Santa Mesa Debate Open

𝗢𝗡 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗖𝗔𝗡𝗖𝗘𝗟𝗟𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡 𝗢𝗙 𝗦𝗔𝗡𝗧𝗔 𝗠𝗘𝗦𝗔 𝗗𝗘𝗕𝗔𝗧𝗘 𝗢𝗣𝗘𝗡

The disco may stop, but the discourse shall go on forever.

It is with great dismay that the Santa Mesa Debate Open's Organizing Committee announces the cancellation of this year's iteration of its flagship debate competition.

The anticipation surrounding the event is impeccable. Sadly, the competition did not reach its target quota by the end of Phase One, leading to the untimely cancellation of the event.

Still, thank you for your support. Rest assured that we will be returning bigger and better next year, so stay tuned on our social media page for future announcements.

Should you have any concerns, clarifications, or inquiries, you can reach us at our page or email us at [email protected].

𝗣𝗵𝗮𝘀𝗲 𝟭 𝗶𝘀 𝗻𝗼𝘄 𝗰𝗹𝗼𝘀𝗲𝗱!
See you on Phase 2!

You can also check out our official invite for more information: https://bit.ly/SMDO25Invite
Should you have any concerns, clarifications, or inquiries, you can reach us at our page or email us at [email protected].

𝗣𝗵𝗮𝘀𝗲 𝟭 𝗲𝗻𝗱𝘀 𝘁𝗼𝗻𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁! 𝗥𝗲𝗴𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗡𝗢𝗪 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗦𝗠𝗗𝗢 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱!
Don't lose the chance to groove and argue!

Join us now through the link below:
https://bit.ly/SMDO25Phase1TeamReg
https://bit.ly/SMDO25Phase1TeamReg
https://bit.ly/SMDO25Phase1TeamReg

You can also check out our official invite for more information: https://bit.ly/SMDO25Invite
Should you have any concerns, clarifications, or inquiries, you can reach us at our page or email us at [email protected].

𝗬𝗼𝘂 𝗼𝗻𝗹𝘆 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝟭 𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝗹𝗲𝗳𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝗿𝗲𝗴𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗦𝗠𝗗𝗢 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱!
Don't lose the chance to groove and argue!

Join us now through the link below:
https://bit.ly/SMDO25Phase1TeamReg
https://bit.ly/SMDO25Phase1TeamReg
https://bit.ly/SMDO25Phase1TeamReg

You can also check out our official invite for more information: https://bit.ly/SMDO25Invite
Should you have any concerns, clarifications, or inquiries, you can reach us at our page or email us at [email protected].

𝗬𝗼𝘂 𝗼𝗻𝗹𝘆 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝟮 𝗱𝗮𝘆𝘀 𝗹𝗲𝗳𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝗿𝗲𝗴𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗦𝗠𝗗𝗢 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱!
Don't lose the chance to groove and argue!

Join us now through the link below:
https://bit.ly/SMDO25Phase1TeamReg
https://bit.ly/SMDO25Phase1TeamReg
https://bit.ly/SMDO25Phase1TeamReg

You can also check out our official invite for more information: https://bit.ly/SMDO25Invite
Should you have any concerns, clarifications, or inquiries, you can reach us at our page or email us at [email protected].

𝗬𝗼𝘂 𝗼𝗻𝗹𝘆 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝟯 𝗱𝗮𝘆𝘀 𝗹𝗲𝗳𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝗿𝗲𝗴𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗦𝗠𝗗𝗢 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱!
Don't lose the chance to groove and argue!

Join us now through the link below:
https://bit.ly/SMDO25Phase1TeamReg
https://bit.ly/SMDO25Phase1TeamReg
https://bit.ly/SMDO25Phase1TeamReg

You can also check out our official invite for more information: https://bit.ly/SMDO25Invite
Should you have any concerns, clarifications, or inquiries, you can reach us at our page or email us at [email protected].

𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗱 𝗼𝗳 𝗮𝗻𝗶𝗺𝗮𝗹 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗱𝘂𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗽𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀?

Parties are the lifeblood of debate—where every debater drowns themselves, either through the darkness, the disco lights, or the alcohol, after an exhausting day of arguing and making sense of the status quo.

As it turns out, your debate style tells more about how you do at parties than you might think! 𝙎𝙤, 𝙖𝙧𝙚 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙖 𝙙𝙧𝙪𝙣𝙠𝙚𝙣 𝙢𝙖𝙨𝙩𝙚𝙧, 𝙖 𝙢𝙤𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙧, 𝙖 𝙬𝙞𝙡𝙙𝙘𝙖𝙧𝙙, 𝙤𝙧 𝙟𝙪𝙨𝙩 𝙖 𝙘𝙝𝙞𝙡𝙡 𝙙𝙪𝙙𝙚?

Take a shot. Join the quiz here:
🔗https://uquiz.com/wmbcLv
🔗https://uquiz.com/wmbcLv
🔗https://uquiz.com/wmbcLv

𝗣𝗵𝗮𝘀𝗲 𝗢𝗻𝗲 𝗶𝘀 𝗻𝗼𝘄 𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗻!

