Packet 5: Bonus 17
The Presidential Commission on Good Government seeks to recover illicitly-obtained assets of the family of this politician, whose supporters circulated Tallano gold conspiracies before 2022 elections. For 10 points each:
[10m] Name this current president of the Philippines. This president’s predecessor, Rodrigo Duterte, accused him of weaponizing the International Criminal Court after being arrested in March 2025.
ANSWER: Bongbong Marcos [or Ferdinand Romualdez Marcos Jr. or BBM or PBBM; prompt on Marcos; reject “Ferdinand Marcos”]
[10h] During the Bongbong Marcos presidency, Filipino ships have suffered a series of ramming attacks by Chinese ships near Sabina Shoal, a disputed atoll in this island chain. Along with the Paracel Islands, these islands are encircled by the nine-dash line.
ANSWER: Spratly Islands
[10e] Marcos’ approval ratings collapsed in 2025 due to the Duterte arrest and governmental mismanagement of taxpayer money meant for measures to control these natural disasters, which are often caused by typhoons.
ANSWER: floods [accept word forms like flooding]
<Current Events — Joel Miles> | SHOW-ME Four Packet 5
| Heard | PPB | E % | M % | H % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 | 13.16 | 68% | 37% | 26% |
Conversion
| Team | Opponent | Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Total | Parts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Merrol Hyde A | Harpeth Hall | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 | E |
| Portland High | USN C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| USN A | Owensboro | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | M |
| USN B | Merrol Hyde B | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | M |
Summary
| Tournament | Edition | Match | Heard | PPB | E % | M % | H % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rube Goldberg XIX | 11/20/2025 | ✓ | 10 | 11.00 | 80% | 20% | 10% |
| SHOW-ME Four Nationwide HS | 11/20/2025 | ✓ | 5 | 22.00 | 80% | 60% | 80% |
| SPOOKY IX | 11/20/2025 | ✓ | 4 | 7.50 | 25% | 50% | 0% |