PIDC 2008 (Pinoy Nationals) Debate Motions

PIDC 2008 Motions

1 The state should ban all private schools from sanctioning students who exhibit homosexual behavior
2 THW allow universities to allot slots for the admission of the children of their alumni
3 TH supports the right of private elementary schools to require pre-school education to their Grade One applicants

1 United States should support the entry of former Soviet states into the NATO
2 America should welcome Iran's involvement in Iraq
3 THW lift US sanctions on Cuba

1 The government should stop funding research searching for the gene for autism
2 TH supports the parents' right to avail of medical procedures infantilizing their disabled children by inhibiting their physiological growth
3 THW abolish employment quotas for the disabled

1 THW abolish the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority
2 The Sangguniang Kabataan is irrelevant to today's youth
3 Instead of being a political appointee, the Ombudsman should be elected by the people

1 TH celebrates the role of organized religion in defining gender roles
2 The Dalai Lama should cede control of Tibet to China
3 THW remove restrictions on campaign contributions made by religious organizations

1 The Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Program (CARP) has served the interests of the Filipino farmers
2 THW end the conversation of indigenous lands
3 The developing world should prioritize food security over biofuel production

1 Sponsors of commissioned art should have the right to alter the final work even without the consent of the paid artist
2 Independent filmmakers should welcome the piracy of their work
3 Authors of spins-off of copyrighted literature should not be made to pay royalties to the original author




1 Democratization should not be a goal of the West's foreign policy
2 TH regrets the Joint Seismic Marine Undertaking at the Spratly's
3 THW prioritize citizens of former colonies in guest worker programs

1 THW give married individuals the option to have multiple legal spouses
2 TH regrets the enforcement of forma & informal rules regulating sexual & romantic relationships in the workplace
3 TH celebrates the rise of easily-accessible non-commercial online amateur porn

1 The culture of privileging formal education has broadened inequality in the developing world
2 The Leftist populist revolution in Latin America has failed
3 Post-modern feminists have betrayed their Third World sisters

1 TH celebrates the Philippines' historical attachment to its former colonial masters
2 The mass emigration of Filipino workers has eroded nationalism
3 The hold of the elite in governance has strengthened Philippine democracy