National Asians High School Debate Championship
The National Asians High School Debate Championship, more popularly known as NAsHDC, is a debate tournament in the Philippines sponsored by the De La Salle University-Manila. It is one of two national debate tournaments in the Philippines, the other being the Philippine Schools Debate Championship sponsored by the Ateneo de Manila University.
Every year after its inception in 2003, NAsHDC has consistently expanded in participation and support. Former partners include the Children's Museum and Library Incorporated (CMLI) and the Friedrich Naumann Stiftung (FNS). The tournament is also consistently supported by the National Youth Commission (NYC) and endorsed by the Department of Education. In 2008, the tournament was renamed the Manila Bulletin National Asians High School Debate Championship in light of the Manila Bulletin being the NAsHDC co-presenter.
In 2018, De La Salle University-Manila, in partnership with Unilab and Business Mirror, hosted NAsHDC again after a 7-year hiatus.
Aims
NAsHDC aims:
- To HONE the potentials of the youth and unleash their talents;
- To INCULCATE the value of critical thinking and awareness to the future leaders of our country;
- To PROVIDE an avenue for academic discourse and cultural exchange amongst our youth;
- To CONTRIBUTE to the social, cultural and intellectual growth of the nation’s young generations; and
- To DEVELOP the youth’s English proficiency.
NAsHDC is part of a larger framework which is the Lasallian Education on Adjudication and Debate (LEAD). Under this program, LSDS envisions to educate Filipinos by spreading the culture of debating throughout the Philippines.
Tournament Format
NAsHDC uses the Asian Parliamentary debate format. It is a 3-on-3 parliamentary debate style that was founded in 1994 in University of Tasmania, Hobart, Australia. There is a separate novice division in NAsHDC.
Past Champions and Grand finalists
| Year | Champion | Grand Finalist | Champion Team Members | Grand Finalists |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Immaculate Conception Academy-Greenhills A | Claret School of Quezon City A | Charisse Borromeo, Jennifer Ong, Larissa Co | Wendell Batocabe, Dino de Leon, Paul Anido |
| 2004 | Ateneo de Manila High School A | PAREF Southridge School A | Miko Biscocho, Claude Gomez, Mikee Victoriano | RG Macalinao, Mikki Albano, Miguel Reyes |
| 2005 | Miriam College B | Xavier School A | Angelica Mangahas, Anna Arcellana, Maita Guevara | Jonathan Loh, Peterson Poon, Nathan Santos |
| 2006 | Xavier School A | Claret School of Quezon City A | Patrick Cocabo, Evan Chen, Peterson Poon | Alistair Zosa, Jed Hernandez, Gemmo Fernandez |
| 2007 | Xavier School A | PAREF Woodrose School A | Peterson Poon, Evan Chen, Kenneth Reyes | Abby Castelo, Chrissa Magat, Pat Austria |
| 2008 | Xavier School A | Xavier School B | Vito Borromeo, Carlo Borromeo, Martin Qui | Walter Cheng, Gabriel Kho, Gregory Uy |
| 2011 | St. Scholastica's College, Manila A | PAREF Southridge School A | Mikee de Vega, Jari Monteagudo, Crissy Aquino | JV Valerio, Mark Lozano, Raffy Tanpho |
| 2018 | Ateneo de Manila Senior High School A | De La Salle Zobel A | CJ Carlos, David Africa, Kara Angan | Gabby Dimatatac, Ken Alunan, Desher Empeño |
| 2019 | Ateneo de Manila Senior High School B | Xavier School A | Carlo Pastor, Bea Legaspi, Matthew Varona | Kyle Go, Eaton Sia, Luke de Ocampo |
Past Novice Champions
| Year | Novice Champions | Team Members |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | University of Baguio Science High School A | Janine Alexis Go, Rachelle Beatriz Malong, Dawn Elizabeth Niekamp |
| 2007 | Colegio de San Juan de Letran A | Gian Carlo Labo, Jeffrey Arboleda, Juan Rafael Roque |
| 2008 | Makati Hope Christian School A | Krisha Lim, Harvey Chua, Nicole Cordoves |
| 2018 | De La Salle University Senior High School D | Chloe Elma, Dorothy Tuazon, Ichiro Arbole |
Past Best Speakers
| Year | Over-all Best Speaker |
|---|---|
| 2003 | Anna Santos - Philippine Science High School - Diliman Campus |
| 2004 | Miko Biscocho - Ateneo de Manila High School |
| 2005 | Angelica Mangahas - Miriam College |
| 2006 | James Soriano - Ateneo de Manila High School |
| 2007 | Evan Chen - Xavier School |
| 2008 | Carlo Borromeo - Xavier School |
| 2011 | Anton Sison - Ateneo de Manila High School |
| 2018 | David Africa - Ateneo de Manila Senior High School |
| 2019 | Kyle Go & Eaton Sia - Xavier School |