Candidates not required to attend debates
MANILA - Election candidates, including those running for national positions, are not mandated to participate in debates. If it were up to Commission on Elections (Comelec) spokesperson James Jimenez, however, they should attend such events. "Presidential and Vice Presidential candidates should commit, to the public whose votes they seek, that they will participate in the #PiliPinasDebates2022," he posted on his Twitter account, @jabjimenez, on Saturday. In a previous post, Jimenez said they cannot oblige aspirants to attend public debates but historically, candidates attend Comelec-...
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