SENIOR high school students of the Ateneo de Zamboanga University shone in the 13th Visayas-Mindanao Debate Championship.

Ryan Tahamad and Odessa Rebaya were hailed as overall champions. Rebaya was declared best speaker.

The two also placed 3rd and 7th HS best speaker, respectively. Similarly, they were declared as the 2nd HS breaking team.

Meanwhile, Abed Alihuddin and Louise Wee were awarded as the 1st HS Breaking Team and 16th Open Breaking Team.

Abed won the Overall HS Best Speaker, while Louise was named as the 7th HS Best Speaker.

The 13th VMDC is a British Parliamentary tournament hosted by the Ateneo Debate Varsity. It was held virtually from August 27 to 29.