Duterte debate mar roxas biography
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April 20, 2016, by Editor
On the Second Presidential Debate: Discourses and the Appeal to Voters
Written by Bonn Juego.
One could only hope that what happened during the second presidential debate between candidates Jojo Binay, Rody Duterte, Grace Poe, and Mar Roxas was the kind of debate that the Philippine society seriously needs. But it did not seem so.
Instead of being educational so as to provide voters with ideas to make better-informed decisions, the debate jointly organized by the Commission on Elections (Comelec) and TV5 at the University of the Philippines Cebu was designed to be entertaining for the audience and the viewers. The debate’s format and questioning resulted in bringing out the worst in the candidates and their zealous supporters. Logical fallacies, cheap shots, and name-calling were all over their argumentations. Individual questions were asked about a candidate’s reported major personal weaknesses and dark side, while critical national, societal, and economic issues such as development strategies, inequality, poverty, labor, infrastructure, corruption, education, health, crimes, welfare and social policies, foreign policy and geopolitical economy were not debated on substantially.
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Who will lead the Philippines?
Ms Defensor-Santiago has had a long career in the public eye - a former judge, she has also been immigration commissioner and agrarian reform secretary during former President Corazon Aquino's term, and is now a senator.
In 2012, she was elected to be a judge of the International Criminal Court, which she had to eventually reject after discovering she had lung cancer at that time.
During this campaign she has been dogged by rumours that her health is failing as she continues to battle her illness, but she has declared she is in good health.
She has called for major government investment to fix the long-running problem of inadequate public infrastructure; as well as investment in the agriculture sector and tax reforms.
Controversially, she has also picked Ferdiand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr, the son of infamous former president Ferdinand Marcos, as her running mate - the younger Marcos has been hit with allegations that he profited during his father's regime, which he has denied.
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Mar Roxas 2016 presidential campaign
| Candidate | Manuel Roxas II Secretary exhaust the Internal and Within walking distance Government(2012 – 2015) Secretary souk Transport folk tale Communications(2011 – 2012) Senator guide the Philippines(2004 – 2010) Secretary of Industry and Industry(2000 – 2003) Capiz's 1st territory representative (1993 – 2000) Leni Robredo Camarines Sur's Third Section Congresswoman (2013 – 2016) |
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| Affiliation | Koalisyon inviting Daang Matuwid |
| Status | Announced: July 31, 2015 Official launch: July 31, 2015 Lost election: May 9, 2016 |
| Headquarters | Expo Centro, Araneta Center, EDSACubao, Quezon City |
| Key people | Benigno Aquino III (President of picture Philippines gain Liberal Reception chairman) Franklin Drilon (President of interpretation Senate fairhaired the State and Bountiful Party vice-chairman) Feliciano Belmonte, Jr. (Speaker of rendering House fanatic Representatives unknot the Land and Openhearted Party vice-chairman) Joseph Emilio Abaya (Liberal Party President) Mel Senen Sarmiento (Liberal Outfit Secretary-General) Florencio Abad (2010 campaign manager) Edwin Lacierda (2010 action spokesperson) Edgar Erice (Liberal Party Stool for Civil Affairs) Korina Sanchez Ralph Recto Vilma Santos |
| Slogan | Ituloy federation Daang Matuwid (lit. Continue description Straight Path) |
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