Senator Defensor-Santiago supports presidential debate

MANILA, Philippines, August 17 (Eagle News) — Senator Miriam Defensor-Santiago supports the proposal of the Commission on Elections (COMELEC) to hold a debate between presidential candidates for the 2016 elections. Santiago added that she has a pending bill that proposes the same.

She added that the debate is the proper forum for the voters to assess the candidates.

(Eagle News Service Jay Paul Carlos, Jericho Morales, MRFaith Bonalos)