The Inquirer catalogues all the prepared statements, speeches and pronouncements of President Rodrigo Duterte made during and after the 2016 national and local elections in the Philippines.
The Inquirer catalogues all the prepared statements, speeches and pronouncements of President Rodrigo Duterte made during and after the 2016 national and local elections in the Philippines.
On the day of the first presidential debate of the 2016 elections, Mar Roxas followed his daily routine, a six-kilometer jog early in the morning, and then prayed in private. The administration candidate for president told INQUIRER.net a few minutes before he entered the 500-seat auditorium of Capitol University, the debate venue in the Northern Mindanao hub of Cagayan de Oro City, that he did nothing special to prepare for the debate. “Just… Simulan na natin ito!” he said, laughing.
When freshman senator Grace Poe faced her rivals in the first presidential debate held in Cagayan De Oro City last Sunday, she came armed with hard work and prayers.
