The 2022 presidential candidates' stance on national and personal issues
Five of the presidential candidates running for the 2022 national elections were given the floor during the Boy Abunda Presidential Interviews to discuss their stance on pressing national issues, situational questions, and personal issues.
Starting from Jan. 24 to Jan. 28, Sen. Panfilo Lacson, former Sen. Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr., vice president Leni Robredo, Manila Mayor Isko Moreno, and senator Manny Pacquiao shared their stance on issues plaguing the country during the one-on-one interview with "Asia's King of Talk."
The leading candidates answered the same questions and were given five minutes each to discuss the COVID-19 pandemic, Philippine debt, cyberpornography, and more.
Here are their statements:
Mining and the environment
The COVID-19 pandemic
Poverty
OFW and migrants
Social media and cyberporn
Rape-related abortion
Drugs
Philippine debt
The West Philippine Sea
Presidential qualification in the Constitution
Personal issues
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