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  • This house predicts that Mindanao will successfully secede in the next 50 years

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    In 2019, the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao became the only region in the Philippines with its own government. This autonomy was established as part of a peace agreement to quell violence in the region, addressing decades of conflict and dissatisfaction between groups in the region and the national government based in Luzon. In comparison, the secession of Mindanao refers to the island region pursuing complete independence from the Philippines, becoming an entirely separate nation-state. In 2024, Former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte publicly declared a call for the secession of the region.

    Caritas Debate Open 2025 · Round 3 · 2025-02-15

  • This house would ban religious arbitration courts.

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    In religious arbitration, the two parties involved in a civil dispute consent to have their dispute settled by a religious tribunal, rather than in a civil court. The decisions of the religious arbitration courts are binding.

    Warwick Open 2025 · Round 5 · 2025-02-15

  • This house believes that public educational institues in developed countries should heavily prioritize teaching the signed counterparts of their spoken languages instead of teaching English as a second language.

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    A Signed Language, such as ASL (American Sign Language), BdSL (Bangala Sign Language), KSL (Korean Sign Languages), and so on is a non-spoken language used primarily by Deaf and hard-of-hearing communities. These languages have their own grammar, slang, and regional variations, and are independent of spoken languages.

    Korea University Mini Tournament 2025 · Round 3 · 2025-02-09

  • In multi-ethnic societies, This house supports the Ethnic Integration Policy

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    Singapore implemented the Ethnic Integration Policy in order to establish ethnic quotas for public housing blocks with a proportion of flats in each neighborhood allocated to Malayese, Chinese, Indians and other minority groups. Owners were free to buy and sell flats to any race as long as racial limits of neighborhood were maintained.

    5th Ikhtilaf Parliamentary Debate 2025 · Round 5 · 2025-02-08

  • This house as the Dalit community opposes the TTD training program

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    One of the world’s richest temples, the Tirumala Tirupatie Devasthanams (TTD), since 2017 has been training people of SC/ST community to become priests. The trained preists are then assigned temples in which they work as a priest and this is messaged by TTD as a step towards breaking caste barriers. However, these priests are not allowed to be appointed in the most important and regular temples of TTD itself.

    5th Ikhtilaf Parliamentary Debate 2025 · Round 5 · 2025-02-08

  • This House believes that anglophone universities in Quebec should begin the process of relocation to other provinces.

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    Quebec has three anglophone universities: McGill, Concordia, and Bishop’s University. In October 2023, the province of Quebec announced plans to double tuition for out-of-province Canadian students at these universities. Following negotiations, the increase was limited to 33% on the condition that 80% of students from outside Quebec reach an intermediate level of French by the time they graduate. Tuition for Quebec residents is approximately half of what out- of-province tuition costs. The Quebec government will claw back the majority of the revenue raised by the increased tuition and use it to fund francophone universities.

    Ottawa IV 2025 · Partial Quarterfinals · 2025-02-01

  • This house prefers the integrationist over the accommodationist constitution-building model in post-conflict states

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    The integrationist constitution-building model focuses on creating a unified national identity by maintaining uniform policies (those without group- specific variations), promoting a common culture/language, etc. Conversely, the accommodationist model seeks to protect national diversity through public acceptance of different identities, power-sharing agreements, etc

    13th Justice V.M. Tarkunde National Parliamentary Debate 2025 · Round 2 · 2025-01-31

  • This house, as a Gen Z, will choose to live in Kamalig rather than stay in this world.

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    The world of Kamalig is a world with assurance of all basic necessities. People in this world have had food security all throughout its history. There are no disasters, no hunger, no wars. However, all people who live in Kamalig have one singular culture and race.

    Kamalig Novice Asian Parliamentary 2 · Harvest Grand Finals · 2025-01-25

  • This house supports the rise of exceptionalist over realist black art

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    Over the 21st century, several major canons of art have emerged to represent the African-American experience. Exceptionalist art, such as "Napoleon Leading the Army Over the Alps" and "President Barack Obama" by Kehinde Wiley, have placed modern black figures in positions of political power / luxury / historical influence. By contrast, realist art like Amy Sherald's "Breonna Taylor Portrait" and "a single man in possession of a good fortune” have chosen to try to portray black figures in average settings—eating ice cream, at the beach, or simply dressed in modern clothes and staring directly at the viewer.

    North American Debating Championships 2025 · Semifinals · 2025-01-18

  • This house, as the US Democratic Party, would deprioritize discussions on identity politics in favor of their economic platforms

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    Identity politics refers to discussions centered around a person’s identity. In the context of US politics, it pertains to the identities of ethnic, religious, and racial minorities, women, and the queer community.

    6th Mindanao Novice Cup · Round 4 · 2025-01-17

  • This house would ratify the deferral of the 2025 BARMM elections based on the results of a plebiscite

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    Under the Bangsamoro Organic Law, the first election of the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao was scheduled on May 2025. However, on December 18, 2024, the House of Representatives voted to defer the election to May 2026, attributing the delay to necessary substantial legislative corrections due to recent actions such as the exclusion of Sulu from BARMM. While the BARMM interim parliament favors a postponement, various sectors in the region are against it.

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

  • This house supports Estonia’s proposal to revoke local voting rights from Citizens of Agressor States

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    In Estonia, permanent residents, regardless of their citizenship status, currently have the right to vote in local council elections (_municipal elections_). Estonia is currently planning to amend its constitution to revoke voting rights in local elections for residents who are citizens of “aggressor states”, this impacts approximately 80,000 Russian citizens and 3,000 Belarusian citizens in Estonia. Stateless individuals (a category that includes many ethnic Russians), citizens of EU or NATO member states will not be affected. The government aims to implement this policy before the next local elections, scheduled for October 2025. The total population of ethnic Russians in Estonia is estimated to be around 296 000.

    English College Open 2025 · Round 3 · 2025-01-17

  • In multiethnic states, This house prefers the use of devolved governments as opposed to centralized governments

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    Devolution is the transfer of power from a central government to subnational (e.g., state, regional, or local) authorities. The devolved territories have the power to make legislation relevant to the area thus granting them a higher level of autonomy; this includes areas such as healthcare, law enforcement, education, etc

    Winter Debate Symposium 2025 · Novice Finals · 2025-01-11