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Duterte sweeps Rappler online polls for Cebu debate

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Duterte sweeps Rappler online polls for Cebu debate
Davao City Mayor Rodrigo Duterte consistently ranks 1st in our polls, while Vice President Jejomar Binay is consistently last

MANILA, Philippines – Davao City Mayor Rodrigo Duterte again swept Rappler’s online polls – this time, for the second presidential debate held in Cebu City on Sunday, March 20.

Duterte was also the top pick of social media users during the first presidential debate in Cagayan de Oro City last February 21, getting the most votes for rounds 1, 2, and 3.

Here’s how the Davao City mayor fared in each round of the Cebu debate:

  • Round 1 (panel discussion) – 67 out of 112 votes (59.82%)
  • Round 2 (panel discussion) – 197 out of 298 votes (66.11%)
  • Round 3 (panel discussion) – 295 out of 430 votes (68.6%)
  • One-on-one (candidates grilling one another) – 249 out of 346 votes (71.97%)

Liberal Party standard-bearer Manuel Roxas II came in distant second in all 4 online polls, except for Round 1, where Senator Grace Poe was second.

Here’s a summary of the votes for Roxas:

  • Round 1 (panel discussion) – 19 out of 112 votes (16.96%, ranks 3rd)
  • Round 2 (panel discussion) – 67 out of 298 votes (22.47%, ranks 2nd)
  • Round 3 (panel discussion) – 82 out of 430 votes (19.07%, ranks 2nd)
  • One-on-one (candidates grilling one another) – 66 out of 346 votes (19.08%, ranks 2nd)

Here’s a summary of the votes for Poe:

  • Round 1 (panel discussion) – 24 out of 112 votes (21.43%, ranks 2nd)
  • Round 2 (panel discussion) – 28 out of 298 votes (9.4%, ranks 3rd)
  • Round 3 (panel discussion) – 47 out of 430 votes (10.93%, ranks 3rd)
  • One-on-one (candidates grilling one another) – 30 out of 346 votes (8.67%, ranks 3rd)

Vice President Jejomar Binay placed last in all 4 online polls. Here’s a summary of the votes for Binay:

  • Round 1 (panel discussion) – 2 out of 112 votes (1.79%)
  • Round 2 (panel discussion) – 6 out of 298 votes (2.01%)
  • Round 3 (panel discussion) – 6 out of 430 votes (1.4%)
  • One-on-one (candidates grilling one another) – 1 out of 346 votes (0.29%)

Senator Miriam Defensor Santiago was the only candidate who missed the debate. She earlier announced she had to undergo a clinical trial for an anti-cancer pill.

Mood meter

Across the 3 rounds and the one-on-one portion of the debate, Rappler’s mood meter registered spikes for “angry” and “annoyed” votes during particularly heated exchanges between the candidates.

Here’s what got netizens riled up:

  • Round 1 – the Poe-Binay word war, with Poe criticizing Binay for alleged corruption, and Binay claiming that Poe is ashamed of being a Filipino


 


 



 





 

The debate, held at the University of the Philippines (UP) Cebu, was co-organized by the Commission on Elections, TV5, The Philippine Star, and the Kapisanan ng mga Brodkaster ng Pilipinas.

The third and final presidential debate will take place in Pangasinan on April 24. A vice presidential debate will also be held at the University of Sto Tomas on April 10. – Rappler.com

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