FEU Oratorical and Debate Council

From 𝐍𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐡 𝐭𝐨 𝐂𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐥 𝐋𝐮𝐳𝐨𝐧, 𝐎𝐑𝐀𝐃𝐄𝐂 continues to display their 𝐞𝐱𝐜𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐢𝐧 𝐝𝐞𝐛𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐞𝐱𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐚𝐬!

𝐊𝐚𝐦𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐠 𝐍𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐡–𝐂𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐥 𝐈𝐧𝐯𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥𝐬 was held on 𝐃𝐞𝐜𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫 𝟐𝟎–𝟐𝟏. one team and one adjudicator were set to the battlefield to represent 𝐅𝐚𝐫 𝐄𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐧 𝐔𝐧𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐲.

The debating team was composed of 𝐄𝐝𝐝𝐢𝐞 𝐒𝐢𝐬𝐜𝐚𝐫 𝐋𝐚𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐜𝐚 𝐈𝐈𝐈 (𝐈𝐈 – 𝐁𝐒 𝐏𝐬𝐲𝐜𝐡𝐨𝐥𝐨𝐠𝐲), 𝐒𝐭𝐞𝐩𝐡𝐞𝐧 𝐋𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐈𝐫𝐚𝐨𝐥𝐚 (𝐈𝐕 – 𝐁𝐀 𝐋𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐮𝐚𝐠𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐋𝐢𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐒𝐭𝐮𝐝𝐢𝐞𝐬), and 𝐀𝐝𝐫𝐢𝐚𝐧 𝐃𝐞𝐥𝐚 𝐂𝐫𝐮𝐳 (𝐈𝐈𝐈 – 𝐁𝐒 𝐏𝐬𝐲𝐜𝐡𝐨𝐥𝐨𝐠𝐲). They fought their way to the 𝐄𝐥𝐢𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐑𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝 as the 𝟕𝐭𝐡 𝐁𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐓𝐞𝐚𝐦, and paved the way until the 𝐎𝐩𝐞𝐧 𝐒𝐞𝐦𝐢 𝐅𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐥𝐬.

𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐠𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐭 𝐃𝐨𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐨 (𝐈𝐈 – 𝐁𝐒 𝐒𝐲𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐜 𝐁𝐢𝐨𝐥𝐨𝐠𝐲), on the other hand, reached the 𝐎𝐩𝐞𝐧 𝐆𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐅𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐥𝐬 as a 𝐩𝐚𝐧𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐭.

𝐀𝐧𝐫𝐢 𝐒𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐚 (𝐈𝐕 – 𝐁𝐀 𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐒𝐭𝐮𝐝𝐢𝐞𝐬) also served as part of the 𝐎𝐫𝐠𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐳𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐢𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐞, while 𝐀𝐧𝐠𝐞𝐥 𝐃𝐞𝐧𝐢𝐬𝐞 𝐌𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐬 (𝐈𝐕 – 𝐁𝐀 𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐒𝐭𝐮𝐝𝐢𝐞𝐬) served as the 𝐄𝐪𝐮𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐇𝐞𝐚𝐝.

We celebrate their 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐮𝐨𝐮𝐬 𝐝𝐢𝐬𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐲 𝐨𝐟 𝐞𝐱𝐜𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐠𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐲.

𝐎𝐑𝐀𝐃𝐄𝐂 proudly celebrates the remarkable achievements of our members at the 𝐇𝐚𝐛𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐭 𝐃𝐞𝐛𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐎𝐩𝐞𝐧 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟓, held last 𝐍𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫 𝟐𝟗-𝟑𝟎.

