Illustrative Samples of Making Constructive Speech

Proposition: Resolved: That Absolute Divorce be Legalized in the Philippines

Mr. Moderator, our dear opponents on the negative side, classmates, ladies and gentlemen:
We, on the affirmative side propose that absolute DIVORCE should be legalized here in the Philippines. We
absolutely believe that it is practical, necessary and beneficial to apply divorce here in our country.

Practicability
As the first speaker, I believe that the legalization of absolute divorce is practicable on the following
premises:

1. It is practical to choose divorce rather than that of annulment.

Divorce is a way of dissolving a legal marriage that permits the partners to remarry if they choose. It differs
from annulment, which declares a marriage invalid because of some defect in the contract. The trend here in
our country about annulment is that one of the partners has to make stories that his/her spouse has
psychological defects, or psychological incapacity that unables them to assume the essential obligation of
marriage just to rush the process on the court but with divorce you don’t have to make stories, just tell them
the real reason then leave them to their hands. (You need to present court records/evidences to prove this
allegation.)

2. It is written in the Bible

According to the Bible itself, Deuteronomy 24:1 tells us the following: “When a man takes a wife and
marries her, if then she finds no favour in her eyes because he has found some indecency in her he therefore
writes her a bill of divorce and puts it in her hand and sends her out of his house.” This biblical passage is
without doubt the words of God. This implies that even God permits divorce.
(You need to present the Bible as evidence to prove what you say)

3. According to the Constitution

The church should not have any interference with the law and therefore should allow the legalization of the
bill divorce. According to the 1987 Constitution of the Republic of the Philippines, Article II Declaration of
Principles and State Policies, Section 2 states that “the separation of Church and state shall be inviolable.”
(You need to present the 1987 Constitution to support your statement)

4. Issues on Physical and Emotional Abuse

It is a grave threat among our society on the mushrooming of issues about battered wives; physically
and emotionally abused wives. It is about time that we should wake up to our senses and find out a way to solve
this
Under the foregoing premises, we therefore, resolved that the absolute divorce should be legalized and
applied in the Philippines on the basis of its practicability. (You need to present data/court records to prove
this allegation)
Mr. Moderator, I am now ready for interpellation.