Round 5 September 20, 2018
This house rejects a driver’s ed class in order to obtain a driver’s license.
Opening Government
Prime Minister:
Villondo
 Parameters
 For those 17 and below that are
about to obtain their license
 Argument
 Unfair for those who had their
normal process, standing in line just
to get their license
 They will get one without the
approval of the LTO and it is unfair
 51 seconds
Deputy Prime Minister:
Maslog
 Considering applicants who took a
class just to get a license is biased.
In the normal process, you have to
wait for a long time in line, work on
other papers, and you have to take
the exams which are taxing.
 The class is within a month. It is a
hassle compared to the regular
procedure.
 It will be unfair to those who
haven’t taken the class. It would
mean that those who did not take
the class will have lesser knowledge
 The class also means higher tuition
 1:36
Closing Government
Member:
Marquez
 Argument
 Student below 17 cannot have a
license. (this is not the issue)
 It is unfair for those who are in long
queues
Opening Opposition
Leader of the Opposition:
Castillo
 Rebuttals
 Against the parameters (she really
said that she will rebut the
parameters)—teenagers are likely
capable of meeting accidents,
therefore, they really need a
driver’s ed class
 Argument
 Getting a license without knowing
the rules on the street and how to
drive is nonsense. It will get you to
more accidents.
 They will be prone to accidents and
no peaceful flow among vehicles in
the street.
 They will drive without regard to
other vehicles.
 It will let us know more on how to
avoid accidents and for us to be
knowledgeable about the traffic and
street rules
 1:46
Deputy Leader of the Opposition:
Batolanon
 It is a privilege, not a right. it is
therefore a necessity for us to study
anything that is related to driving.
 These ages tend to be aggressive.
 A reviewer is not enough to pass
the exam. We need still to attend
classes.
 Money is not an issue
 It is a matter of money and life: will
we be willing to sacrifice life
because of the cost?
 1:17
Closing Opposition
Member:
Manganop
 He called me Simplicio Dagugdug,
then Gadugdug (not my name)
 Introduced himself
 As modern people, we use vehicles.
 It is a very serious job and it needs
  They can’t get (pause)
 Even though they went through
driver’s ed, they can get their own
license.
 Students who are 17 and below are
not mature enough to drive. Not all
teenagers are capable of driving
 1:58
Whip:
Evasco
 Parameters were reiterated
 Arguments are given out
 The explanations are lost
 It would have been better if
arguments of the previous speakers
have been consistently explained by
him
 There are arguments which he did
explain, but there was not enough
 1:46
practice and lessons. We need to be
aware of the lessons in case
accidents happen
 How can we be so sure that a
person is deserving to have a
driver’s license?
 So we can be educated, aware and
be ready.
 If we don’t have driver’s ed,
teaching us the right rules, it is like
graduating with awards without
going to school. how can the person
know the meaning of no parking
without a driver’s ed class?
 Death can then occur anytime,
anywhere, and someday.
 To conclude, then he gave an
example
 Presented consequences in case
someone drives without knowing
what to do
 Short pauses
 3:11
Whip:
Tapales
 Hubog-sounding
 Arguments have just been
reiterated
 The style is per speaker summary
 Priviledz???
 He eats his words
 The arguments in some of them are
lost
 Mentioned the 1 + 1 example from
the Member
 Marquez: what if the student below
17 cannot afford the class?—(he was
being coached by the Member)
(there was a pause for the coaching
was still done)—Money is not an
issue, as stated by the DLO; it is a
matter of life and death
 Maslog: there are others who need a
license, but they are not privileged
to have a wealthy condition—(the
pause was again there as he was
being coached by the DLO and
Member)—longer pause – even
though they do not have money,
they will still need to follow the
rules
 Maslog: that is not my question—
longer pause (discussing with the
DLO, Member and LO)—longer
 pause getting way longer—it is
your responsibility to finance
yourself to obtain a license
 Long pause
 The consequences of the destruction
of the vehicle itself, and worse,
death
 5:06