Tournaments
Pilipinas Novice Debates 2026
What it took to break at this edition, what was set and who set it.
Sat 28 Feb 2026
From 1 tab, newest Pilipinas Novice Debates 2026.
How many points did it take?
8points were safe
in 2026
The last team in averaged 75.6 speaks in 2026.
What will they set?
- Philosophy3 of 9
- Economics2 of 9
- Social & Identity1 of 9
- International Relations1 of 9
Out of 9 past motions with a topic, from 1 edition.
How many teams, and how many break?
12of 36 teams made the open break
in 2026
Field strength: Below Average in 2026, from the ratings of the debaters who went.
Past motions
1 edition with motions on record, newest first.
Pilipinas Novice Debates 20269 motions
- Round 1This house believes that the feminist movement should actively discourage participation in industries that commodify insecurity (e.g., cosmetic surgery, diet culture, beauty enhancement markets)Practise this motion
- Round 2This house prefers Keynesian economic policies over Hayekian economic policies in the developing worldPractise this motion
- Round 3This house, as the environmental movement, regrets the mainstreaming of “net-zero” narrativesPractise this motion
- Round 4This house predicts that the United States will become more, rather than less, democratic over the next 10 yearsPractise this motion
- Novice Pre-semifinalsIn resource-scarce healthcare systems, this house would adopt progressive qualification criteria over classical medical criteria when allocating scarce treatments (e.g., organ transplants, ICU beds, or expensive biologics)Practise this motion
- Novice SemifinalsThis house regrets the narrative that “once a cheater, always a cheater"Practise this motion
- Novice FinalsThis house believes that Rodrigo Duterte should face trial in Philippine courtsPractise this motion
- High School Pre-finalsThis house believes that the PH opposition should adopt political neutrality as opposed to building alliances within the incumbent administrationPractise this motion
- High School FinalsThis house would not blow up the other ferryPractise 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
- Novice break12 teams
- High School break11 teams
How speakers score here
Speaker averages and what finishing high has taken.
- average speaker score, 1 edition
- 75.2
- where most speakers land
- 74.2 to 76.1
- average at tournaments of similar strength
- 74.4
What finishing high has taken
- Top speaker77.5
- 10th speaker76.0
- 20th speaker75.5
Median speaker average at each finishing spot, 1 edition.
Similar-strength tournaments
- Macau Debate Open 202675.6
- Tilburg Open 202675.3