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Motions
Every released motion from every tournament on Tabpuan.
74 motions
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THBT the Philippine government should prioritize peace negotiations over military operations in addressing armed conflict in Mindanao
Mindanao has experienced decades of armed conflict involving the Philippine government, Moro separatist movements, communist insurgent groups, and other armed organizations. The Moro struggle for self-determination has historical roots in the establishment of Spanish and American colonial rule and subsequent Philippine state formation. Major peace initiatives include the 1996 Final Peace Agreement with the Moro National Liberation Front (MNLF) and the 2014 Comprehensive Agreement on the Bangsamoro with the MILF.
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Law & Justice Motion 2
THW grant amnesty to former members of armed groups who participate in formal peace processes
Amnesty refers to a legal measure that removes or limits criminal liability for certain acts committed by individuals or groups, subject to the terms of the applicable law. In conflict-affected areas, amnesty provisions may form part of peace agreements and disarmament, demobilization, and reintegration programs. In the Philippines, peace processes have included discussions about the reintegration of former combatants into civilian communities. Different agreements establish specific requirements and legal procedures for participation.
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General Motion 3
THBT local communities should have greater authority in determining security policies in conflict-affected areas of Mindanao
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This House, as the feminist movement, regrets the rise of the pink-pill ideology.
Pink-pill ideology is the gender-flipped counterpart to the manosphere’s red-pill philosophy: it claims that liberal feminism has failed women, that men are the “problem sex,” and that women should respond with individual strategic behaviour—treating dating as a game, prioritising high-value providers, avoiding casual sex, and maintaining emotional or financial distance—rather than collective political action.
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Social Justice Motion 2
This House believes that Trinity Syndrome does more harm than good to the portrayal of women
INFOSLIDE B: Trinity Syndrome (named after the character Trinity in The Matrix) describes the pattern in which a female character is introduced as highly competent, independent, and impressive, only to be sidelined, reduced to a love interest, or require rescuing by the male protagonist later in the story. (e.g., Tigress from Kung Fu Panda, Athena from Percy Jackson, Astrid from How to Train Your Dragon)
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Social Justice Motion 3
This House Opposes the rise of men identifying themselves as feminist
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TH prefers a monopolous AI development
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Economics Motion 2
THBT all forms of neuro-technologies for mental augmentation (e.g. memory enhancement, faster mind processing) should be state-owned
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THBT planned obsolescence is necessary for innovation
Planned obsolescence refers to business practices that shorten the useful life of products or encourage consumers to replace functioning products
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Social Justice Motion 1
THBT society should abandon the expectation that men must always initiate romantic relationships
Courtship refers to the social practices through which individuals express romantic interest and establish potential relationships. In many cultures, traditional courtship expectations assign men the role of initiating romantic interactions, proposing dates, and expressing interest first. Women have historically been expected to take a more receptive role. These practices vary across cultures and generations, particularly as dating applications and changing social attitudes influence romantic interactions.
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General Motion 2
THC the normalization of publicly cutting off people who violate one's personal boundaries
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Social Justice Motion 3
THR the traditional expectation that men must be protectors and providers
In many societies, masculinity has historically been associated with physical strength, financial responsibility, emotional restraint, and leadership within the household. Men have traditionally been expected to provide financial support, protect family members, and assume positions of authority. These expectations are reflected in cultural practices, family arrangements, popular media, and social interactions. Contemporary societies have experienced changes in employment patterns, household responsibilities, and understandings of masculinity.
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Environment farmers' cooperatives
THW prioritize improving communication and agricultural information systems over increasing financial assistance to farmers’ cooperatives in Bulacan.
Bulacan has numerous agricultural and farmers’ cooperatives. Examples include Balaong Vegetable Farmers Multi Purpose Cooperative in San Miguel, Central Luzon Progressive Agriculture Cooperative in San Rafael, and Sapang Putik Sahud-Ulan Farmers Agricultural Cooperative in San Ildefonso. The Department of Agriculture identifies cooperatives in Bulacan as involved in activities such as vegetable production and trading, rice and vegetable marketing, and agricultural machinery services.
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Media & Culture Sacred Timeline
THBT the existence of a Sacred Timeline is preferable to a multiversal reality.
In the Loki series, the Time Variance Authority (TVA) enforces a singular "Sacred Timeline" managed by He Who Remains. Any time an individual makes a choice that deviates from the predetermined cosmic path (creating a "nexus event"), a new branch timeline is born. If left unchecked, these branches multiply infinitely, eventually colliding with one another and sparking a multiversal war that threatens all reality. To prevent total cosmic annihilation, the TVA prunes these branching realities at their inception, erasing entire timeline variants to preserve the singular, deterministic flow of the Sacred Timeline.
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THO the commercialization and use of generative AI as a substitute for human therapy.
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Philosophy & Ethics Philosophy
THBT human fulfillment requires the inevitability of an end
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Science & Tech Economics
THW ban instant digital micro-lending platforms in the Philippines
In developing Asian economies, instant digital micro-lending platforms (e.g., JuanHand, Tala, Akulaku) offer rapid, unsecured short-term cash loans directly via smartphone apps to unbanked and low-income individuals.
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THR the narrative that moral progress requires the decline of religion
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Health Health
THP a world in which the dominant recovery strategy following the COVID-19 pandemic was transformative rather than restorative
Restorative Recovery seeks to return society to pre-pandemic conditions by stabilizing and preserving existing systems and institutions (e.g., wage subsidies, business bailouts, and emergency loans). Transformative Recovery seeks to use the pandemic to create structural change, addressing inequalities and vulnerabilities exposed by the crisis (e.g., permanent flexible work arrangements and redesigned hybrid education systems).
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THBT the Philippine state research bodies (e.g. DOST, CHED) should allocate public Natural Language Processing (NLP) research grants to regional and indigenous
Natural Language Processing (NLP) is the branch of Artificial Intelligence that enables software to process, analyze, and generate human language text. In the Philippines, public research grants in science and higher education are primarily administered and distributed by the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) and the Commission on Higher Education (CHED).