Join now: https://bit.ly/SMDO25Phase1TeamReg

You can also check out our official invite for more information: https://bit.ly/SMDO25Invite

Should you have any concerns, clarifications, or inquiries, you can reach us at our page or email us at [email protected].

𝗔𝗗𝗝𝗖𝗢𝗥𝗘 𝗥𝗘𝗩𝗘𝗔𝗟 (𝟭/𝟯)🪇

Let’s give it up to our first disco jockey, 𝗩𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗲 𝗔𝗯𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗲𝗱𝗮!

Despite her reputation as a ruthless CAP — known for mercilessly dropping teams that fail to check in, cracking down on AI users, and blocking judges from ranking if they are no-shows in break rounds — 𝗩𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗲 𝗶𝘀, 𝗮𝘁 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘁, 𝗮 𝘀𝘄𝗲𝗲𝘁 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗻𝘂𝗿𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘀𝗼𝘂𝗹 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗮𝗻 𝘂𝗻𝘀𝗵𝗮𝗸𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗽𝗮𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗱𝗲𝗺𝗼𝗰𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝘇𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗱𝗲𝗯𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗲𝗱𝘂𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻.

She has coached countless young debaters, never turning away anyone who seeks her guidance, and is a doting mentor who takes pride in every student’s growth. Much of her time has been devoted to reviving dormant debate institutions and building new ones across Visayas and Mindanao, guided by her belief that debate should be accessible to all.

𝗝𝗼𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗽𝗮𝗿𝘁𝘆 𝘁𝗵𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗸:
🔗 https://bit.ly/SMDO25Phase1TeamReg
🔗 https://bit.ly/SMDO25Phase1TeamReg
🔗 https://bit.ly/SMDO25Phase1TeamReg

You can also check out our official invite for more information: https://bit.ly/SMDO2025Invite

Should you have any concerns, clarifications, or inquiries, you can reach us at our page or email us at [email protected].

𝗦𝗣𝗘𝗖𝗜𝗔𝗟 𝗔𝗡𝗡𝗢𝗨𝗡𝗖𝗘𝗠𝗘𝗡𝗧 | In a bid to make the competition affordable, the Santa Mesa Debate Open’s Board of Directors decided to reduce debaters’ registration fee from 𝗣𝗵𝗽 𝟲𝟬𝟬 𝘁𝗼 𝗣𝗵𝗽 𝟱𝟬𝟬.

What are you waiting for? Join us on the dancefloor and debate the night away!

🔗REGISTER HERE: https://bit.ly/SMDO25Phase1TeamReg

You can also check out our official invite for more information: https://bit.ly/SMDO2025Invite

Should you have any concerns, clarifications, or inquiries, you can reach us at our page or email us at [email protected].

𝙒𝙝𝙚𝙧𝙚 𝙝𝙖𝙫𝙚 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙗𝙚𝙚𝙣, 𝙢𝙮 𝙙𝙞𝙨𝙘𝙤, 𝙢𝙮 𝙙𝙞𝙨𝙘𝙤 🪩
𝙏𝙖𝙠𝙚 𝙢𝙚 𝙗𝙖𝙘𝙠 𝙩𝙤 𝙙𝙞𝙨𝙘𝙤, 𝙩𝙤 𝙙𝙞𝙨𝙘𝙤 🕺🩵

Are you ready to groove?

Prepare your disco attire as the Santa Mesa Debate Open’s dancefloor lights up today, 𝗔𝘂𝗴𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝟭𝟭.

𝗝𝗼𝗶𝗻 𝗽𝗮𝗿𝘁𝘆 𝘁𝗵𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗸:
🔗https://bit.ly/SMDO25Phase1TeamReg
🔗https://bit.ly/SMDO25Phase1TeamReg
🔗https://bit.ly/SMDO25Phase1TeamReg

The gates are open until 𝗔𝘂𝗴𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝟮𝟴.

𝗧𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗻𝗮𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗗𝗲𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗹𝘀:
Format: British Parliamentary
Date: September 27-28, 2025
Mode: Zoom and Discord
Debater: Php 600, US$13
Judge: Php 400, US$9
Judge Rule: N-1, one judge for every two teams

You can also check out our official invite for more information: https://bit.ly/SMDO2025Invite

Should you have any concerns, clarifications, or inquiries, you can reach us at our page or email us at [email protected].

𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗻𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝗶𝘀 𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗴…🎶🎶
Let our thoughts collide under the disco lights,
In a minute 𝘣𝘢-𝘥𝘦𝘦-𝘺𝘢 as we find love that we share in September
Let’s have a night to remember in Santa Mesa Debate Open!

𝗖𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗦𝗵𝗲𝗲𝘁
Format: British Parliamentary
Date: September 27-28, 2025
Mode: Zoom and Discord
Debater: Php 500, US$12
Judge: Php 400, US$9
Judge Rule: N-1, one judge for every two teams

𝗖𝗵𝗲𝗰𝗸 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗶𝗻𝘃𝗶𝘁𝗲: https://bit.ly/SMDO25Invite

Should you have any concerns, clarifications, or inquiries, you can reach us at our page or email us at [email protected].

Prepare yourself as Phase 1 begins on 𝗔𝘂𝗴𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝟭𝟭 - 𝟮𝟴!