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For this episode of Debatable, I sit down with Walden Bello: one of the most vocal critics of power dynamics and political issues in the Philippines and beyond.

And make sure to catch us at the book launch and to get yourself a copy of the memoir!

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GLOBAL BATTLEFIELDS BOOK LAUNCH:

🗓April 26, 2025 (Saturday)

🕑2:00–5:00 PM (Registration at 2:00 | Program starts at 2:30)

📍GT Toyota Asian Center Auditorium

📣LAUNCH SPECIAL: GET THE BOOK AT 15% OFF ONSITE

🖊RSVP preferred — especially for book orders: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSc5EWbVp0nOLkZkEaGF732r4g0W5M9xJGRspFOGI197cqGTKQ/viewform

📕 And if you can’t make it, you can get your copy here:

Website: https://waldenbello.org/globalbattlefields

Shopee: https://go.ateneo.net/GlobalBattlefieldsSHOP

Lazada: https://go.ateneo.net/GlobalBattlefieldsLAZ

Ateneo University Press: https://unipress.ateneo.edu/product/global-battlefields-my-close-encounters-dictatorship-capital-empire-and-love

For this short episode of Debatable, Nina shares what she has been reading, how she incorporates reading into her life, as well as the different ways reading has benefited her different skillsets.

One of the books is being read in preparation for an upcoming interview with activist Walden Bello! If you wanna ask questions, here is the link: bit.ly/questionsforwalden

And if you wanna join Debatable Open, you can register here: https://linktr.ee/debatableph

Six years ago, Debatable launched the first ever episode on the skill of preparing for debates. Six years, 100+ episodes, five tournaments, and many many debate rounds later, it's time to revisit the episode, adding all the things learned over the years.

Sign up for our tournament! linktr.ee/debatableph

For this episode, Nina tries out vlogging on the podcast, talks about how she has been dissecting debates recently, and discusses some of the books she's picked up in order to derust from debate!

By the way, if you are a debater interested in competing in a tournament of ours, check out https://linktr.ee/debatableph for details on our upcoming tournament!

Debatable is back! In the spirit of revivals and starting anew, this episode is all about Nina's personal checklist and guidebook for training, reviewing debate, and coming back after being away for a while.

We are proud to present the last Post-Debate Analysis of our Debatable Open series! The Open Grand Finals of our event was all about different issues here in the Philippines. We would like to thank Gab Pacaño for their motions.

Motion 1: In 2017, Former President Rodrigo Duterte signed a proclamation formally designating the Communist Party of the Philippines-New People's Army (CPP-NPA) as a terrorist organization. This house regrets the designation of the CPP-NPA as a terrorist organization.

Motion 2: This house believes that the characterization of the EDSA Revolution as peaceful does more harm than good.

Motion 3: “Friend to all, enemy to none" is the current independent foreign policy of the Philippines, which aims to forge alliances with several nation-states by remaining neutral in times of global conflict. This house believes that the Philippines should abandon “friend to all, enemy to none”.

For the Novice Finals and Open Semifinals of Debatable Open 2024, we talk to Jill Aycardo for the motion theme: RELIGION!

Motion 1: [4:26] In religious scriptures, the cause for sins and suffering is usually sourced from the temptations and desires of individuals. Generally, these desires are propagated to be individualistic in nature and it is through the faith in god/s and subscription to dogmas and rituals that save an individual from sin and suffering. THP a world where religions framed suffering as a collective test from god rather than being sourced from individual desires Motion 2: [18:13] Papal infallibility is a dogma in the Catholic Church that presupposes that a Pope can speak no wrong when he propagates doctrines based on religious scripture and tradition. This dogma does not necessarily mean that the Pope cannot sin nor does it mean that it cannot be challenged by other practitioners of faith. Instead, the dogma is related to the story of Jesus entrusting St. Peter (the first Pope) with his church, and thus the doctrines of faith or morals issued by the Pope are in his capacity as his successor to St. Peter. Essentially, sourcing the idea of the pope being infallible due to God's trust to Peter and his successors. Examples of when papal infallibility used was when Mary’s immaculate conception of Jesus and her assumption to heaven was placed into dogma, and the ruling of the Catholic Church having to reserve priestly ordination to men alone. THBT the Catholic Church should abandon the dogma of papal infallibility Motion 3: [31:07] The face of god refers to the theory that god’s existence cannot be perceived, as their characteristic of being transcendent assumes that they are infinite and are inconceivable to the human mind. TH, as a religious believer, prefers not to perceive god