ORADEC members demonstrated outstanding adjudication excellence, with 𝐀𝐝𝐫𝐢𝐚𝐧 𝐃𝐞𝐥𝐚 𝐂𝐫𝐮𝐳 (𝐈𝐈𝐈 - 𝐁𝐒 𝐏𝐬𝐲𝐜𝐡𝐨𝐥𝐨𝐠𝐲) earning his place as a panelist in the prestigious 𝐋𝐞𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐫𝐝𝐨 𝐂𝐨 𝐂𝐮𝐩 𝐅𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐥𝐬. The tournament also saw two of our finest adjudicators, 𝐊𝐮𝐫𝐭 𝐀𝐝𝐫𝐢𝐚𝐧 𝐀𝐛𝐚𝐥𝐨𝐬 (𝐈𝐕 - 𝐏𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐒𝐜𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞) and 𝐀𝐧𝐫𝐢 𝐒𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐚 (𝐈𝐕 - 𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐒𝐭𝐮𝐝𝐢𝐞𝐬), serving as 𝐂𝐡𝐢𝐞𝐟 𝐀𝐝𝐣𝐮𝐝𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐨𝐫 𝐏𝐚𝐧𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐬. Capping off an impressive weekend, 𝐃𝐞𝐧𝐢𝐬𝐞 𝐀𝐧𝐠𝐞𝐥 𝐌𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐬, who served as the tournament's 𝐄𝐪𝐮𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐇𝐞𝐚𝐝, earned recognition as a 𝐁𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐀𝐝𝐣𝐮𝐝𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐨𝐫.

𝐓𝐡𝐞𝐬𝐞 𝐚𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬 𝐫𝐞𝐟𝐥𝐞𝐜𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐮𝐧𝐰𝐚𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐢𝐭𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐚𝐝𝐣𝐮𝐝𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐮𝐩𝐡𝐨𝐥𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐡𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐫𝐝𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐟𝐚𝐢𝐫𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐜𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐢𝐧 𝐝𝐞𝐛𝐚𝐭𝐞. 𝐎𝐑𝐀𝐃𝐄𝐂 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐮𝐞𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐨𝐝𝐲 𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐨𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐠𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐲, 𝐬𝐡𝐚𝐩𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐟𝐮𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐞𝐭𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐝𝐞𝐛𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐭𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐧𝐚𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐚𝐭 𝐚 𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐞.

Caption By: Kate Layus
Publication Materials By: Han Sol Lee

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Here it is! The 𝐔𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐅𝐘𝐎𝐔𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐅𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 is bringing you the most vibrant and exciting 𝐀𝐒𝐄𝐀𝐍 𝐟𝐚𝐢𝐫 𝐞𝐱𝐡𝐢𝐛𝐢𝐭 of the semester!

Join us on 𝑵𝒐𝒗𝒆𝒎𝒃𝒆𝒓 26, 2025 (10:30 𝑨𝑴–4:00 𝑷𝑴) at the 𝑭𝑬𝑼 𝑺𝒄𝒊𝒆𝒏𝒄𝒆 𝑩𝒖𝒊𝒍𝒅𝒊𝒏𝒈 110–112 as we journey through the rich cultures and stories of Southeast Asia.

Pre-registration is still OPEN! Secure your spot and get ready for:
✨ An informative talk about youth leadership and involvement
✨ Eye-catching interactive exhibit booths from 5 ASEAN countries with games and prizes
✨ Free lunch for preregistered participants
✨ A diplomatic roundtable exclusively for IS students (Registration is CLOSED)

𝐄𝐕𝐄𝐍𝐓 𝐇𝐈𝐆𝐇𝐋𝐈𝐆𝐇𝐓𝐒
🕙 10:45 AM - 12:00 NN
Opening Ceremony + Keynote Speech from Mx. Amie Apolinario of the ASEAN Youth Foundation (AYO) 💙❤️

🏯12:00 NN - 1:30 PM
ASEAN Cultural Exhibit Booths 🇮🇩🇻🇳🇵🇭🇹🇭🇲🇲 + FREE Lunch 🍛

🌐 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Diplomatic Roundtable (IS Students Only) 🌎🗣️

𝑅𝑒𝑔𝑖𝑠𝑡𝑟𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛 𝐿𝑖𝑛𝑘𝑠
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Pubmat by: Kyla Pamintuan and Kenner Osic
Caption by: Kyla Pamintuan

𝐆𝐮𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐰𝐡𝐨 𝐰𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐛𝐞 𝐣𝐨𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐮𝐬? 𝐆𝐞𝐭 𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐲 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐚𝐤𝐞𝐫 𝐫𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐚𝐥! 👀🧡

