Tabpuan

Round 1

Custody

In child custody disputes, THO the automatic preference for maternal custody

Sports

TH, as the coach of a first-division European football club (e.g., FC Barcelona, Paris Saint-Germain, and Manchester City), would implement relationism in their team

Positionism is a playstyle in football where members of a team are positioned in specific spaces on the field and are provided preset instructions such as where they are allowed to roam, how they are to control the ball, and who they are supposed to pass the ball to. This style of play is prevalent in European football. Relationism is a playstyle in football where members of a team are encouraged to be creative, crowd around the ball and each other, and make their own choices in the chaos that they cause on the field. This style of play is prevalent in South American football.

Science

THBT scientific research into the biological and genetic roots of socially sensitive human traits does more harm than good

Socially sensitive human traits refer to behavioral characteristics that carry significant social implications. These include, but are not limited to, general intelligence (IQ), predispositions toward violent or aggressive behavior, impulse control, and sexual orientation.

PH Politics

THR the victory of Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino III in the the 2010 presidential election

Culture

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).

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).

Religion

THR the narrative that moral progress requires the decline of religion

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.