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  • This house believes that it is in the best interest of ASEAN member states to distance itself from the principle of non-interference

    Infoslide

    The ASEAN principle of non-interference prohibits member states from interfering in each other's internal affairs (e.g., politics, human rights, or governance), emphasizing sovereignty and consensus-based diplomacy.

    Bicol Debate Union Rookies Asian Parliamentary 2025 · High School Finals · 2025-08-02

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

    Infoslide

    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

  • 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 believes in the right to suffrage of convicted citizens

    Infoslide

    In the Philippines, convicted persons with final prison sentences of more than a year are disqualified from voting in elections during the time of their incarceration. The disqualification does not apply to individuals without a final sentence or those with a final sentence of less than a year.

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

  • This House predicts that the inclusion of non-resident Bangladeshis (NRBs) in national football team tryouts does more harm than good to the long term footballing prospects of Bangladesh

    IUT IC 2025 · Round 5 · 2025-08-01

  • This house opposes the rise of cosmetic tourism in Asian countries e.g. South Korea, Vietnam, Thailand

    Infoslide

    Cosmetic tourism refers to the act of traveling to a country for significantly more affordable and accessible cosmetic procedures e.g. plastic surgery, Botox, liposuction, etc.

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

  • This house believes that countries should aggressively posture against China's grey zone tactics in the South China Sea

    Infoslide

    For the purposes of this debate, Chinese grey zone tactics are coercive, low- level actions that include the use of maritime militias and coast guard patrols in territorially ambiguous areas. They operate just below the threshold of war especially in areas like the South China Sea and Taiwan - while avoiding direct military escalation. Territorially ambiguous areas are geographic zones where jurisdiction is unclear or contested in practice but not formalized in law - often due to vague geographic features (e.g., submerged reefs), overlapping maritime entitlements, or imprecise claims (e.g., China’s nine-dash line).

    Vivaatam Pre-ABP 2025 · Round 5 · 2025-07-26

  • This house would abolish the SAP programme

    Infoslide

    The Special Assistance Plan (SAP) is a programme aimed to encourage bilingualism (Chinese and English) in schools. Schools are given additional funding to design additional programmes catered to promoting bilingualism and bicultural understanding, and offer mother-tongue related subjects (i.e. lessons on Appreciation of Chinese Culture). Only a few schools are designated as SAP schools, and SAP schools only offer mother tongue lessons in Mandarin Chinese.

    Singapore Polytechnic Debate Open 2025 · Round 1 · 2025-07-25

  • This house believes that the maximum foreign player quota of the Singapore Premier League should have stayed at 4.

    Infoslide

    The Singapore Premier League is Singapore's only professional football league. It comprises eight teams with extreme variance in financial resources, with the top two qualifying for the second-tier continental club competition ACL2 (in addition to playing in the SPL). In 2023, the SPL limited teams to fielding 4 foreign players at any one time in matches. This was increased to 6 in 2024-25, and 7 for the 2025-26 season. There are no maximum foreign player limits in continental competition. In the 2024-25 season, the Lion City Sailors became the first Singapore club in history to reach the final of the ACL2, starting 7 foreign players in the final. Singapore clubs do not currently qualify for the top-tier continental club competition ACL Elite, and will need to repeatedly achieve similar results in the next few years to qualify for the top-tier. The Singapore national team comprises Singaporean players who play in SPL clubs and overseas leagues. It only competes against other national teams.

    Singapore Polytechnic Debate Open 2025 · Semifinals · 2025-07-25

  • This house would remove the DIrect School Admission scheme for students entering secondary schools

    Infoslide

    The Direct School Admission scheme (DSA) is a form of aptitude-based admissions for primary schoolers entering secondary schools, which are processed before PSLE occurs. Primary schoolers who are admitted to a secondary school through DSA are not allowed to transfer to another secondary school, or select a different secondary school after receiving their PSLE results.

    Singapore Polytechnic Debate Open 2025 · Round 1 · 2025-07-25

  • This house would abolish the GRC system

    Infoslide

    A Group Representation Constituency (GRC) is a constituency type in Singapore where teams of candidates, instead of individual candidates, compete to be elected as Members of Parliament representing their constituency. All members of the winning team will be elected into Parliament. Each team fielded by any party in GRCs during elections must consist of at least 1 member from a minority race.

    MID YEAR DEBATE INVITATIONALS 2025 · Quarterfinals · 2025-07-19

  • This house would acquire full national ownership over the Buhawind Offshore Windfarm

    Infoslide

    Ilocos Norte is home to three of Southeast Asia’s largest wind farms: the Bangui, Burgos, and Caparispisan (North Luzon Renewables) wind farms. All were developed through foreign partnerships (primarily with a Danish company called Vestas) and are now majority- or fully-owned by major private corporations—primarily AC Energy (Ayala Group), which owns the Bangui and Pagudpud wind farms, and the Lopez Group's EDC, which owns the Burgos wind farm. These supply power to the Luzon grid, cover nearly half of Ilocos Norte’s electricity needs, and are major tourist destinations. A new project, the Buhawind Offshore Wind Farm, is a joint venture between Copenhagen Energy (Denmark) and PetroGreen Energy (a Southeast Asian MNC). It plans to install large floating turbines off the coasts of Bangui, Burgos, and Pagudpud, potentially becoming the largest of its kind in the country. Local fisherfolk have expressed strong opposition, citing threats to fishing access, damage to marine ecosystems, and a lack of direct community benefit—especially amid ongoing high electricity rates and frequent outages under private energy control.

    North Luzon Invitational Debates 2025 · Round 4 · 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 it is in the interest of Tibet to fully welcome a new generation of secular leadership

    Infoslide

    The Dalai Lama is both the spiritual leader of Tibetan Buddhism and, historically, the political leader of the Tibetan people. Since his exile in 1959, he has led the Tibetan cause from India, advocating for greater autonomy from China through a nonviolent "Middle Way" approach. In 2011, the Dalai Lama formally relinquished his political role, transferring authority to a democratically elected Sikyong (president) of the Central Tibetan Administration. However, he remains the most prominent figurehead of the Tibetan independence/autonomy movement.

    North Luzon Invitational Debates 2025 · Macli-ing Dulag Semifinals · 2025-07-19