Our keynote speaker for 𝐄𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲 𝐂𝐨𝐥𝐨𝐫, 𝐄𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲 𝐇𝐮𝐞: 𝐀 𝐂𝐮𝐥𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐚𝐥 𝐊𝐚𝐥𝐞𝐢𝐝𝐨𝐬𝐜𝐨𝐩𝐞 is 𝐌𝐱. 𝐀𝐦𝐢𝐞 𝐀𝐩𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐨 from the ASEAN Youth Organization. 💙❤️

Mx. Amie Apolinario is a recent Political Science graduate from Far Eastern University (Batch 2025). She is dedicated to advancing youth engagement and empowerment by conducting high-level regional initiatives.

In her role as Project Specialist at AYO Social Enterprise, Mx. Amie embodies youth leadership by transforming policy dialogue into measurable action. As Project Specialist, she operationalizes major regional platforms, including the ASEAN Youth Economic Forum (AYEF) and the ASEAN Youth Conference (AYC), having served as Program Manager for AYEF 2025 and Program Officer in the recently concluded AYC 2025 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

She also works as an Engagement Chapter Manager at AYO HQ to strengthen a united ASEAN community by cultivating and maintaining vital relationships with 15+ AYO chapters. This allows her to manage a broad network within and beyond Southeast Asia.

The 𝗨𝗻𝗶𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗙𝗬𝗢𝗨𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗙𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 is incredibly excited to have Mx. Amie with us as we go through this journey around Southeast Asia, gracing us with her expertise to inspire the youth to be part of the future they believe in.

In UFF, we believe in empowering the youth and in their role in fostering a stronger ASEAN community. In partnering with the ASEAN Youth Organization - Philippines, we hope to promote cultural understanding and opportunities for meaningful dialogue. We’re counting on you to join us as we explore the beauty of Southeast Asian cultures! 🇮🇩🇻🇳🇵🇭🇹🇭🇲🇲

🗓️ November 26, 2025
🕙 10:30 AM - 1:30 PM
📍 SB110-112

𝐆𝐮𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐰𝐡𝐨 𝐰𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐛𝐞 𝐣𝐨𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐮𝐬? 𝐆𝐞𝐭 𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐲 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐚𝐤𝐞𝐫 𝐫𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐚𝐥! 👀🧡

Our keynote speaker for 𝐄𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲 𝐂𝐨𝐥𝐨𝐫, 𝐄𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲 𝐇𝐮𝐞: 𝐀 𝐂𝐮𝐥𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐚𝐥 𝐊𝐚𝐥𝐞𝐢𝐝𝐨𝐬𝐜𝐨𝐩𝐞 is 𝐌𝐱. 𝐀𝐦𝐢𝐞 𝐀𝐩𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐨 from the ASEAN Youth Organization. 💙❤️

Mx. Amie Apolinario is a recent Political Science graduate from Far Eastern University (Batch 2025). She is dedicated to advancing youth engagement and empowerment by conducting high-level regional initiatives.

In her role as Project Specialist at AYO Social Enterprise, Mx. Amie embodies youth leadership by transforming policy dialogue into measurable action. As Project Specialist, she operationalizes major regional platforms, including the ASEAN Youth Economic Forum (AYEF) and the ASEAN Youth Conference (AYC), having served as Program Manager for AYEF 2025 and Program Officer in the recently concluded AYC 2025 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

She also works as an Engagement Chapter Manager at AYO HQ to strengthen a united ASEAN community by cultivating and maintaining vital relationships with 15+ AYO chapters. This allows her to manage a broad network within and beyond Southeast Asia.

The 𝗨𝗻𝗶𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗙𝗬𝗢𝗨𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗙𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 is incredibly excited to have Mx. Amie with us as we go through this journey around Southeast Asia, gracing us with her expertise to inspire the youth to be part of the future they believe in.

