finals · 2025-06-07

  • This house believes that it is in the best interest of the Chinese government to limit the influence and visibility of prominent local entrepreneurs.

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    Over the last year, Chinese policymakers have pushed to both heavily regulate industries and make more efforts towards "common prosperity". This has included heavily regulating the tech industry and publicly shaming and punitively regulating several billionaires who have gained their wealth through the free market. For example, after Jack Ma made a controversial speech shaming the Chinese financial system Xi Jinping pushed for the resignation of top Ant Group executives and condemned his character, among other things.

    Salingoy: Santiago Ortega Cup 1 · Round 4 · 2025-06-07