{"id":58680,"date":"2015-08-11T17:29:19","date_gmt":"2015-08-11T09:29:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=58680"},"modified":"2025-01-08T20:34:20","modified_gmt":"2025-01-09T01:34:20","slug":"cbcp-urges-presidential-debate-to-present-issues-not-confrontations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2015\/08\/11\/cbcp-urges-presidential-debate-to-present-issues-not-confrontations\/","title":{"rendered":"CBCP urges presidential debate to present issues, not confrontations"},"content":{"rendered":"
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MANILA \u2013 With the Commission on Elections (COMELEC) planning to hold a presidential debate, the Catholic Bishops\u2019 Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) saw this as an opportunity for voters to \u2018gauge the candidates and help them make informed choices in picking our next leaders.\u2019<\/p>\n

The CBCP only hoped that this debate would be used by presidential candidates to present their stands on several issues the Philippines have been facing.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt shouldn\u2019t be a mere free-wheeling presentation of their platforms that will simply be rebutted by the others,\u201d CBCP Public Affairs Committee executive secretary Fr. Jerome Secillano said in an interview.<\/p>\n

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The CBCP also hoped that the candidates would not present accusations against each other but rather talk about the Bangsamoro Basic Law, Anti-Political Dynasty bill, Freedom of Information bill, K to12 education program, among others.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis way, they will not only be hurling stones at each other but they will be able to present their stand on issues affecting our people,\u201d Secillano said.<\/p>\n

\u201cQualities such as honesty, integrity and credibility are values that are hardly seen in debates,\u201d he added, urging voters to look for these qualities in the candidates they would support.<\/p>\n

Just like the CBCP, the Parish Pastoral Council for Responsible Voting (PPCRV) also saw the presidential debate as an opportunity for voters to examine their presidential bets.<\/p>\n

\u201cPPCRV hopes that such debates include all, even the less known candidates, and that other groups like PPCRV, academe, business, etc be involved,\u201d PPCRV national chairperson Henrietta de Villa said.<\/p>\n

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\u201cPPCRV hopes that such debates include all, even the less known candidates, and that other groups like PPCRV, academe, business, etc be involved,\u201d she added.<\/p>\n

It can be recalled that COMELEC Chairman Andres Bautista earlier disclosed considering to hold a presidential debate for next year\u2019s national elections.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe will be taking the lead insofar as the presidential debate. That is provided for under the law,\u201d Bautista said in a Manila Bulletin report.<\/p>\n

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He referred to Republic Act No. 9006 or the Fair Elections Act which allowed the COMELEC to conduct \u2018at least three (3) national debates among presidential candidates and at least one (1) national debate among vice presidential candidates.\u2019<\/p>\n

\u2018The debates among presidential candidates shall be scheduled on three (3) different calendar days: the first debate shall be scheduled within the first and second week of the campaign period; the second debate within the fifth and six week of the campaign period; and the third debate shall be scheduled within the tenth and eleventh week of the campaign period.\u2019<\/p>\n

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