In UFF, we believe in empowering the youth and in their role in fostering a stronger ASEAN community. In partnering with the ASEAN Youth Organization - Philippines, we hope to promote cultural understanding and opportunities for meaningful dialogue. We’re counting on you to join us as we explore the beauty of Southeast Asian cultures! 🇮🇩🇻🇳🇵🇭🇹🇭🇲🇲

🗓️ November 26, 2025
🕙 10:30 AM - 1:30 PM
📍 SB110-112

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In partnership with ASEAN Youth Organization - Philippines





Pubmat by: Juliana Abellera and Iyya Sugatan
Caption by: Lianne Tadeo

Make sure to not miss the only event of the year ever!

𝐀𝐥𝐥 𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐚𝐫𝐝 𝐛𝐞𝐜𝐚𝐮𝐬𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐠𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐠𝐥𝐨𝐛𝐞 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐨𝐟𝐟𝐢𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐲 𝐬𝐰𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐰𝐢𝐝𝐞 𝐨𝐩𝐞𝐧! 🌏🧡

The 𝗨𝗻𝗶𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗙𝗬𝗢𝗨𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗙𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 is thrilled to invite you to the most vibrant, colorful, and exciting fair exhibit of the semester! Join us as we dive into the rich cultures and stories of Southeast Asia on November 26, 2025, from 10:30 AM to 4:00 PM at FEU Science Building 110-112.

𝐀𝐥𝐥 𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐚𝐫𝐝 𝐛𝐞𝐜𝐚𝐮𝐬𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐠𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐠𝐥𝐨𝐛𝐞 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐨𝐟𝐟𝐢𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐲 𝐬𝐰𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐰𝐢𝐝𝐞 𝐨𝐩𝐞𝐧! 🌏🧡

The 𝗨𝗻𝗶𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗙𝗬𝗢𝗨𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗙𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 is thrilled to invite you to the most vibrant, colorful, and exciting fair exhibit of the semester! Join us as we dive into the rich cultures and stories of Southeast Asia on November 26, 2025, from 10:30 AM to 4:00 PM at FEU Science Building 110-112.

Pre-registration is now live so grab your spot before the adventure fills up. We have fun booths, interactive activities, and eye-catching exhibits that will make you feel like you have hopped across the region in just a single day!

What are you waiting for? Be one of the first ones to sign up for this immersive experience. Come explore, connect, and enjoy the beauty of ASEAN nations! The event is open for all FEU students and we can’t wait for you, Tams! 🔰

Interested? Here’s what you should know about the event:

10:45 AM - 12:00 PM: Opening Ceremony and Delivery of Keynote Speech from a member of the ASEAN Youth Organization (AYO) 💙❤️

12:00 NN - 1:30 PM: Open house ASEAN Cultural Exhibit Booths and Lunch 🇮🇩🇻🇳🇵🇭🇹🇭🇲🇲

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Poster by: Jewel Colina
Captions by: Chelsea Samorano

𝐎𝐑𝐀𝐃𝐄𝐂 proudly recognizes 𝐀𝐧𝐫𝐢 𝐒𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐚 (𝐈𝐕 - 𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐒𝐭𝐮𝐝𝐢𝐞𝐬), 𝐅𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐞𝐫 𝐏𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐭, for her outstanding performance as an adjudicator at the 𝐅𝐥𝐨𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐨 𝐂𝐚𝐲𝐜𝐨 𝐒𝐫. 𝐍𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐋𝐚𝐰 𝐃𝐞𝐛𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐂𝐮𝐩 on October 11. Her clear reasoning and composure earned her a spot in the 𝐎𝐩𝐞𝐧 𝐆𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐟𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐥𝐬 as a panelist. She also secured the title of 𝟐𝐧𝐝 𝐁𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐉𝐮𝐝𝐠𝐞, a distinction that reflects her maturity and keen judgment in evaluating intricate debates.

𝐎𝐑𝐀𝐃𝐄𝐂 𝐭𝐡𝐫𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐬 𝐨𝐧 𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐨𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐠𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐲, 𝐠𝐮𝐢𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐦𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐤𝐞𝐞𝐩𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐓𝐚𝐦𝐚𝐫𝐚𝐰 𝐬𝐩𝐢𝐫𝐢𝐭 𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐧𝐠.

