The Ateneo Debate Society
Seventeen Years of Excellence
WHO WE ARE
Founded in 1991, the Ateneo Debate Society is Asia's most-awarded debate institution. The ADS has won the National Debate Championships eight out of ten times and the Asian Championships for six consecutive years. As one of the Top Ten debate societies in the world, the ADS has built for the Ateneo de Manila University a global reputation for debate excellence.
WHAT WE DO
The ADS is both a varsity team and a service-oriented student organization. As a service organization, the ADS was named one of the Ten Accomplished Youth Organizations in the Philippines by President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo. Its nationwide Debate Education Program gained international recognition as the subject of the winning entry for the 2006 World Bank International Essay Competition.
The ADS is proud to consider the Konrad Adenauer Foundation, Mr. Manny Pangilinan of the Philippine Long Distance Telephone Company, and the Ateneo de Manila University administration as strategic partners in its mission of promoting Philippine debate excellence and the creation of a vibrant democracy, particularly among the youth.
WHO WE ARE
Founded in 1991, the Ateneo Debate Society is Asia's most-awarded debate institution. The ADS has won the National Debate Championships eight out of ten times and the Asian Championships for six consecutive years. As one of the Top Ten debate societies in the world, the ADS has built for the Ateneo de Manila University a global reputation for debate excellence.
WHAT WE DO
The ADS is both a varsity team and a service-oriented student organization. As a service organization, the ADS was named one of the Ten Accomplished Youth Organizations in the Philippines by President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo. Its nationwide Debate Education Program gained international recognition as the subject of the winning entry for the 2006 World Bank International Essay Competition.
The ADS is proud to consider the Konrad Adenauer Foundation, Mr. Manny Pangilinan of the Philippine Long Distance Telephone Company, and the Ateneo de Manila University administration as strategic partners in its mission of promoting Philippine debate excellence and the creation of a vibrant democracy, particularly among the youth.
