UP Diliman wins the 2011 PIDC, 2011 PIDC Motions

A team from the University of the Philippines Diliman (UPD) comprised of Pearl Simbulan, Alistair Zosa, Carlo Borromeo triumphed over the trio of JC Dela Peña, Dominic Ambat, Nicole Soltes from the College of Saint Benilde at the grand finals of the 2011 Philippine Intercollegiate Debating Championships (PIDC). 

This recent win caps a fantastic run for Academic Year 2010-2011 by UPD, which also won the National Debate Championships (NDC) during the last quarter of 2010.  The NDC is the country's biggest inter-varsity British Parliamentary tournament. 

Here is a compilation of the motions released for Rounds 1 to 6 of the 2011 PIDC:

Round 1: 

THBT Barbie is an enemy of the feminist movement.

THW ban minors from becoming professional video gamers.

THW stop building golf country clubs.

Round 2:

THBT the state should take custody of exceptionally brilliant children.

TH decries the rise of obsessive hyperparenting. 

THW re-open sperm banks for Nobel laureates.

Round 3:

THB the state should fund schools exclusively for teaching indigenous peoples in their own language.

THW recognise sexual relationships between man and beast.

THW allow neo-Nazi groups to establish public pilgrimage sites.

Round 4:

THBT it's high time to abolish jeepneys.

THW not allow establishments to impose a mandatory service charge.

THBT game shows which take advantage of the poor should not be given air time.

Round 5:

THW overtly support rebel movements that fight for democracy.

TH supports a bloody revolution to fight a dictator in the Middle East.

THBT the use of suicide bombers is a valid tool to advance freedom. 

Round 6:

THW allows states to colonise outer space.

TH regrets the pursuit of artificial new life forms.

THBT the state should fund any research that aims to achieve immortality.

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Biggest, Oldest 3on3 Debate Tournament in the Philippines kicks off today

The University of the Philippines Debate Society (UP Debate Society) and the Philippine Daily Inquirer (PDI), the largest newspaper in the country, have once again teamed up to bring the Philippine Intercollegiate Debating Championship 2011 (PIDC 2011).

The PIDC is the longest-running and biggest (in terms of scope and participation) 3on3 debate tournament in the country, annually attracting more than 300 participants and affiliates from every top notch debate institution in the country.  With debate tradition deeply entrenched in the Filipino psyche, rounds at the PIDC have been described as 'fierce' , each round never flagging in quality and competitiveness.  As such, most Philippine teams consider it good training ground for regional 3on3 tournaments, particularly the United Asian Debating Championships (UADC).

This year's venue will be at the University of the Philippines Diliman campus grounds, where participants will get the chance to ride on the iconic UP Ikot jeepney to get from one building to another. Opening ceremonies will be at the University Theatre, whilst break night will be at Blacklight. The Closing & Awards ceremony will be at the Quezon City Sports Complex.

PIDC 2011 will also be home for intelligent discussion through an issue forum featuring the topic “How secular is the Philippines?” This issue forum will be open to the public.

The PIDC 2011 A-core this year has internationally-renowned debater Neha Prakash from the National University of Singapore in the adjudication core and internationally-renowned adjudicator Tasneem Elias joining the pool of adjudicators.

The PIDC 2011 starts today, and will run up to the 11th of April 2011. 

So if you're in Manila, and are in search of some high voltage intellectual stimulation, why not drop by UP Diliman, and see what debating is all about!  

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