The CBCP, the bishops’ group, recently asked for issue-based presidential debates. Well and good. Serious debates on critical national issues will shift the tone from “Mar courts Boss Danding” headlines, which is basically how low-grade politics in this sad sack of an unserious country function . But here is the rub. The CBCP got the debate topics wrong.

I will list down some of the CBCP suggested topics : BBL, FOI, drugs, K-12, DAP and PDAF and the anti-dynasty bill. Now, I will throw this question . What is in these issues that make them primary debate topics? The answer: Very little . I don’t think the bishops have a clue on how government operates.

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