00:00From the Philippine News Agency, the national and local candidates do not need to participate in the debates.
00:06When Common Act Chairperson George Erwin Garcia clarified,
00:10they did not put in the guidelines that a candidate needs to participate in the debate
00:15because they are still studying the Constitution.
00:19Garcia also clarified that they will not organize a debate for the May 12 midterm elections.
00:26Meanwhile, Garcia said that the organizers need to ensure that all the candidates will be invited to the debate.
00:35The guidelines of the debates of the candidates will be re-released on Common Act on radio and television last week.