Caption: Kate Layus
Pubmat: Adrian Dela Cruz

𝐎𝐑𝐀𝐃𝐄𝐂 once again represented the pride of the 𝐓𝐚𝐦𝐚𝐫𝐚𝐰𝐬 in 𝐋𝐮𝐳𝐨𝐧 𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐚𝐫𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟓, held last 𝐎𝐜𝐭𝐨𝐛𝐞𝐫 𝟏𝟖-𝟏𝟗 at the 𝐔𝐧𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐏𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐩𝐩𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐬 - 𝐋𝐨𝐬 𝐁𝐚𝐧𝐨𝐬.

Arriving late at night the day before the tournament, everyone was exhausted, yet they managed to exert an outstanding performance throughout the event. Most FEU NDC contingents were present: 𝐅𝐄𝐔 𝐀 (𝐊𝐞𝐧𝐧𝐞𝐭𝐡 𝐂𝐚𝐧𝐪𝐮𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐑𝐚𝐟𝐚𝐞𝐥 𝐆𝐚𝐲𝐨𝐬𝐨), 𝐅𝐄𝐔 𝐁 (𝐊𝐮𝐫𝐭 𝐀𝐝𝐫𝐢𝐚𝐧 𝐀𝐛𝐚𝐥𝐨𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐂𝐡𝐞𝐥𝐬𝐞𝐚 𝐒𝐚𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐨), 𝐅𝐄𝐔 𝐃 (𝐏𝐚𝐮𝐥 𝐆𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐦𝐛𝐚 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐀𝐥𝐞𝐱𝐚 𝐀𝐧𝐝𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐚𝐧), 𝐅𝐄𝐔 𝐄 (𝐒𝐭𝐞𝐩𝐡𝐞𝐧 𝐋𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐈𝐫𝐚𝐨𝐥𝐚 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐏𝐡𝐨𝐞𝐛𝐞 𝐌𝐨𝐫𝐚𝐥𝐞𝐬), as well as four adjudicators: 𝐃𝐞𝐧𝐢𝐬𝐞 𝐌𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐬, 𝐀𝐝𝐫𝐢𝐚𝐧 𝐃𝐞𝐥𝐚 𝐂𝐫𝐮𝐳, 𝐂𝐳𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐥𝐲𝐧 𝐏𝐚𝐦𝐮𝐧𝐚𝐠, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐠𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐭 𝐃𝐨𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐨.

After the grueling first day, the three seniors of 𝐎𝐑𝐀𝐃𝐄𝐂 𝐛𝐚𝐭𝐜𝐡 '𝟐𝟐 managed to break into the outrounds. 𝐅𝐄𝐔 𝐀, composed of 𝐊𝐞𝐧𝐧𝐞𝐭𝐡 𝐂𝐚𝐧𝐪𝐮𝐞 (𝐈𝐕 - 𝐁𝐒 𝐁𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐀𝐝𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧) and 𝐑𝐚𝐟𝐚𝐞𝐥 𝐆𝐚𝐲𝐨𝐬𝐨 (𝐈𝐕 - 𝐁𝐒 𝐁𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐀𝐝𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧), fought valiantly until the 𝐎𝐩𝐞𝐧 𝐐𝐮𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐟𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐥𝐬. Meanwhile, 𝐃𝐞𝐧𝐢𝐬𝐞 𝐌𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐬 (𝐈𝐕 - 𝐁𝐀 𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐝𝐢𝐬𝐜𝐢𝐩𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐫𝐲 𝐒𝐭𝐮𝐝𝐢𝐞𝐬) served as a panelist adjudicator until the 𝐎𝐩𝐞𝐧 𝐒𝐞𝐦𝐢𝐟𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐥𝐬.

