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  • While allocating budgets, This house believes that central governments should prioritise the need based allocation approach as opposed to the contribution based allocation approach

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    For the purposes of this debate, need based allocation refers to budgetary allocations based on the needs of a state (population size, poverty, level of inequality, etc.), while contribution based allocation refers to budgetary allocations based on the tax revenue that a state provides relative to the national tax revenue.

    The 17th Christ University Parliamentary Debate 2025 · Novice Semi Finals · 2025-01-17

  • This house believes that freight equalisation policy has done more harm than good to India

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    Freight equalisation policy was adopted by the government of India to facilitate the equal growth of industry all over India post independence. This meant a factor could be set up anywhere in India and the transportation of minerals from the extraction site to anywhere within India from which it could be processed or sold, would be subsidised by the union government

    The 17th Christ University Parliamentary Debate 2025 · Round 2 · 2025-01-17

  • This house would heavily prioritize Innovation over Research for Scientific Training in the Philippines

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    For the purpose of this debate, Innovation refers to the production of Intellectual Property (Patents, Utility models, etc.) in accordance with the Intellectual Property Code, and development of new products or processes of manufacturing. Examples include the Galansiyang startup developing drones for reforestation seed planting, and the Ginhawa ReliefVent Ventilator. Research refers to scientific investigations into the basic properties of phenomena (i.e. string theory, statistical mechanics, biophysics, etc.) for the purpose of generating knowledge and publications in scientific journals. Scientific training includes, but is not limited to, undergraduate and graduate degrees in scientific and technological fields (i.e physics, chemistry, agriculture, computer science, etc.) as well as research programs.

    6th Mindanao Novice Cup · High School Quarterfinals · 2025-01-17

  • This house, as the Philippine Government, laments Overseas Economic Dependency

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    For the purpose of this debate, Overseas Economic Dependency (OED) is the resulting phenomenon from national economic policies and strategies (ex. deployment of workers abroad, special tax rates for OFW remittances, allowing foreign direct investments) that entails significant dependency to income or capital originating overseas.

    6th Mindanao Novice Cup · Double-Octofinals · 2025-01-17

  • This house believes that developing economies should prioritise bottom-up development strategies (funding grassroot communities and investment in local infrastructure) over top-down development strategies (incentives for MNC growth and large-scale exporting capacity).

    NHSDLC British Parliamentary Open 2025 · School的四强赛 · 2025-01-17

  • This house supports developing countries adapting the value-based care model

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    The value-based care model is a healthcare model where healthcare providers are paid based on patient health outcomes rather than the volume of services provided. This features payment models with fixed payments per patient, bundled payments for all services, or performance-based incentives tied to quality and outcomes.

    6th Mindanao Novice Cup · High School Semifinals · 2025-01-17

  • This house would heavily prioritize Innovation over Research for Scientific Training in the Philippines

    Infoslide

    For the purpose of this debate, Innovation refers to the production of Intellectual Property (Patents, Utility models, etc.) in accordance with the Intellectual Property Code, and development of new products or processes of manufacturing. Examples include the Galansiyang startup developing drones for reforestation seed planting, and the Ginhawa ReliefVent Ventilator. Research refers to scientific investigations into the basic properties of phenomena (i.e. string theory, statistical mechanics, biophysics, etc.) for the purpose of generating knowledge and publications in scientific journals. Scientific training includes, but is not limited to, undergraduate and graduate degrees in scientific and technological fields (i.e physics, chemistry, agriculture, computer science, etc.) as well as research programs.

    6th Mindanao Novice Cup · Quarterfinals · 2025-01-17

  • This house, as the Philippine Government, laments Overseas Economic Dependency

    Infoslide

    For the purpose of this debate, Overseas Economic Dependency (OED) is the resulting phenomenon from national economic policies and strategies (ex. deployment of workers abroad, special tax rates for OFW remittances, allowing foreign direct investments) that entails significant dependency to income or capital originating overseas.

    6th Mindanao Novice Cup · High School Double-Octofinals · 2025-01-17

  • This house believes that social sciences subjects should adopt the problem-posing model in basic education in developing countries

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    A problem-posing model emphasizes student-teacher dialogue and contextualized learning. In this model, discussions are heavily based on and directed by students’ lived experiences. For example, history lessons will be taught based on the contexts of their localities.

    6th Mindanao Novice Cup · Round 2 · 2025-01-17

  • This house would privatize the construction of the Mindanao Railway Project

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    The Mindanao Railway Project is an infrastrucutre project currently under planning intended to connect the major cities of Mindanao via railway similar to the MRT or LRT in Metro Manila

    6th Mindanao Novice Cup · High School Finals · 2025-01-17

  • Context: Investment loans refer to loans taken for long term investment purposes such as education,infrastructure, inducing FDI, etc. Consumption oriented loans refer to loans taken for consumption purposes such as Food distribution, Healthcare, Agricultural imports, retirement benefits, cash grants, etc. MOTION: This house as the government of a failing economy would choose to undertake investment oriented loans for lower interest as opposed to consumption oriented loans for higher interest.

    Winter Debate Symposium 2025 · Round 4 · 2025-01-11

  • For degrees requiring highly technical knowledge (e.g., STEM-related degrees), This house would actively promote return-of-service agreements as opposed to international scholarships

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    A return-of-service agreement is an arrangement by which the state offers free or subsidized education for qualified students in exchange of them working for the state under the appropriate government agency for a certain number of years.

    CIDA Novice Cup 2025 · Round 3 · 2025-01-11

  • This house believes that friend-shoring does more harm than good

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    Friend-shoring is an economic strategy where countries prioritize trade relations with nations they have strong diplomatic and/or regional ties with, as opposed to maintaining broad global trade relations. This approach has led to countries pulling back on their economic relations with non-allied or less integrated nations. Friend-shoring has gained traction in recent years due to geopolitical tensions and systemic risks.

    Philippine Schools Debating Championship 2025 · Round 5 · 2025-01-08

  • This house prefers a world where the Model Debtor Strategy was not pursued by the Aquino Administration

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    After the Marcos regime, the Aquino administration adopted the Model Debtor Strategy which prioritizes the repayment of foreign debt to restore the country's international credibility. This was coupled with austerity measures and a greater reliance on labor exportation.

    Philippine Schools Debating Championship 2025 · Ana Alano Semifinals · 2025-01-08