| PiliPinas Debates 2016 | |
|---|---|
 Title card used during the first and last leg of the debates | |
| Created by | COMELEC KBP |
| Developed by | Various |
| Presented by | Varies per leg |
| Opening theme | Pili Pinas by Gravity |
| Ending theme | Pili Pinas by Gravity |
| Country of origin | Philippines |
| No. of episodes | 4 (list of episodes) |
| Production | |
| Producer | Various |
| Production location | 4 locations |
| Running time | 124 minutes |
| Original release | |
| Network | GMA Network (Mindanao leg) TV5 (Visayas leg) ABS-CBN (Luzon leg) CNN Philippines (Vice President leg) |
| Release | February 21 – April 24, 2016 |
| Related | |
| PiliPinas Debates 2022 | |
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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 Commission on Elections confirmed that they would hold three presidential debates and one vice presidential debate. This will be the first time that the COMELEC will host debates since the 1992 elections, with ABC-5 as the host network fresh from the launch of the recently restored broadcast network on February 21 of the same year, after a 20-year rest due to Martial Law.[1] The debates were branded as PiliPinas Debates 2016.[2] The first word is a portmanteau of Pili, Filipino for "choose" and Pinas, shortcut for the Philippines in Filipino.
- ^ Esmaquel II, Paterno (October 15, 2015). "Presidential debates: 'Ayaw natin ng duwag' – Comelec". Rappler. Retrieved March 14, 2016.
- ^ "6 presidential bets confirm attendance to Comelec debates". The Philippine Star. January 21, 2016. Archived from the original on February 22, 2016. Retrieved February 21, 2016.