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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.

When a brief power failure hit in the middle of a Sunday debate between two candidates for U.S. Senate, someone in the pitch-black room blurted out a single word that drew lots of laughter: “Fetterman.”

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.

The Commission on Political Debate (CPD) in collaboration with the National Democratic Institute (NDI) with an objective to promote accountability, peace, stability, issue-based political dialogue, and diverse political opinion ahead of the 2022 Parliamentary Election and beyond on Thursday

Mayor Paul TenHaken and his two challengers, Taneeza Islam and David Zokaites, took to the stage at the Washington Pavilion for the mayoral debate on Monday evening.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Commission on Elections spokesperson James Jimenez says the changes in the format of the upcoming presidential debate will allow the candidates to answer in greater depth.

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