Mindanao Parliamentary Debate Union

30/12/2024

19/11/2024

"𝙋𝙡𝙖𝙘𝙚 𝙔𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝘽𝙚𝙩𝙨, 𝙁𝙤𝙡𝙠𝙨—𝙏𝙝𝙚 6𝙩𝙝 𝙈𝙉𝘾 𝙞𝙨 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙅𝙖𝙘𝙠𝙥𝙤𝙩 𝙔𝙤𝙪’𝙫𝙚 𝘽𝙚𝙚𝙣 𝙒𝙖𝙞𝙩𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙁𝙤𝙧! 🎲✨"

Ready to roll the dice on your debate journey? The 6th Mindanao Novice Cup, hosted by Rostrum-MSU Marawi Debate Varsity, is here to bet on your winning story! 💬❤️

This year, we’re all in—celebrating the debate community, paying it forward, and creating a space where everyone can thrive. Whether you’re a first-timer or looking to hit the jackpot in skills and camaraderie, this is your stage to shine. 🌟

Access the tournament invite here:
https://bit.ly/MNC6Invite

Feeling lucky? Reserve your slot with Phase 1 Early Bird Registration here:
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🎰💡

03/09/2024

[𝐌𝐈𝐍𝐃𝐀𝐍𝐀𝐎 𝐏𝐀𝐑𝐋𝐈𝐀𝐌𝐄𝐍𝐓𝐀𝐑𝐘 𝐃𝐄𝐁𝐀𝐓𝐄 𝐔𝐍𝐈𝐎𝐍 | 𝐀𝐃𝐌𝐈𝐍𝐂𝐎𝐌𝐌 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟒-𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟓]

Greetings, MPDU!

We are thrilled to officially introduce ourselves as the new Administrative Committee of the MPDU 2023-2024.

President: Hugh Franco R. Estrada (XU)
Vice President: Lorrhaine Mae Baintin (AdDU)
Secretary: Jesciller S. Villaruz (MSU-IIT)
Treasurer: Ryan Tahamid (AdZU)
Equity Officer: Kyle Anthony S. Ong Yiu (FSUU)
Communications Officer: Marvin Mc Hyll V. Battung (XU)
Public Relations Officer: Harrison Richard M. Deutch (FSUU)
Judicial Officer: Isah Basher (MSU-Marawi)

The outgoing MPDU administration had an excellent run composed of amazing and competent individuals! We would like to express our deepest gratitude to all the efforts and initiatives they have done for the Mindanao Debate Circuit over the past year. Congratulations for the great administration!

We, as the new MPDU admincomm, will continue the legacies of all previous MPDU administrations and continue to make the debate spirit of Mindanao strong, loud, and proud!

Sincerely,
Hugh Franco R. Estrada
MPDU President
2024-2025

19/07/2024

𝐋𝐎𝐎𝐊 | 𝐌𝐏𝐃𝐔 𝐂𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐜𝐢𝐥 𝐌𝐞𝐞𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝟒𝟖𝐭𝐡 𝐌𝐏𝐃𝐂

The MPDU Council headed by the MPDU Administrative Committee convened during the first day of the 48th Mindanao Parliamentary Debate Championship in Ateneo de Davao University.

The council led by the current MPDU President French Bandong also welcomed the new MPDU Administrative Committee after a successful election with Franco Estrada as the incoming Union President.

The MPDU Administrative Committee extends its thanks to the institution representatives present in the council meeting and we wish all the best to the incoming administration.

Kumbati, Mindanao!💚

11/07/2024

𝙔𝙊𝙐 𝙃𝘼𝙑𝙀 𝘽𝙀𝙀𝙉 𝘾𝙃𝙊𝙎𝙀𝙉!🫵

Congratulations to 𝐀𝐠𝐮𝐬𝐚𝐧 𝐍𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐇𝐢𝐠𝐡 𝐒𝐜𝐡𝐨𝐨𝐥 for being the recipient of the Mindanao Parliamentary Debate Union's FULL SCHOLARSHIP GRANT for the 48th Mindanao Parliamentary Debate Championship! 🎉🌟

The scholarship initiative is part of the Union's initiatives to make debate inclusive.

