Philippines

Five of the city’s eight mayoral candidates signed an agreement to ensure honest, orderly, and peaceful elections even as they faced off in a debate at the Alcalde de Ciudad de Zamboanga on Saturday, April 9.

The Commission on Population and Development (Popcom) urged the Commission on Elections (Comelec) to tackle issues with regard to the country’s population and reproductive health.

The presidential candidates face off in the second round of debates organized by the Commission on Elections with issues of corruption and political dynasties high on the agenda.

From the cause of corruption to political dynasties, turncoatism, and foreign policy, the second presidential debate organized by the Commission on Elections (Comelec) was held Sunday night, April 3, 2022.

The Commission on Elections (Comelec) wants participation in debates to be made mandatory in the future.

There will be no major foreign policy shift as far as the nine presidential candidates who attended the second part of the Commission on Elections (Comelec) presidential debate on Sunday night are concerned.

Sen. Panfilo "Ping" Lacson, a candidate for president, claimed in a Commission on Elections-hosted debate on Sunday that the Anti-Terrorism Act of 2020 is one of the laws with the most safeguards against abuse that critics and petitioners against the law have raised in court and on the streets.

Presidential frontrunner Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. will not be attending the Commission on Elections (Comelec)-sponsored second round of presidential debate for Halalan 2022 which will be held tonight at the Sofitel Hotel.

The Commission on Elections (Comelec) should centralize forums and debates involving presidential and vice-presidential candidates to empower those who don’t have the political and financial machinery, according to a presidential contender.

The Commission on Elections cannot limit the number of presidential candidates based on their chance of winning, an official said Friday.

The Commission on Elections is all set for the second part of the series of presidential debates for Halalan 2022 which, it said, is expected to bring more fireworks among the participants following a change in format.

There is no word yet if presidential candidate Ferdinand “Bongbong” R. Marcos Jr. will attend the second Pilipinas Debates 2022.