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  • This house, as the LGBTQ+ movement in a developing country, would focus its queer tourism initiatives towards local and indigenous forms of queerness (e.g., Babaylans in the Philippines, Hijras in India, Kathoey in Thailand, etc.)

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    Queer tourism is a type of tourism that caters to and/or is designed by and for LGBTQ+ individuals. It often highlights destinations and businesses that are welcoming and affirming of LGBTQ+ identities, offering unique cultural, social, and historical insights relevant to the community. This form of tourism promotes inclusive and safe experiences by emphasizing the support for queer-friendly enterprises and and creating spaces where LGBTQ+ travelers can express themselves freely and comfortably.

    Philippine Intercollegiate Debating Championship 2024 · Round 4 · 2024-09-07

  • In disaster-prone developing countries, This house prefers a debureaucratized implementation of infrastructure projects specifically designed to mitigate impacts brought about by natural disasters (e.g., typhoons, earthquakes, etc.)

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    For the purposes of this debate, "debureaucratization" refers to the process of having a less bureaucratic approach to certain strategies or policies implemented by a government. This could look like minimizing the number of offices evaluating a certain document or program, or expediting the evaluation process of each office involved.

    Philippine Intercollegiate Debating Championship 2024 · Round 3 · 2024-09-07

  • This house regrets the Mandanas Ruling

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    (Motion 3) The Mandanas Ruling is a Supreme Court decision stating that Local Government Units (LGUs) will receive more funds from tax collections on top of the national internal revenue taxes initially allocated. It also rules that LGUs should devolve majority of certain executive functions, to be accomplished by the end of 2024.

    Philippine Intercollegiate Debating Championship 2024 · Sinag Cup Finals · 2024-09-07

  • This house supports the creation of an executive department for water resource management in the Philippines

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    Currently, water resource management in the Philippines is handled by various agencies, including the National Water Resources Board (NWRB), the Metropolitan Waterworks and Sewerage System (MWSS), the National Irrigation Administration (NIA), and other regional and local water service providers, all of which operate as an attached agency to different executive departments such as the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) and the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR). However, there have been proposals and discussions in recent years about creating an executive department to centralize and streamline the management of the country's water resources.

    Philippine Intercollegiate Debating Championship 2024 · Round 3 · 2024-09-07

  • This house prefers rights-based humanitarianism to apolitical humanitarianism.

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    ‘Apolitical humanitarianism’ describes traditional notions of humanitarianism, where humanitarian organisations value impartiality, neutrality, and recognition of state sovereignty. ‘Rights-based humanitarianism’ is often political, with its proponents willing to take stances in conflicts and neglect state sovereignty. For example, during the Nigerian Civil War, the International Committee of the Red Cross respected the Nigerian government’s decision to end the famine by disallowing agencies to provide food to the seceding Biafra. Another NGO, Oxfam, disregarded the Nigerian government’s directive by supplying aid to Biafra.

    Chung Ling Private Debate Championship 2024 · Junior Finals · 2024-09-07

  • This house believes that it is China's interest for the CCP to stop using loan conditions and defaults to achieve political goals

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    Over the past 10 years, China has given several loans to developing countries in exchange for political benefits (eg: favourable votes in multilateral institutions or deeper trade relations, etc.). The borrowing country has often defaulted on these loans, resulting in China taking possession of infrastructure in these developing countries as collateral (Typically, loans are backed with assets, typically infrastructure as a condition for repayment)

    Muntazar Asian Parliamentary Debate · Round 4 · 2024-09-07

  • This house believes that the feminization of survival has done more harm than good

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    The feminization of survival refers to the focus on women as agents of uplifting impoverished and marginalized communities. It prompts poverty- alleviation initiatives that target women as primary participants, such as microfinance, conditional cash transfers, and increased gender quotas for employment, etc.

    Philippine Intercollegiate Debating Championship 2024 · Partial Double-Octofinals · 2024-09-07

  • This house believes that international organisations should prioritise providing development aid to bottom-up rather than top-down systems of development

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    Bottom-up development focuses on empowering and allocating resources directly within local communities. In contrast, top-down development involves distributing power and resources from a central national level

    Malaysia Debate Open 2024 · Round 3 · 2024-08-31

  • This house opposes the Delaware Effect in developing countries

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    The "Delaware Effect" refers to low regulatory burdens and business-friendly environments as a means of attracting foreign corporations. Examples include streamlined processes for incorporating businesses, favorable tax treatment, and flexible corporate governance laws.

    National Asians High School Debate Championship 2024 · Round 3 · 2024-08-27

  • This house supports Milei's dollarization plan

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    Argentina's current president, Javier Milei, is proposing a policy of full dollarization as a response to a depreciating local currency. This means that the country will fully adopt the U.S. dollar in place of the Argentine peso, and citizens would be required to use U.S. dollars for all transactions instead of pesos.

    National Asians High School Debate Championship 2024 · Round 6 · 2024-08-27

  • This house supports imposing ERP in congested emerging economic hubs (Jakarta, Ho Chi Minh, Bangalore etc.)

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    Electronic road pricing (ERP) is a system in Singapore where drivers automatically pay a fee when they pass through ERP gantries, or gates positioned mostly at entrances to downtown Singapore. Residents leaving downtown in a personal vehicle also pay this fee. There is no fee when taking public transit, and there are off-hours when the ERP fee isn’t active (at night and during weekends/holidays).

    Queen's Summer Open 2024 · Semifinals · 2024-08-24

  • This house believes that developed countries should pursue a policy of degrowth.

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    Degrowth involves a planned decrease in the size of economic production and consumption occurring within a given economy (often measured via GDP). It could involve the prioritisation of less emissions intense industries, heavy taxes or limits on emissions, shorter work weeks, and voluntary reductions in consumer spending.

    Fudan Debate Open 2024 · 赛5 · 2024-08-24