21/04/2026
𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐋𝐚𝐬𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐚𝐧 𝐃𝐞𝐛𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐒𝐨𝐜𝐢𝐞𝐭𝐲 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐝𝐥𝐲 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐬 𝐢𝐭𝐬 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐢𝐫 𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐚𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 14𝐭𝐡 𝐙𝐚𝐦𝐛𝐨𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐚 𝐃𝐞𝐛𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐎𝐩𝐞𝐧, 𝐡𝐨𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐛𝐲 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐀𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐨 𝐃𝐞𝐛𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐔𝐧𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐚𝐭 𝐀𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐨 𝐝𝐞 𝐙𝐚𝐦𝐛𝐨𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐚 𝐔𝐧𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐨𝐧 𝐀𝐩𝐫𝐢𝐥 18 𝐭𝐨 19, 2026. The national tournament brought together some of the country’s strongest speakers, especially from major universities. Each round tested skill, strategy, and resilience.
𝗪𝗲 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗱 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗼𝗻𝗹𝘆 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗼𝘀𝗲 𝘄𝗵𝗼 𝗯𝗿𝗼𝗸𝗲 𝗻𝗲𝘄 𝗴𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱, 𝗯𝘂𝘁 𝗮𝗹𝘀𝗼 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗮𝗱𝘆 𝗶𝗺𝗽𝗿𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝘀𝗵𝗼𝘄𝗻 𝗯𝘆 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗺𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘁𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗻𝗮𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁. From sharpening argumentation to building confidence in high-pressure rounds, the contingent demonstrated growth and discipline. 𝗧𝗵𝗲𝗶𝗿 𝗱𝗿𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗸𝗲𝗲𝗽 𝗽𝘂𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗶𝗿 𝗹𝗶𝗺𝗶𝘁𝘀 𝗿𝗲𝗳𝗹𝗲𝗰𝘁𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘁𝗲𝗮𝗺’𝘀 𝗿𝗶𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗽𝗼𝘁𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗮𝗹.
𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐩𝐨𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐭𝐞𝐚𝐦 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐮𝐞𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐮𝐧𝐟𝐨𝐥𝐝, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐢𝐬 𝐨𝐧𝐥𝐲 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐛𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠. 𝐊𝐞𝐞𝐩 𝐡𝐨𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐜𝐫𝐚𝐟𝐭. 𝐄𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲 𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝 𝐢𝐬 𝐚 𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐩 𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐝.
𝑨𝒏𝒊𝒎𝒐 𝑳𝒂 𝑺𝒂𝒍𝒍𝒆! 💚🏹
🖊️ Alfin Belarmino
🎨 Kier Herda