Sara Duterte’s senatorial bets a no-show in debate with opposition
Credit to Author: The Manila Times| Date: Mon, 25 Feb 2019 10:44:16 +0000
SENATORIAL candidates of Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte’s Hugpong ng Pagbabago did not attend the debate with candidates from the opposition coalition Otso Diretso at Plaza Miranda this Monday.
“Siyempre disappointed kami. We were hoping na sana magkaharapan na para malaman naman ng taumbayan kung sino dapat ‘yung iboboto nilang kandidato,” human rights lawyer Chel Diokno, who is running for senator, said in an interview.
(Of course we are disappointed. We were hoping that we have a face-off already so that the people would know which candidates to vote for.)
Former Solicitor General Florin Hilbay, who is also running for senator under the Otso Diretso coalition, said that the offer for a debate would continue.
“We are willing to engage them anywhere, everywhere,” Hilbay said in a separate interview. REINA C. TOLENTINO
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