Fatima Macanan and JJ Domingo (Lyceum A) swept the preliminary rounds en route to a masterful clinching of the Intramuros Cup. The competition was an invitational for universities and colleges in the Intramuros area. Participating schools included Lyceum of the Philippines, Mapua Institute of Technology, Pamantasan ng Lungsod ng Maynila and Letran College.
Lyceum A […]

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Today (May 14) marks the first day of the fourth edition of the AUDC. All roads lead to host Islamic International University in Malaysia as debaters  from all over the Asian continent compete through rigorous rounds of Asian Parliamentary debate to determine the finest.
The past three AUDCs were all won by Ateneo de Manila University. […]

We knew he would, and he did!
Congratulations, Gian! We are proud of you.
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Here’s Gian’s speech.
FISH MUCUS AND FOOT FUNGUS
by Gian Dapul
When I was in 6th grade, I hated Mathematics. You would have, too, if you had my teacher. He would drop huge workbooks on our tables and croak, “Thirty problems, fifty minutes.” A lot of […]

Ateneo de Manila retained the Square Off crown after the triumvirate of Steph Co, Miko Biscocho and Gica Mangahas bested the trio from UP Diliman. This gives Ateneo de Manila a subsidized pass to the Asians Universities Debating Championship next week hosted by Islamic International University of Malaysia.
UP Diliman was represented by Aaron Chan, […]

And then there were two.
After the rigorous rounds of the octos, quarters and semis, Ateneo de Manila University and University of the Philippines Diliman will be duking it out to determine who will get the much coveted sponsorship for the Asians Universities Debating Championship to be held next week in IIUM (Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia).
Ateneo’s chances […]

The UT Mara Debate Society (Malaysia) in collaboration with the Student Representative Council of Law Faculty together with the ICRC will be hosting the ICRC International Humanitarian Law Debate 2008. The tournament can serve as training for the upcoming Australasians season. The theme for this year’s competition is War, Suffering and Humanity.
When: June 2-5 […]

Debating on the motion that seeks to ban the sending of overseas Filipino workers to the Middle East, the team from University of the Philippines Diliman successfully advanced to the finals after hurdling a very strong team from Ateneo de Zamboanga. The winning team represented the affirmative side and was comprised of Joan Atienza, […]

ABS-CBN News Channel has propelled collegiate debating into the forefront of mainstream media by holding the Square Off Debate Championship. The show has  been pitting teams from all over the country to debate on controversial national issues. The show airs smack dab in the realm of prime time - Wednesdays at 8 pm. Currently, the […]

Carlo Cabrera of Singapore Management University sent this message via the Debate Philippines mailing list:
Just wanted to let everyone know that we’re still accommodating teams
for SMU Hammers, SMU Debating Society’s annual pre-AUDC tournament.
It’s going to be on May 10-11, the weekend just before AUDC. KL is
just a few hours away by bus, so it shouldn’t […]