𝐎𝐑𝐀𝐃𝐄𝐂 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐮𝐞𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐮𝐩𝐡𝐨𝐥𝐝 𝐞𝐱𝐜𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞, 𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐓𝐚𝐦𝐚𝐫𝐚𝐰 𝐬𝐩𝐢𝐫𝐢𝐭, 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐯𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐨𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐝𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐞𝐚𝐦𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤 𝐰𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐚𝐥𝐰𝐚𝐲𝐬 𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐚𝐤 𝐥𝐨𝐮𝐝𝐞𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐧 𝐞𝐱𝐡𝐚𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧.

The stars have truly aligned as the FEU Oratorical and Debate Council (ORADEC) took off and held its first general assembly last October 21, 2025! The event marked an exciting new chapter for the council as fresh faces and existing members came together for a morning of pure energy and ORADEC spirit.

What was spearheaded by ORADEC President Mx. Denise Angel Montes, the program kicked off with a warm welcome to share insights and a whole lot of debate inspiration. This was eventually followed with the formal introduction of ORADEC's Executive Board Members for the Academic Year 2025-2026! The highlight of the day? A "friendly" debate that had everyone think fast, giggling, and cheer louder than ever!

The event was wrapped up by ORADEC's Adviser, Mx. Mark Salvador Ysla, who encouraged new and existing members alike to keep their minds open and passion to ✨yap✨ burning. If this assembly was any sign of what is ahead for the organization, then ORADEC is not just shooting for the stars but proving they are the constellation!

Pubmat By: Adrian Dela Cruz
Caption By: Chelsea Samorano
Images By: Phoebe Morales

TOUCHDOWN: THE ADMINISTRATORS ARE HERE!

Congratulations to the newly selected admin members of ORADEC 25!

They are now part of the course of the internal operations which support our debaters. From the very mechanism that makes the organization run, to the very fuel of our system, they are ready for the journey ahead.

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𝗕𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗶𝗻 𝘀𝗼𝗹𝗶𝗱𝗮𝗿𝗶𝘁𝘆, 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗙𝗘𝗨 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘂𝗽𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗡𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗗𝗲𝗯𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗺𝗽𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽 𝘄𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵 𝗞𝗮𝗺𝗮𝗹𝗶𝗴 𝗣𝗿𝗲-𝗡𝗗𝗖 𝗮𝘀 𝗮 𝗽𝗿𝗲𝗽𝗮𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝘆 𝗱𝗶𝗱 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗱𝗶𝘀𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗶𝗻𝘁!

Starting off with an astounding Day 1, all of the contingents were able to break to the outrounds. 𝗙𝗘𝗨 𝗔 is composed of 𝗞𝗲𝗻𝗻𝗲𝘁𝗵 𝗖𝗮𝗻𝗾𝘂𝗲 (𝗜𝗩 - 𝗕𝗦 𝗕𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗔𝗱𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻) and 𝗖𝗵𝗿𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗮𝗻 𝗥𝗮𝗳𝗮𝗲𝗹 𝗚𝗮𝘆𝗼𝘀𝗼 (𝗜𝗩 - 𝗕𝗦 𝗕𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗔𝗱𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻). They were able to battle the toughest of the opponents until Quarterfinals. 𝗞𝗲𝗻𝗻𝗲𝘁𝗵 was able to get the Overall Solidarity Cup Speaker Award as well as the 10th Best Open Speaker Award. 𝗥𝗮𝗳𝗮𝗲𝗹 also did not fall short, getting the 2nd Best Solidarity Cup Speaker Award.

𝗙𝗘𝗨 𝗕, on the other hand (𝗞𝘂𝗿𝘁 𝗔𝗱𝗿𝗶𝗮𝗻 𝗔𝗯𝗮𝗹𝗼𝘀, 𝗜𝗩 - 𝗕𝗔 𝗣𝗼𝗹𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗦𝗰𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 and 𝗖𝗵𝗲𝗹𝘀𝗲𝗮 𝗦𝗮𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗼, 𝗜𝗜𝗜 - 𝗕𝗔 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗦𝘁𝘂𝗱𝗶𝗲𝘀) were able to continue forward. 𝗞𝘂𝗿𝘁 was able to get the 7th Best Solidarity Cup Speaker Award, before ending their run at Semifinals. 𝗙𝗘𝗨 𝗖 (𝗔𝗱𝗿𝗶𝗮𝗻 𝗗𝗲𝗹𝗮 𝗖𝗿𝘂𝘇, 𝗜𝗜𝗜 - 𝗕𝗦 𝗣𝘀𝘆𝗰𝗵𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗴𝘆 and 𝗘𝗱𝗱𝗶𝗲 𝗟𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗰𝗮, 𝗜𝗜 - 𝗕𝗦 𝗣𝘀𝘆𝗰𝗵𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗴𝘆) also fought well, ending their run too in the Quarterfinals.

