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  • This House Believes That humanity should implement the Prime Directive.

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    In the distant future, humanity has developed the capability to travel to distant worlds. In doing so it has encountered many civilisations (of intelligent extraterrestrial life), and continues to do so. The Prime Directive is a general instruction of non-intervention. It states that, when humans interact with less developed civilisations, those humans should not seek to alter the social, cultural or technological development of the civilisation. This includes but is not limited to: prohibitions on providing less developed civilisations with advanced technologies or medicines; making no references to the existence of other extraterrestrial life forms and civilisations; not intervening against leaders that humanity deems morally dubious.

    Copenhagen European Universities Debating Championships 2025 · ESL Finals · 2025-08-03

  • This house believes that India should adopt policies similar to China that encourage graduates and migrant workers to return to their hometowns

    Infoslide

    In China, the government has introduced rural revitalization programs that offer subsidies, tax breaks, and training to encourage university graduates and former migrant workers to return to rural areas for work or entrepreneurship. India faces similar challenges, including mass rural-to-urban migration, overcrowded cities, and underdeveloped rural regions. Many Indian graduates leave their hometowns for urban job opportunities.

    Hart House Women and Gender Minorities Debating Tournament 2025 · Semifinals · 2025-08-02

  • This house, as Salumay, would reject the offer

    Infoslide

    Buklod-Katawhan is a grassroots organization rooted in the ancestral values of Kalinaw, a rural town in Mindanao. Led by Salumay, the daughter of a tribal chieftain, the group actively resists destructive mining and agro-industrial projects that threaten indigenous land, livelihood, and cultural identity. Despite its deep community support, Buklod-Katawhan faces chronic shortages in legal, financial, and logistical resources, relying mostly on volunteer work and modest local donations to sustain its advocacy. As local elections near, a powerful political party offers legal aid, funding, and media coverage in exchange for the public endorsement of its candidates.

    Grassroots Debate Open Pre-NDC 2025 · Open Finals · 2025-08-02

  • This house supports quarrying operations in Albay

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    There are currently 135+ permitted private quarry operators in the province of Albay, with most conducting their operations in the surrounding areas of the Mayon volcano. The quarry industry offers the province nearly 10 million pesos in revenue monthly, and the fund is planned to be used for various community programs. However, environmentalists and activist groups have opposed quarrying operations, as it has historically worsened the effects of natural disasters (floods, volcanic eruptions, landslides) to nearby municipalities.

    Bicol Debate Union Rookies Asian Parliamentary 2025 · Grand Final · 2025-08-02

  • This house, as developing states, welcomes a demographic winter

    Infoslide

    A demographic winter is one defined by a declining birth rate and a larger older population than its younger population. For example, since 2022, the Philippine birth rate has declined by 1% each year, and the median age of the population has also shown an increasing trend, now at 26.1 years old.

    Bicol Debate Union Rookies Asian Parliamentary 2025 · Round 3 · 2025-08-02

  • This house opposes the Singapore Developmental framework

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    The Singapore developmental framework is the extensive focus of global research on the factors and conditions prerequisite to Singapore's perceived economic, socio-political, and technological success. It is heavily used as a point of comparison for developmental research done for third-world countries, e.g., in relation to traffic management, urban planning, public transportation, and etc.

    Bicol Debate Union Rookies Asian Parliamentary 2025 · Round 3 · 2025-08-02

  • This house supports the lying flat movement in developing countries

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    Lying flat is a social movement that began in China around 2021. It emerged as a passive form of resistance among young people who are against intense work culture. Faced with rising living costs and rigid social expectations, some individuals choose to disengage from traditional life milestones such as career advancement, home ownership, and starting a family. Instead, they opt for minimalist lifestyles focused on rest, autonomy, and personal well-being.

    Grassroots Debate Open Pre-NDC 2025 · Round 4 · 2025-08-02

  • This house supports the environmental movement’s shift from dark green to light green sustainability

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    Dark Green or Ecocentric Sustainability refers to the notion that it is the earth which is more important than ideas about human progress and economic growth, while Light Green or Technocentric Sustainability focus is on humankind and the improvement in human standards of living and quality of life.

