Four candidates have so far confirmed their participation in the presidential and vice presidential panel interviews to be conducted by the Commission on Elections (Comelec) as substitute for the scrapped town hall debates.
At the Laging Handa public briefing, Commissioner George Garcia said two candidates have confirmed their participation. However, at a Comelec briefing later in the day, the number increased to four -- two presidential and two vice presidential candidates.
"Meron na pong nag-confirm sa ating dalawa subalit hindi muna natin ire-reveal yung mga pangalan po nila [Two candidates have confirmed their participation but we'll not disclose their names for now]," he said during the Laging Handa briefing.During the Comelec briefing, Garcia said all of the presidential and vice-presidential candidates are given until 5 p.m. on Thursday to inform the Comelec if they will participate in the panel interview or not.
Garcia said the panel interview with push through even if only few of the candidates will participate.
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