𝗙𝗘𝗨 𝗗 (𝗣𝗮𝘂𝗹 𝗖𝗹𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗚𝗮𝗹𝗶𝗺𝗯𝗮, 𝗜𝗜𝗜 - 𝗕𝗦 𝗣𝘀𝘆𝗰𝗵𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗴𝘆 and 𝗔𝗹𝗲𝘅𝗮 𝗔𝗻𝗱𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗮𝗻, 𝗜𝗜𝗜 - 𝗕𝗔 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗦𝘁𝘂𝗱𝗶𝗲𝘀) faced the fiercest opponents as early as the Octofinals, ending their run. The same holds true for 𝗙𝗘𝗨 𝗘 (𝗦𝘁𝗲𝗽𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝗟𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗜𝗿𝗮𝗼𝗹𝗮, 𝗜𝗩 - 𝗕𝗔 𝗟𝗮𝗻𝗴𝘂𝗮𝗴𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗟𝗶𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗦𝘁𝘂𝗱𝗶𝗲𝘀 and 𝗣𝗵𝗼𝗲𝗯𝗲 𝗠𝗼𝗿𝗮𝗹𝗲𝘀, 𝗜𝗜 - 𝗕𝗦 𝗣𝘀𝘆𝗰𝗵𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗴𝘆). Astonishingly, 𝗟𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 was still able to bag the 7th Best Solidarity Cup Speaker Award, in tie with 𝗞𝘂𝗿𝘁 𝗔𝗱𝗿𝗶𝗮𝗻 𝗔𝗯𝗮𝗹𝗼𝘀.

Within the same tournament, the Adjudicators 𝗖𝘇𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗹𝘆𝗻 𝗣𝗮𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗮𝗴 (𝗜𝗜 - 𝗕𝗦 𝗣𝘀𝘆𝗰𝗵𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗴𝘆) and 𝗠𝗮𝗿𝗴𝗮𝗿𝗲𝘁 𝗗𝗼𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗴𝗼 (𝗜𝗜 - 𝗕𝗦 𝗦𝘆𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗰 𝗕𝗶𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗴𝘆) were also able to break. 𝗖𝘇𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗹𝘆𝗻 was able to push through and judge the Solidarity Cup Grand Finals, while 𝗠𝗮𝗿𝗴𝗮𝗿𝗲𝘁 adjudicated the Novice Grand Finals.

With these preparation results at hand, it is clear that 𝗢𝗥𝗔𝗗𝗘𝗖 has a bright chance in striving through the real deal, 𝗡𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗗𝗲𝗯𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗺𝗽𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽.

𝗬𝗼𝘂 𝗱𝗼𝗻’𝘁 𝗻𝗲𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝘄𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗺 𝘂𝗽 𝘄𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝗦𝗲𝗽𝘁𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝗲𝗻𝗱𝘀, 𝗯𝗲𝗰𝗮𝘂𝘀𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝘆 𝗻𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝘀𝗹𝗲𝗽𝘁!

From 𝗣𝗮𝗿𝗹𝗶𝗮𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗕𝗣: 𝗥𝗶𝘀𝗲 𝗹𝗶𝗸𝗲 𝗮 𝗥𝗶𝗰𝗲, which was held on September 20–21, to 𝗞𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗮-𝗞𝗼𝗿𝗮𝗽 𝗖𝘂𝗽 on September 27–28, 𝗢𝗥𝗔𝗗𝗘𝗖 still upheld their dignity—not just in debate, but also in raising advocacies regarding social issues and corruption.

