Ferdinand Marcos, the eldest son of the late former President Marcos, who is the top candidate in the approval rating, has been absent from the government-sponsored candidate debate twice in a row before the presidential election is held in the Philippines next month. It is an unusual election campaign in which candidates avoid policy debates.
In the Philippines, a presidential election will be held on the 9th of next month when President Duterte's term expires, and a total of 10 people are running.
On the night of the 3rd, the second candidate debate hosted by the Election Commission was held in the capital Manila, and nine candidates including Vice President Leni Robredo and Manila Mayor Francisco Domagoso have sovereignty over the South China Sea. We fought on the theme of diplomacy with China, which is fighting over the issue.
However, Ferdinand Marcos, the eldest son of the late former President Marcos, who was the most promising candidate and once established a dictatorship, was absent this time as well.
Mr. Marcos has not attended the debate hosted by TV stations, etc., and he has only appeared in some media in the form of lectures and has not clarified the reason, but he may want to avoid harsh questions. It has been pointed out that.
Still, according to a poll conducted by the private political consulting company "Publicas Asia" in the middle of last month, the approval rating was 55% for Marcos, 21% for Vice President Robledo, and 8% for Manila Mayor Domagoso. It is an unusual election campaign in which the leading candidate avoids policy debates.