All of the six presidential candidates will participate in a series of debates being organized by the Commission on Elections (Comelec) and various media entities.
“During a meeting on debate rules and regulations, which was attended by officials of the Comelec, media organizations, and political parties, the camps of Vice President Jejomar Binay, Liberal Party standard-bearer Mar Roxas, Senators Miriam Santiago and Grace Poe, Davao City Mayor Rodrigo Duterte, and OFW Family Club party-list representative Roy Señeres all agreed to participate in the debates,” reports Tina G. Santos in Philippine Daily Inquirer.
The schedules of the debates are as follows:
Feb 21: [Mindanao] Capitol University in Cagayan de Oro City (hosted by GMA-7 and Philippine Daily Inquirer)
Mar 20: [Visayas] University of the Philippines-Visayas in Cebu City (hosted by TV 5 and The Philippine Star)
Apr 24: [Luzon] University of Pangasinan in Dagupan City (hosted by ABS-CBN and Manila Bulletin)
