Sample Debate Speech (3rd Speaker)

MOTION: This house condemns the buying and selling of authentic cultural artifacts
BENCH: Affirmative
POSITION: 3rd Speaker

Good Afternoon ladies and gentlemen .Our topic is about the condemning of the buying and selling of Philippine artifacts. As our first speaker had said, it is wrong to buy and sell Philippine artifacts because if we sell our artifacts, the next generations would not be able to see the only evidences of our ancestors' life. She also talked about the “National Cultural heritage Act of 2009” which states that we must conserve our national heritages because if we don't preserve our national treasures, the next Philippine generation might not be able to come across these treasures and learn more about our ancestors. Our own artifacts should not be put up for sale because it is for the public to benefit from and not just for private collectors. Our second speaker was talking about how Philippine artifacts are a part of our culture, our traditions, and our practices. These artifacts serve as the main evidences of the existence of our Filipino ancestors. How they lived, how they work, what we do and how they survived. If we sell these artifacts, we would be rootless Filipinos. We would start to give no value whatsoever on our culture. If the buying and selling of artifacts is to be permitted, there will come a time when the next generation will not know about our past. Modernization will go over people's minds. They would not have anything to study on to catch on the Philippines' past. These artifacts are for the public, and not for private collectors. So know, ladies and gentlemen, I would like to finish my speech saying that we should never sell our artifacts.