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.