See you in Davao this July 19-21, 2024! 🦅

08/07/2024

📣𝙈𝙄𝙉𝘿𝘼𝙉𝘼𝙊, 𝙏𝙃𝘼𝙉𝙆 𝙔𝙊𝙐 𝙎𝙊 𝙈𝙐-

Check out the highlights from this year's Pre-MPDC Lecture Series where our Panaghis-GOAT speakers🐐🏆 from Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao ✈️ shared their valuable skills and insights to the Mindanao debate community! ✨

The Mindanao Parliamentary Debate Union is grateful for your OVERWHELMING participation and hope to see you in future installments! 💥

See you in Davao for the 48th MPDC!🥇

03/07/2024

𝙇𝙖𝙨𝙩, 𝙗𝙪𝙩 𝙙𝙚𝙛𝙞𝙣𝙞𝙩𝙚𝙡𝙮 𝙉𝙊𝙏 𝙏𝙃𝙀 𝙇𝙀𝘼𝙎𝙏!

Learn how to listen, weigh contributions, and give oral adjudications from the 7th Best Judge of Asia, Rikk Nalzaro!⭐

Don't miss the chance to improve and register NOW!

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Enhance your MPDC prep with Panaghisgot!

02/07/2024

𝙒𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙞𝙨 𝙖 "𝙈𝙞𝙣𝙙𝙖𝙣𝙖𝙤"?

Meet our fourth speaker, Nichole Simblante, whose expertise on the Mindanao landscape is ready to guide effective discourse through grounded realities! 🤩

Only in Panaghisgot: A Pre-MPDC Lecture Series!

Register NOW! 💥💥

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01/07/2024

𝙈𝙚𝙚𝙩 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙧𝙙 𝙨𝙥𝙚𝙖𝙠𝙚𝙧!

Steven Siawan is ready to serve and slay as we explore how to navigate the transition from online to facce-to-face debating! ✨

Panaghisgot: A Pre-MPDC Lecture Series' registration is still on-going!

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Enhance your MPDC prep with Panaghisgot!

30/06/2024

𝗗𝗲𝗹𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗠𝗔𝗧𝗧𝗘𝗥 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗠𝗔𝗧𝗧𝗘𝗥𝗦

Join our exemplary second speaker, Ady Balimbingan, for the lecture series as we contextualize, understand, and analyze the situation in Palestine!

Panaghisgot: A Pre-MPDC Lecture Series is ready to equip your knowledge arsenal with MORE! 💥

Register now!

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29/06/2024

𝗠𝗶𝗻𝗱𝗮𝗻𝗮𝗼, 𝗺𝗲𝗲𝘁 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗳𝗶𝗿𝘀𝘁 𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗮𝗸𝗲𝗿!

Mezen Lababidi is ready to share his insights on British Parliamentary debating exclusively in Panaghisgot!🌟

Learn the tips, tricks, and turns of this competitive parliamentary debate format by participating in this Pre-MPDC lecture!

Register now❗

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Enhance your MPDC prep with Panaghisgot!

28/06/2024

𝙈𝙖𝙧𝙠 𝙮𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙘𝙖𝙡𝙚𝙣𝙙𝙖𝙧𝙨!❌

Check out the Program Flow for 𝗣𝗮𝗻𝗮𝗴𝗵𝗶𝘀𝗴𝗼𝘁, a FREE Pre-MPDC lecture series to help you hone your skills in debate and public speaking and understand social issues critically! 🧠

Registration ends in 8 days!

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See you!

26/06/2024

𝙈𝙋𝘿𝘾 𝙁𝙊𝙍 𝙁𝙍𝙀𝙀?!

Explore the wonders of Davao City 🍈with the Mindanao Parliamentary Debate Union's 𝗦𝗰𝗵𝗼𝗹𝗮𝗿𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽 𝗢𝗳𝗳𝗲𝗿! 🤯

Exclusively offered to Mindanao institutions, the scholarship covers the team's FULL REGISTRATION FEE as long as they meet the requirements mentioned below! 👇👇👇

Application starts NOW! 💥

Fill up the form before June 5 at 11:59PM:

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25/06/2024

𝐄𝐲𝐞𝐬 𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞, 𝐌𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐧𝐚𝐨! 👀📢

MPDU brings you Panaghisgot 2024, a Pre-MPDC Lecture series to help you in your preparation for the 48th MPDC! 🫵🦅

Learn from the BEST of MINDANAO through 5 different lectures FOR FREE! 🤩

This event is free for Mindanao institutions only, regardless of Union membership. Non-Mindanao institutions may register with a fee of Php 150.

Access the registration forms here:

‼️ https://forms.gle/efDk3kaPHmvTmZ9V8
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Registration ends by July 5!