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'Big joke': VP bets slam Sara Duterte's absence in Comelec's debate

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Gillan Ropero, ABS-CBN News

<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img alt="composite" src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2022/news/03/20/20220320-sarabello.jpg"/></figure></div>MANILA - Several vice presidential candidates criticized Sunday the absence of Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio during the Commission on Elections&#x27; debate.Duterte-Carpio&#x27;s running mate, presidential aspirant former senator Ferdinand &quot;Bongbong&quot; Marcos also skipped Comelec&#x27;s debate on Saturday.<ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/03/14/22/marcos-jr-wont-attend-comelec-presidential-debate">Marcos Jr. won&#x27;t attend Comelec presidential debate, spokesman says</a></li></ul>Partido Lakas ng Masa&#x27;s candidate Walden Bello said he was &quot;tempted to walk out&quot; of the debate. The outburst came as he refused to answer the question what would be his policy expertise as vice president.&quot;We’re slashing one another for her benefit. The Commission on Elections should do something about this. Commissioner and chair, can you penalize these 2 people, Marcos and Duterte for not showing themselves up to the Filipino people with their programs,&quot; he said.&quot;They’re spitting in the face of the Filipinos. (Comelec commissioners and chairman) can you say something right now, tell them to show up. I&#x27;m really so pissed off that these 2 jokers are not here. Duwag sila (They&#x27;re cowards). We can&#x27;t show their record., they have to show up so that the Filipino people can judge. Otherwise this is a f***ing big joke.&quot;The Comelec&#x27;s penalty for Marcos and Duterte&#x27;s absence in its debates is to ban them from an &quot;e-rally,&quot; which Bello said was &quot;too weak.&quot;&quot;We need to get something from these people. To penalize them like a big, huge penalty like P203 billion,&quot; Bello said, pertaining to Marcos&#x27; estate tax dues.<ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/03/19/22/rivals-agree-govt-must-go-after-marcos-taxes">Presidential rivals agree: Gov&#x27;t must go after Marcos estate taxes</a></li></ul>Senator Francis Pangilinan, running mate of Vice President Leni Robredo, said those seeking voters&#x27; support must show up like suitors.&quot;Wala si Mr. Marcos kagabi, wala si Sara Duterte ngayong araw. Kaming mga kandidato lumiligaw kami. Nililigawan namin ang botante. Pag lumiligaw dapat humaharap,&quot; he said.(Mr. Marcos was absent last night, Sara Duterte is not here today. Us candidates seek voters&#x27; support. We court voters. Suitors should show up.)&quot;Ako may 3 anak, pag may lumiligaw saking anak, dapat humaharap. Respetuhin ang aking mga anak, respetuhin ang mga magulang. Pag di humaharap nirerespeto ba kami?&quot;(I have 3 children. If someone is courting them, they should show up. They should respect my children and their parents. If they don&#x27;t show up, are we respected?)Rizalito David, meantime, said he would like to know Sara Duterte&#x27;s stance on various issues that he and his opponents were discussing.&quot;Nalulungkot ako dahil ang nangunguna sa survey ay di natin alam ano ang kanyang opinion tungkol dito. Kami-kami nagtatagisan ng talino dito pero paghahatian na lang namin ang 50 percent ng boto,&quot; he said.(I&#x27;m saddened because we don&#x27;t know the opinion of the frontrunner in surveys. We are battling each other with wits and yet we will share just 50 percent of the votes.)&quot;Inday Sara dumalo ka naman, gusto namin kang makamayan ka man lang.&quot;(Inday Sara, please attend, we want to shake your hand.)<figure class="op-interactive"><iframe height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/gxpYPmWQlX4?enablejsapi=1" width="560"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more in <a href="//www.iwantv.com.ph/">iWantv</a> or <a href="//tfc.tv/">TFC.tv</a></div>

Several vice presidential candidates on Sunday criticized the absence of Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio during the Commission on Elections' debate.

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'Big joke': VP bets slam Sara Duterte's absence in Comelec's debate

Gillan Ropero,

ABS-CBN News

Published Mar 20, 2022 09:22 PM PHT

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Updated Mar 20, 2022 11:23 PM PHT

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