DISHING INTELLECT AND ELOQUENCE:

POWER Duo Harnesses Girlboss Energy During 6th Cebu Intervarsity

By: Felia Ross Sichon

“In a world where women are seen as too aggressive and emotional, it is important to speak out even more ” – Jhoanna Grace Cayanan, POWER President

“Challenged to speak up, challenging the status quo when speaking up, then becoming the challenger to implement changes in the status quo ” – Joie Noreen Garces, POWER Woman

Powered with intellect, sense, and wits Joie Noreen Garces and Jhoanna Grace Cayanan dished out well-thought ideas, exuberating female energy, and voicing out their brilliance and articulacy in the 6th Cebu Intervarsity

The 6th Cebu Intervarsity was hosted by the University of the Philippines Cebu from September 10-11, 2022. Garnering spots on the pre-semifinals as opening opposition, the duo paved their way with the motion, “THBT countries who are a part of the 5Ps of the United Nations Security Council should be indefinitely stripped of their veto powers as a punishment should they disrupt the general peace and stability of the international world order ” Cayanan consecutively was titled as the event’s 7th-best speaker

Jhoanna Cayanan, a second-year political science student, and Joie Garces, a first-year finance major, both began competitive debating at the beginning of their senior high school careers Thus, it is not surprising that this team achieved significant development and success under pressure due to their powerful beginnings Garces stated that both did not really make any significant changes to their thought processes; furthermore, their foundations have proved how earnest they are to study various motions such as politics, art, social movements, economics, and international relations

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“Debate enables this duo to amplify their voices in a bigger audience As such, they both highlighted and signified how this craft has empowered them despite strong competitors Cayanan further explained, “In a world where women are seen as too aggressive and emotional, it is important to learn how to communicate effectively. Women are assertive and intelligent, debate serves as one of the many arenas where we learn practical skills that will help not just ourselves but also others ”

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