By Gabriela Baron
Six presidential bets confirmed their participation in the Pilipinas Forum 2022 of the Commission on Elections (Comelec) and the Kapisanan ng Brodkaster ng Pilipinas (KBP) in May.
Comelec Commissioner George Garcia said presidential aspirants Sen. Manny Pacquiao, Leody de Guzman, Ernesto Abella, Faisal Mangondato, Jose Montemayor Jr., and Norberto Gonzales all agreed to do the Comelec-KBP panel interviews.
Meanwhile, four vice presidential candidates are also slated to join the panel interviews.
They are Sen. Tito Sotto, Rizalito David, Manny Lopez, and Carlos Serapio.
The panel interviews replace the presidential and vice presidential town hall debates.
All candidates will be entitled to a one-hour panel interview. It will be pre-taped and will air from May 2 to 6.-ngs