Philippine Schools Debating Championship 2026

1. Round 1This House would introduce a binding “None of the Above” (NOTA) option on ballots for national executive electionsPractise this motion
2. Round 2THW join Peter Pan to Never LandPractise this motion
3. Round 3THO the integration of AI companies in the militaryPractise this motion
4. Round 4THS South Korea's increased attempts at enriching and reprocessing uraniumPractise this motion
5. Round 5THR the prominence of nationality and ethnicity as gimmicks in professional wrestlingPractise this motion
6. Round 6This House supports private tertiary-level educational institutions using the Income-Share Schooling (ISS) model.Practise this motion
7. Round 7THO the rise in transmediaPractise this motion
8. OctofinalsTH regrets the Philippines’ decision to increase the maximum allowable lease period for foreign investorsPractise this motion
9. Ana Alano QuarterfinalsTHW break up large agricultural commodity traders (i.e. Cargill, Bunge, Louis Dreyfus, Archer Daniels Midland (ADM))Practise this motion
10. QuarterfinalsTHBT the emphasis on extroversion in queer spaces has done more harm than good to the LGBTQ+ communityPractise this motion
11. Ana Alano SemifinalsTHBT progressive religious institutions should field women in religious leadership roles (imams, priests, etc.)Practise this motion
12. SemifinalsIn countries with aging populations, THBT governments should actively prop up the life settlement marketPractise this motion
13. Ana Alano FinalsTH prefers a world where there is a singular, global governmentPractise this motion
14. Grand FinalThis house regrets the romanticization of leaving behind a legacyPractise this motion

1. Round 1THR the narrative within the LGBT community that individuals have an obligation to come out.Practise this motion
2. Round 2THW make development aid conditional on efforts to limit birth-ratesPractise this motion
3. Round 3TH, as an upper middle-class second generation Asian immigrant in the US, would resettle in the country where their family emigrated fromPractise this motion
4. Round 4THP a world without celebritiesPractise this motion
5. Round 5THBT governments should mandate all parents to fully use their parental leaves (e.g. maternity leave, paternity leave)Practise this motion
6. Round 6THBT subsidies and government support for home ownership should be redirected to initiatives that support rentingPractise this motion
7. Round 7TH, as a post-colonial state, would create a history education curriculum that diminishes the role of colonialism in determining the country's trajectoryPractise this motion
8. OctofinalsTHW ban all embryo selection (including but not limited to sex, genetic predispositions to physical or mental attributes, and tissue compatibility for savior siblings) except for chronic or terminal inherited genetic diseases in IVFPractise this motion
9. SemifinalsTHP a world where religious people do not believe in hell/eternal punishmentPractise this motion
10. Grand FinalTHR the Louisiana PurchasePractise this motion
11. Ana Alano FinalsAssuming the continuation of parental duty of care in raising their children and the continuation of families, THP a world in which members of families have no strong emotional attachment toward each other.Practise this motion

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