The Manila Times

Lasallians win 2018 Philippine Inter-Collegiate Debating Championsh­ip

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A river of trash. THE La Salle Debate Society (LSDS) survived the grueling rounds to bag the 8 to 13 at the Asian Developmen­t Bank - -

University of the Philippine­s-Cebu team to grab the Sinag Cup, a parallel competitio­n between the highest ranked novice teams

The Sinag Cup promotes regional camaraderi­e and celebrates diversity.

The winning team was composed of

and Alvin John Serenado, who was hailed as the Best Speaker of the Cup.

Hosted by the UP Debate Society

largest national debate tournament in the Asian Parliament­ary format. This

Some 120 debaters from 24 schools from all over the Philippine­s vied for the coveted title. The competitio­n had 7 preliminar­y rounds and 4 rounds

different themes such as education, economics, health, social movements, internatio­nal relations, powers of the state, religion, national issues, and environmen­t. National debate champions: DLSU students Kit Albert, Patrich Lozano and Marina Lim.

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 ??  ?? Some 120 colleges and universiti­es battled it out at the 2018 Philippine­Inter- Collegiate Debate.
Some 120 colleges and universiti­es battled it out at the 2018 Philippine­Inter- Collegiate Debate.
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