On 𝗣𝗮𝗿𝗹𝗶𝗮𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗕𝗣: Contingents 𝗟𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗜𝗿𝗮𝗼𝗹𝗮 (IV - BA Language and Literature Studies) and 𝗣𝗵𝗼𝗲𝗯𝗲 𝗥𝗼𝘀𝗲 𝗠𝗼𝗿𝗮𝗹𝗲𝘀 (II - BS Psychology) were able to achieve great heights until 𝗤𝘂𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗳𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗹𝘀, to which they were eliminated in a cannibal round versus 𝗘𝗱𝗱𝗶𝗲 𝗟𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗰𝗮 (II - BS Psychology) and 𝗔𝗱𝗿𝗶𝗮𝗻 𝗗𝗲𝗹𝗮 𝗖𝗿𝘂𝘇 (III - BS Psychology). Despite this, 𝗟𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗜𝗿𝗮𝗼𝗹𝗮 was able to bag the 𝟱𝘁𝗵 𝗕𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗢𝗽𝗲𝗻 𝗦𝗽𝗲𝗮𝗸𝗲𝗿 as well as the 𝟮𝗻𝗱 𝗕𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗡𝗼𝘃𝗶𝗰𝗲 𝗦𝗽𝗲𝗮𝗸𝗲𝗿 𝗔𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗱𝘀. 𝗔𝗱𝗿𝗶𝗮𝗻 and 𝗘𝗱𝗱𝗶𝗲 then refused to give up until they reached the 𝗢𝗽𝗲𝗻 𝗚𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗳𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗹𝘀. Albeit not getting the champion awards, we celebrate their first time reaching the peak of a tournament and being one of the 𝗹𝗮𝘀𝘁 𝟰 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗲𝗮𝗺𝘀. 𝗘𝗱𝗱𝗶𝗲 𝗟𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗰𝗮 got the 𝟯𝗿𝗱 𝗕𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗡𝗼𝘃𝗶𝗰𝗲 𝗦𝗽𝗲𝗮𝗸𝗲𝗿 𝗔𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗱 while 𝗔𝗱𝗿𝗶𝗮𝗻 𝗗𝗲𝗹𝗮 𝗖𝗿𝘂𝘇 got the 𝟲𝘁𝗵. 𝗖𝘇𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗹𝘆𝗻 𝗣𝗮𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗮𝗴 (II - BS Psychology) also joined as an 𝗔𝗱𝗷𝘂𝗱𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗼𝗿 and was able to reach the 𝗛𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘀𝗰𝗵𝗼𝗼𝗹 𝗚𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗳𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗹𝘀 with the 𝟳𝘁𝗵 𝗕𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗝𝘂𝗱𝗴𝗲 𝗔𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗱.

On the other hand, a week after, the 𝗞𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗮-𝗞𝗼𝗿𝗮𝗽 𝗖𝘂𝗽 was held in response to raising awareness regarding the rampant corruption in the country. 𝗔𝗱𝗿𝗶𝗮𝗻 𝗗𝗲𝗹𝗮 𝗖𝗿𝘂𝘇 (III - BS Psychology) once again fought and was able to 𝗯𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗸 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗷𝘂𝗱𝗴𝗲 𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗹 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗛𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘀𝗰𝗵𝗼𝗼𝗹 𝗚𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗳𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗹𝘀 as a panelist.

As September ends, 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗱𝗲𝗯𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗮𝗱𝗷𝘂𝗱𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘀 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗻𝘂𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝘀𝗵𝗼𝘄 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗴𝗿𝗶𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝗲𝘅𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗮𝘀.

LAUNCH SEQUENCE: SUCCESSFUL!🚀

Congratulations to the newly accepted cadets of ORADEC Crew-025! 🌠

You are now on course to becoming part of a constellation of thinkers, speakers, and leaders destined to shine across the vast debate cosmos.💫

📩 Don’t forget to check your emails for your official welcome message and upcoming mission briefings.

Welcome aboard, cadets. The universe of reason awaits — let’s see how far we can soar! 🌌

Pubmat By: Alexa Andresan
Caption By: Kurt Abalos