2nd Comelec-led debate failed to take up education, health

The debate was supposed to center on health, education, disaster preparedness, climate change and corruption. In the end, the first 2 topics (health and education) were not taken up at all. At various points of the debate, candidates veered widely off-topic. Vice-President Jejomar Binay took a swipe at Grace Poe on the citizenship issue. Poe took a swipe at Mar Roxas for his role or lack of it in the Mamasapano incident. Duterte took up the Spratlys question even though foreign policy was not in the list of topics.

Climate change was taken up but advocates lamented that the candidates failed to squarely answer the issue of coal dominance in the power mix.  Two of the key topics: education and health were hardly taken up at all.

Read the links below for more details on issues taken up at the 2nd PiliPinas Debate

PiliPinas 2016 Cebu Presidential Debate

Poe, Binay face off on rule of law, corruption, citizenship

#PHVote: Advocates dismayed at presidential bets’ ‘catfight’ over coal

Poe to Roxas: Isn’t Mamasapano proof Aquino doesn’t trust you?

Binay, Duterte want hero’s burial for Marcos

Duterte tests Poe: What would you do if China attacked?