PiliPinas Debates 2016 – Metro Manila Leg
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PiliPinas Debates 2016 ''PiliPinas Debates 2016'' is a debate series administered by the Commission on Elections (COMELEC) with the assistance of the Kapisanan ng mga Brodkaster ng Pilipinas in preparation for the May 9, 2016 general election. In January 2016, the Comm ...
'' is the first vice presidential televised debate of the 2016 Philippine elections and the only VP debate under the PiliPinas Debates series, held at the
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at the
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in
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on April 10, 2016. It was organized by
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and KBP with
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, and ''
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'' as media partners. The debate was moderated by CNN Philippines chief correspondent
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and senior anchor
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. The coverage also included a pre-debate show and post-debate analysis anchored by
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with panelists Atty. Karen Jimeno, Nicole Curato and Dindo Manhit. The debate proper took around 128 minutes and there were 7 commercial breaks during the program which had a combined duration of 42 minutes. PiliPinas 2016 The Vice Presidential Debates with a replay on the following day on TV5.


Debate proper


Yes or No portion

Here are the six vice-presidentiables stand on country's issues. Each candidate used the "thumbs up" sign () if he/she agrees, and "thumbs down" () sign if he/she disagrees.


Reception


Social media

Social media users from
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gave their good reviews on the debates on the outcome of the well organized debate produced by
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. Netizens also took their high praises for both Hontiveros and Webb for carefully handled and moderated the debate proceedings.


See also

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References

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Pilipinas Debates 2016 ''PiliPinas Debates 2016'' is a debate series administered by the Commission on Elections (COMELEC) with the assistance of the Kapisanan ng mga Brodkaster ng Pilipinas in preparation for the May 9, 2016 general election. In January 2016, the Comm ...
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