2022 Philippine presidential debates

Numerous organizations have held debates for the 2022 Philippine presidential and vice presidential elections. The Commission on Elections (COMELEC) will organize five debates, three of which are for the presidential candidates, and the other two for the vice presidential candidates.[1] Candidates, though not required to participate in debates, are expected to attend as it presents them with massive exposure not counted on the limits of the airtime that they are allowed to advertise on broadcast networks.[2] The first COMELEC-organized presidential debate was held on March 19, 2022, while the vice presidential debate was held the following day.

Alongside the debates organized by COMELEC, other media organizations held debates for the two positions. A presidential debate, organized by Sonshine Media Network International (SMNI), took place on February 15 and was attended by four candidates.[3] CNN Philippines held their own debate on February 27 and was attended by nine candidates.[4] Another presidential debate, organized again by SMNI, was held on March 26.[5] A vice presidential debate, organized by CNN Philippines, took place on February 26 with eight candidates participating.[4]

  1. ^ "Comelec eyes 3 in-person debates for presidential, VP bets for 2022 polls". CNN Philippines. October 28, 2021. Archived from the original on November 20, 2021. Retrieved March 4, 2022.
  2. ^ Mendoza, John Eric (January 18, 2022). "Comelec is confident candidates will join debates, says spox". INQUIRER.net. Archived from the original on January 21, 2022. Retrieved January 21, 2022.
  3. ^ "2 pang presidential bets sasabak vs De Guzman, Marcos sa SMNI debates". Philstar (in Tagalog). February 15, 2022. Archived from the original on February 15, 2022. Retrieved February 15, 2022.
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