MANILA, Philippines — Candidates of the Otso Diretso slate will ask the Commission on Elections (Comelec) to facilitate a debate between them and bets of the Hugpong ng Pagbabago (HNP). Hindi po ako secretary ng Otso Diretso,” she told reporters after a sortie in San Andres, Manila on Wednesday. Recently, Otso Diretso candidates challenged their counterparts from HNP to a debate at Plaza Miranda in Manila. Meanwhile, the Otso Diretso slate is composed of Alejano, Gutoc, Hilbay, Macalintal, Diokno, Sen. Bam Aquino, former Interior Secretary Mar Roxas, and former Deputy Speaker Erin Tañada. The majority of HNP candidates are also supported by Duterte-Carpio’s father, President Rodrigo Duterte, while Otso Diretso runs on a platform that is seen to answer issues hounding the President’s almost three-year-old administration.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer February 27, 2019 13:30 UTC