The Commission on Elections (Comelec) will block candidates from electronic rallies on its Facebook page if they do not attend the debates organized by the poll body for the May 9 elections. READ:
A candidate who will snub the series of debates will not be allowed to participate in the live-streamed e-rallies until the end of the period allotted for the platform, Comelec Spokesman James B. Jimenez said in a video streamed live on the Comelec Facebook page on Monday.
“We invite you to join our debates, our only objective is to help other voters know where you stand on relevant issues our country faces today,” Acting Comelec Chairperson Socorro B. Inting said in Filipino at the event held at the Sofitel Hotel in Manila. A second presidential debate is scheduled on April 3. There will also be town hall-style debates for presidential candidates on April 23 and vice-presidential aspirants on the 24Presidential candidate Ferdinand “Bongbong” R. Marcos, Jr. is the only one among the 10 aspirants who has yet to confirm attendance in the debates.
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