For the first time in history, the Philippines won the World Universities Debating Championship, the largest international debate tournament, held in Madrid in Spain from Dec. 27 to Jan. 4. | via philstarlife
For the first time in history, the Philippines won the World Universities Debating Championship, the largest international debate tournament, held in Madrid in Spain from Dec. 27 to Jan. 4.
Ateneo de Manila University's Ateneo A, consisting of David Africa and Toby Leung, bested Princeton University , Tel Aviv University , and Sofia University during the grand finals early Wednesday. Africa and Leung are the only Asian representatives during the event. Ateneo A is also the second university in Asia to win the championship after BRAC University of Bangladesh won last year.In this year's finals, contestants debated whether it's preferable to have a world where all individuals have a strong belief in Ubuntu, an African philosophy asserting that an individual's identity is shaped by their relationship with other individuals and their communities.
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