Comelec financial row resets debates

by Franco Jose C. Baroña - William Depasupil

Apr 23, 2022 12:03 am

(UPDATE) THE Commission on Elections (Comelec) on Friday announced that it has decided to postpone town hall debates for presidential and vice presidential candidates originally scheduled this weekend amid financial issues between its private partner and the hotel venue of the first debates.

Comelec Commissioner George Garcia said they have rescheduled the events to April 30 and May 1.

NEW DATES FOR COMELEC DEBATES (From left) Comelec Commissioners George Garcia, Aimee Ferolino and Rey Dulay announce the rescheduling of the presidential and vice presidential debates to April 30 and May 1, 2022. In a press conference at the Comelec office in Manila on Friday, April 22, the three officials said failure of private partner, Vote Pilipinas, to pay P14 million to Sofitel Manila where the first two debates were held led to the postponement of the finale that was set originally on April 23 and 24. PHOTO BY JOHN RYAN BALDEMOR

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