Comelec scraps presidential, VP debates, pushes for interview format

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The Commision on Elections (Comelec) will no longer conduct vice presidential and presidential town hall debates, which were recently rescheduled to April 30 and May 1. Eleksyon2022

The Commision on Elections will no longer conduct vice presidential and presidential town hall debates, which were recently rescheduled to April 30 and May 1.

"The Kapisanan ng mga Brodkaster ng Pilipinas, has announced that the concluding event of the PiliPinas Debates 2022 Series will no longer be Vice-Presidential and Presidential Town Hall Debates," Commissioner George Garcia said in a message to reporters on Monday. Interviewed on GMA News’ Unang Balita, Garcia said the interview can be either one-on-one or with a "partner" or "tandem."KBP will be Comelec's partner for the event amid the issue hounding Impact Hub Manila, its partner in the previous presidential and vice presidential debates.

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