5:40 - Motion 1: The labor export policy is the export of the country's labor force to foreign countries. The Philippines started the massive export of labor to foreign countries in the 1970s as an economic strategy of the dictator Marcos to resolve economic crises of his administration. THW gradually decrease the annual export of labor until it is completely abolished. 23:35 - Motion 2:  In the 2022 elections, THBT Philippine progressives should prioritize winning local elections. 38:32 - Motion 3: THW prohibit multi-national and national corporations from participating in the rehabilitation of post-disaster areas.

4:00 - Motion 1: THBT schools should actively encourage children to question authority. 11:51 - Motion 2: Traditional education is defined as teacher-centered delivery of instruction to classes of students who are the receivers of information. Traditional schools generally stress basic educational practices and expect mastery of academic learning in the core subjects of math, reading, writing, science and social studies. THR parent's trust in the traditional education system. 29:04 - Motion 2: TH, as a fresh high school graduate in the US, W not apply for student loans.

6:23 - Motion 1: TH prefers a life where one is fully content but does not aspire for more over a life where one continually aspires without certainty of contentment. 21:15 - Motion 2: Scientific knowledge is the body of knowledge developed through the scientific method. The scientific method categorically rejects or does not reject phenomena (things, characteristics, events) by testing hypotheses about them through empirical or logical experiments. By contrast, traditional knowledge is the body of knowledge developed by traditional human experiences. These are experiences and beliefs of communities that stem from interactions with their environment, which are often passed down through generations via cultural practices or communal memory. THBT prioritizing scientific knowledge to the point of excluding traditional knowledge impedes humanity's growth. 39:40 - Motion 3: THBT nationalism is no longer viable in advancing modern-day democracy around the world

4:30 - Motion 1: On October 15, 2020, Col. Angela Rejano has been named Chief of Malabon Police, and the first female police chief in the history of the National Capital Region Police Office (NCRPO). TH, as Filipino feminists, regrets the promotion of Col. Rejano. 24:19 - Motion 2: 1. Shipping - short for relationshipping, is the act of rooting for romantic relationship between two fictional characters, often by a loyal subset of viewers/readers of said fiction e.g. Johnlock - Sherlock Holmes and John Watson from Sherlock Holmes, Merthur - Merlin and Arthur from Merlin, etc. 2. Canon - as in literary canon can be narrowly defined as that which is accepted as authentic, or official in the context of the literary piece/writing of a particular author, which are considered by scholars and critics in general to be the genuine creation of that particular author. This is based on some already deduced rules intended to be applied on the future pieces in the same genre. THBT shipping of non-canonical queer characters is a step back for genuine queer representation in media. 46:25 - Motion 3: Senate Bill No. 1934 or the proposed SOGIESC-based Anti-Discrimination Act was passed early this month (December 2020) by the Committee on Women, Children, Family Relations and Gender Equality chaired by Senator Hontiveros. THBT LGTBQI Filipino Movement and its allies should coopt religious groups in the fight to pass the SOGIESC-based Anti-Discrimination Act.

4:20 - Motion 1: THBT developing countries should pursue greater economic integration with one another in regional blocs and trading agreements as opposed to actively participating in international trading agreements and economic institutions led by, and with, global superpowers (e.g. United States and China). 14:55 - Motion 2: THBT megacities (cities that have more than 10 million inhabitants) should be run by multinational corporations. 30:20 - Motion 3: The assumption of economic rationality is the assumption that economic decision-makers have a purely materialistic, individualistic, and self-interested orientation towards economic decision-making. This assumes that individuals behave in rational ways and consider options and decisions within logical structures of thought, as opposed to involving emotional, moral, or psychological elements. Furthermore, it is based on the assumption that individuals seek to maximize utility and minimize costs for themselves. THBT the assumption of economic rationality in early and modern economic models and theories has done more harm than good to the creation, development, and design of domestic and foreign economic policy

2:45 - Motion 1: “Information Deficit Model” (IDM) assumes that the public needs more and better information. In contrast the “contextual model” is a collection of strategies that attempt to incorporate social context — in the form of culturally resonant messages, frames, and other rhetorical devices — into communication with the public. TH, as the scientific community, would move away from the "Information Deficit Model" (IDM) to a "contextual model" in discussing climate change. 10:13 - Motion 2: HCTs are trials that intentionally introduce an infectious disease organism to participants. In effect, expediting the usual vaccine development process, which normally requires a large group of people to be exposed to the disease naturally and may take over several years or decades to be completed. The demand for a COVID-19 vaccine has prompted vaccine developers to consider HCTs despite the lack of rescue treatments should any participant get sick. THS the use of human challenge trials (HCTs) in the development of COVID-19 vaccines. 20:15 - Motion 3: PubPeer is an online platform for post-publication peer review (PPPR). Unlike other platforms for PPPR, PubPeer offers their readers to leave comments under their real name or anonymously. THBT PubPeer does more harm than good to the scientific community.

6:00 - Motion 1: THW prohibit all financial settlements in environmental lawsuits. 20:53 - Motion 2: In response to racially motivated police violence, THBT racial minorities are justified in resorting to violent retaliation against the police. 32:30 - Motion 3: Under the doctrine of jury nullification, jury members may vote to acquit a defendant despite their belief that the accused is guilty of the crime charged. Essentially, the jurors vote based on their conscience and thus refuse to apply the law to the accused because they believe it is immoral, harsh, or wrongfully applied. THW abandon the doctrine of jury nullification.

3:11 - Motion 1: Absolute neutrality means equal weight to all events, opinion and arguments regardless of what side they're from. THBT all news platforms should practice absolute neutrality when covering news. 9:37 - Motion 2: THW make metadata collected by social media companies available to the public. 14:00 Motion 3: THW establish a content rating system for literature (i.e. R, PG-13 etc).

This 5th of November, let's spend the time to gain a better understanding of the history behind this date, the significance of Guy Fawkes, and the arguments for and against anarchy as a political ideology.(Also, registration for Debatable Open is still ongoing, so sign up if you havent yet: http://bit.ly/DebatableOpenTeams)

For this Halloween Special, we discuss the politics of horror, and have a long talk about the movie tropes we like and dislike! Listen to us talk about metaphors, subversion, and fear as the core tenants of what makes horror what it is.

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