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Manila Pre-WUDC 2025
Oct 25, 2025 · Philippines, Online · BP · Online
Motions
Manila Pre-WUDC 2025 (2025)11 motions
- Round 0TH welcomes the separation of GAFCON from the traditional Anglican communion
- Round 1THS the glorification of adventurous lifestyles (e.g. lifestyles that involve experimenting & exploring experiences that are foreign to oneself, casual spontaneity, embracing opportunities with many unknowns etc.)
- Round 2THBT civil action groups should prioritize petitioning the Supreme Court as opposed to pursuing appeals from lower-court cases
- Round 3THBT universities should hire a substantial portion of STEM* academic staff from the industry (e.g. corporate managers & analysts, industry research & development experts). *Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics
- Round 4THBT governments should offer significant financial support for minority residents to open businesses (e.g., grants, subsidized rents, or low-interest loans) in commercial ethnic districts (CEDs) as opposed to limiting outside businesses from moving into the district (e.g., zoning limits on chain stores or non-ethnic enterprises).
- Pre-QuarterfinalsIn ageing societies, THBT pension funds should invest significant portions of savings in speculative assets (e.g. acquiring equity in hedge funds or private equity firms, trading in financial derivatives).
- QuarterfinalsIn countering anti-immigration sentiments, THBT left-wing movements should primarily adopt a cultural approach instead of an economic approach.
- SemifinalsTH welcomes the separation of GAFCON from the traditional Anglican communion
- Grand FinalTHBT parents should teach daughters to assume men are "guilty until proven innocent".
- EFL FinalsTH welcomes the separation of GAFCON from the traditional Anglican communion
- Novice FinalsIn functional democracies, THW grant courts the power to bar certain parties and/or candidates from running for office on the basis that them holding office would pose significant threats to democracy.
What gets set here
Religion27%
Social & Identity18%
Economics18%
Politics18%
Law & Crime9%
Education9%
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30% of teams break
Teams usually guarantee their break on 8 points.
Break on speaks? Average at least 78.3.
Last edition: 29 of 96 teams broke.
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Break categories
This tournament runs a separate break for each category. From the most recent edition:
- Open break29 teams
- EFL break7 teams
- Novice break4 teams
Top speeches
The highest individual speaker scores recorded at this tournament.
| Debater | Speech | Motion | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 🇦🇺 Jack S. | GW | THBT universities should hire a substantial portion of STEM* academic staff from the industry (e.g. corporate managers & analysts, industry research & development experts). *Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics | 84 |
| 🇦🇺 Udai K. | MG | THBT universities should hire a substantial portion of STEM* academic staff from the industry (e.g. corporate managers & analysts, industry research & development experts). *Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics | 84 |
| Cavan T. | MG | THBT civil action groups should prioritize petitioning the Supreme Court as opposed to pursuing appeals from lower-court cases | 83 |
| 🇸🇬 Lit W. | LO | THBT universities should hire a substantial portion of STEM* academic staff from the industry (e.g. corporate managers & analysts, industry research & development experts). *Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics | 83 |
| 🇦🇺 Jack S. | LO | THBT governments should offer significant financial support for minority residents to open businesses (e.g., grants, subsidized rents, or low-interest loans) in commercial ethnic districts (CEDs) as opposed to limiting outside businesses from moving into the district (e.g., zoning limits on chain stores or non-ethnic enterprises). | 82 |
| 🇸🇬 Rdu D. | OW | THBT civil action groups should prioritize petitioning the Supreme Court as opposed to pursuing appeals from lower-court cases | 82 |
| 🇸🇬 Rdu D. | DPM | THBT governments should offer significant financial support for minority residents to open businesses (e.g., grants, subsidized rents, or low-interest loans) in commercial ethnic districts (CEDs) as opposed to limiting outside businesses from moving into the district (e.g., zoning limits on chain stores or non-ethnic enterprises). | 82 |
| 🇦🇺 Jordyn G. | DLO | THBT universities should hire a substantial portion of STEM* academic staff from the industry (e.g. corporate managers & analysts, industry research & development experts). *Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics | 82 |
| 🇸🇬 Ha T. | DLO | THBT universities should hire a substantial portion of STEM* academic staff from the industry (e.g. corporate managers & analysts, industry research & development experts). *Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics | 82 |
| 🇦🇺 William M. | LO | THBT universities should hire a substantial portion of STEM* academic staff from the industry (e.g. corporate managers & analysts, industry research & development experts). *Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics | 82 |
| 🇸🇬 Lois A. | GW | THBT civil action groups should prioritize petitioning the Supreme Court as opposed to pursuing appeals from lower-court cases | 82 |
| 🇦🇺 Jack S. | OW | THBT civil action groups should prioritize petitioning the Supreme Court as opposed to pursuing appeals from lower-court cases | 82 |
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