    Bicol Debate Union Rookies Asian Parliamentary 2025 · Round 1 · 2025-08-02

  • This house supports the nationalization of rare earth metal industries in the Global South

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    The Global South refers to economically developing regions, primarily in Africa, Latin America, and parts of Asia and Oceania, that are rich in natural resources but often marginalized in global trade. Rare earth metal industries involve the mining and processing of 17 critical elements used in technologies like electric vehicles, smartphones, and renewable energy systems.

    Grassroots Debate Open Pre-NDC 2025 · Open Quarterfinals · 2025-08-02

  • This house regrets EPIRA

    Infoslide

    The Electric Power Industry Reform Act of 2001 (EPIRA law) restructured the Philippine power sector through privatization and deregulation, promoted by international institutions like the Asian Development Bank as part of post- Asian Financial Crisis reforms. It dissolved the state monopoly (NPC/NAPOCOR), created competitive generation markets, and established the Wholesale Electricity Spot Market (WESM). While attracting $23B in private investments (2001-2019) and increasing generation capacity by 80%, critics argue it failed to deliver promised affordability, residential rates remain among Asia's highest.

    Bicol Debate Union Rookies Asian Parliamentary 2025 · Magayon Cup Finals · 2025-08-02

  • In developing countries, This house would subsidize Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) that comply with ESG standards

    Infoslide

    Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) is a corporate framework for evaluating a company's sustainability and ethical impact (e.g. measuring carbon footprints (E), labor practices (S), and executive transparency (G)

    Bicol Debate Union Rookies Asian Parliamentary 2025 · Round 1 · 2025-08-02

  • This House believes that developing countries should impose a windfall tax

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    A windfall tax is imposed on companies or businesses that achieve excessive profit during unforeseen events such as favorable market conditions, resource discoveries, or regulatory changes; e.g. global surge of oil prices, discovery of new medicines during a disease outbreak, etc.

    Ho Chi Minh Debate Open 2025 · Quarterfinals · 2025-07-26

  • This house believes that sovereign wealth funds in emerging markets should not list national champions on foreign stock exchanges (e.g., NYSE, LSE, etc...)

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    A sovereign wealth fund (SWF) is a state-owned investment fund that governments use to invest surplus revenues and other financial reserves. They often hold significant equity stakes in national champions, which are large and strategically important companies typically linked to key sectors of national importance. Some popular examples include Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund holding stakes in Saudi Aramco, Temasek Holdings in Singapore holding stakes in Singapore Airlines and Singtel, Khazanah Nasional Berhad in Malaysia holding stakes in Telekom Malaysia and Tenaga Nasional, etc...

    Vivaatam Pre-ABP 2025 · Round 2 · 2025-07-26

  • This house believes that the trend of Reshoring is in the best interest of the developing world

    Infoslide

    Reshoring is the trend where countries and companies move manufacturing and critical supply chains back home. This trend has been accelerated in the past few years due to COVID-19’s disruption of the global supply chain, rising geopolitical tensions, and Industrial Policy in the US – which has led companies and countries to believe that the risk in having manufacturing away from home is too large and that, thus, a reliance on a global supply chain is too risky – pushing them to move for a stronger domestic supply chain.

    North Luzon Invitational Debates 2025 · Round 2 · 2025-07-19

  • This house believes that it is in the interest of local Igorot communities to aggressively oppose hydropower projects in the Cordillera region

    Infoslide

    As part of the Philippines’ commitment to rely on renewable sources for 35% of electricity by 2030, 99 hydropower projects have been greenlit in the Cordillera region. The approved projects span all major rivers from Apayao all the way to Benguet with a total combined generating capacity of more than 4000 megawatts. Both local and national government units have backed the development of the projects with the goal of increasing energy accessibility and jobs in the region while local Igorot communities are divided due to threats of militarization and potential damage to land and water resources.

    North Luzon Invitational Debates 2025 · Octofinals · 2025-07-19

  • This house believes that post-colonial states should prioritize negative rights over positive rights

    Infoslide

    Negative Rights: These are rights that require others (typically the government) to abstain from interfering with individual actions. Examples include the right to free speech and the right to privacy. Positive Rights: These rights require others (usually the government) to provide certain services or goods to individuals. Examples include the right to education and the right to healthcare

    Indo-Pacific Pre-ABP 2025 · Round 3 · 2025-07-19