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Leaders of five political parties will be taking part in the first debate of the election campaign at the University of Malta

Presidential aspirant Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. has said he’s unsure if he could attend the presidential debates initiated by the Commission on Elections as he would still be studying the format.

The camp of presidential candidate Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. will finalize this week whether he will attend the debates sponsored by the Commission on Elections (Comelec) on March 19.

Skip the Commission on Elections (Comelec)-sponsored debates and the candidate loses the privilege to use the poll body’s free livestreaming of their e-rallies platform until the end of the campaign period.

Le président-candidat ne débattra pas avec ses 11 concurrents à l'élection présidentielle. Pour éviter les moments gênants de 2017.

Imagine an audience of rabid supporters – drowning their voices in a sea of inaudible names and celebratory remarks.

The Commission on Elections (Comelec) should not provide candidates the topics and questions for the presidential debates this month in advance so candidates could be as truthful as possible during discussions, presidential candidate Sen. Manny Pacquiao said yesterday.

It’s official: the Commission on Elections (Comelec) will organize three presidential debates and two vice presidential debates in the run-up to the 2022 Philippine elections.

Le président candidat a confirmé lundi au micro de LCI qu’il ne fera « pas de débat avec les autres candidats avant le premier tour » de la présidentielle.

Estos debates se realizarán en la elección de 17 prefecturas y 21 alcaldías, que son de carácter obligatorio.