More Filipinos nationwide watched the five presidential candidates face off for the last time in ABS-CBN’s Presidential Town Hall Debate on April 24, which posted a whopping national TV rating of 40.6 percent – the highest among the presidential debates in the Commission on Elections’ PiliPinas 2016 presidential debate series – according to Kantar Media.
ABS-CBN’s debate, held at the Phinma University of Pangasinan and moderated by Karen Davila and Tony Velasquez, outshined competing programs 24 Oras Weekend (11.5 percent), Vampire Ang Daddy Ko (13.5 percent), Ismol Family (16.4 percent), and the 2018 Oppo PBA Commissioner’s Cup (3.9 percent).
With a town hall format, ABS-CBN’s debate allowed Vice President Jejomar Binay, Senator Miriam Defensor Santiago, Davao City Mayor Rodrigo Duterte, Senator Grace Poe, and former Department of Interior and Local Government Secretary Mar Roxas to answer questions on their platforms and stand on the most urgent issues facing the nation.
