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Manila Intervarsity XIV

What it took to break at this edition, what was set and who set it.

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Sat 11 Apr 2026

From 1 tab, newest Manila IV XIV 2026.

How many points did it take?

4points were safe
in 2026

The last team in averaged 77.7 speaks in 2026.

Every year

What will they set?

Out of 24 past motions with a topic, from 1 edition.

Practise Philosophy motionsLesson: Weighing arguments

How many teams, and how many break?

8of 29 teams made the open break
in 2026

Past motions

1 edition with motions on record, newest first.

Manila IV XIV 202624 motions
  1. Round 1This house, as the queer community, would aggressively resist narratives that frame aro-ace individuals through romantic compromisePractise this motion
  2. Round 1This house, as Jianna, would wait for a more stable time rather than come out and transition now.Practise this motion
  3. Round 1This house prefers framing trans advocacy around inclusion within the gender binary, over disrupting it.Practise this motion
  4. Round 2This house believes that public health campaigns should employ stigma as a strategy to discourage health behaviors that significantly harm othersPractise this motion
  5. Round 2This house would heavily restrict the expansion of pharmaceutical companies into the research and production of medicine for non-pathological conditions (e.g., anti-aging drugs, cognitive enhancers for healthy individuals, mood enhancers, recreational libido enhancers, etc.)Practise this motion
  6. Round 2This house believes that developing countries should prioritize funding for diseases affecting children and adolescents (e.g., congenital disorders, pediatric cancers, infectious childhood diseases) over those affecting adults (e.g., cardiovascular disease, type 2 diabetes, occupational illnesses)Practise this motion
  7. Round 3In times of economic crises, this house prefers imposing windfall taxes on excess profits as opposed to imposing price capsPractise this motion
  8. Round 3This house supports China's transition from a manufacturing-led economy to a service-driven economyPractise this motion
  9. Round 3This house believes that developed countries should aggressively adopt abundance liberalism as a core economic strategyPractise this motion
  10. Round 4This house opposes the glamorization of the "quarter-life crisis"Practise this motion
  11. Round 4In family conflicts, this house prefers a norm where spouses actively expose their partner’s faults and flaws to their childrenPractise this motion
  12. Round 4This house believes that middle-class parents should prioritize providing their children with significantly better opportunities at the expense of their own future securityPractise this motion
  13. Open QuarterfinalsThis house supports Kenya opening the Somalian borderPractise this motion
  14. Open QuarterfinalsAssuming Viktor Orban wins the 2026 elections, This house believes that EU should suspend Hungary's voting rightsPractise this motion
  15. Open QuarterfinalsThis house believes that it is in the interest of ASEAN to recognize the legitimacy of the newly elected Myanmar parliamentPractise this motion
  16. Open SemifinalsThis house supports major economic powers implementing a carbon border taxPractise this motion
  17. Open SemifinalsThis house opposes the demonization of AI by environmental activistsPractise this motion
  18. Open SemifinalsThis house supports the cancellation of the Masungi Georeserve Joint Venture AgreementPractise this motion
  19. Open FinalsThis house celebrates the dominant emphasis on success in narratives surrounding Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs)Practise this motion
  20. Open FinalsThis house regrets the Atong Paglaum v. COMELEC rulingPractise this motion
  21. Open FinalsThis house, as ABS-CBN, would abandon attempts to secure a broadcasting franchisePractise this motion
  22. Dr. Elmer Cruz Cup FinalsTH, as EU states, would boycott matches held in the US for the 2026 FIFA World CupPractise this motion
  23. Dr. Elmer Cruz Cup FinalsThis house believes that major sporting events should allow all political messaging as opposed to prohibiting all political messagingPractise this motion
  24. Dr. Elmer Cruz Cup FinalsThis house believes that sports governing bodies should be subject to judicial reviewPractise this motion

The break, year by year

The points that were safe, the last team in and how many broke, at each edition with results.

Every break in 2026

  • Open break8 teams
  • Dr. Elmer Cruz Cup break2 teams

How speakers score here

Speaker averages and what finishing high has taken.

average speaker score, 1 edition
76.6
where most speakers land
74.7 to 78.5

What finishing high has taken

  • Top speaker79.5
  • 10th speaker78.4
  • 20th speaker77.9

Median speaker average at each finishing spot, 1 edition.