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Netizens react to prexy candidates’ performance during 2nd Comelec debate
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) urged the public to focus on the presidential aspirants participating in the second PiliPinas Debates 2022.
Nine out of ten presidential candidates confirmed their attendance for the second debate on April 3, 2022.
Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. will not join the second presidential debate, having also declined to join the first.
The second debate featured a town hall format on April 24, a change from the previous single-moderator style.
Eight presidential candidates participated in the debate: Ernesto Abella, Leody de Guzman, Isko Moreno Domagoso, Norberto Gonzales, Panfilo Lacson, Faisal Mangondato, Jose Montemayor Jr., Manny Pacquiao, and Leni Robredo.
Each participant was given two minutes to answer a general question and an additional 30 seconds for rebuttal.
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