The next ANC Presidential-Vice Presidential forum is set at the Far Eastern University Quadrangle on Sunday, March 28th starting at 9:30 pm, with live simulcast at ABS-CBN Channel 2, ABS-CBN News Channel (ANC), Studio 23, The Filipino Channel, and at www.abs-cbnnews.com/harapan
The historic face-off will be hosted by Mr. Ted Failon. The format, this time will be a tandem forum featuring the Presidentiables and their respective Vice-presidentiables.
The Harapan forum is a series of election-related forums and debates held by ABS-CBN in the run up to the 2010 polls. The first Harapan presidential forum was held at the University of Santo Tomas last year followed by a Vice-Presidential debate last Sunday at the La Consolacion College.
As of this posting, only administration bet Gilbert Teodoro and Edu Manzano will not attend the Harapan Tandem forum in FEU. Teodoro said that his camp opted to campaign in Quezon and Batangas area as they have already laid out their platforms in previous debates. Manzano, on the other hand wishes to face the voters directly rather than attending such forums. Manzano didn’t also attend the Vice-presidential forum in La Consolacion College.
Maria Ressa, Senior Vice President of ABS-CBN News and Current Affairs meanwhile stressed that these forums are form of public service that makes the viewers watch, care and vote.
Note: The Harapan forum is open for everyone.
UPDATE:
The Harapan tandem debate was cancelled by ABS-CBN 2 days prior the event
