I was in Cebu these last few days, and even there where the second presidential debate was held on March 20, the apparent consensus among those who watched the April 10 vice-presidential debate in Manila was that it was far more instructive than the last two presidential debates in Cagayan de Oro and Cebu, and that Sen. Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. outshone and outflanked all his rivals and adversaries.

In their view, LP Rep. Leni Robredo, Mar Roxas’s unseeded running mate, did unusually well. Even the normally abrasive Sen. Sonny Trillanes was refreshingly reasonable and constructive. Sen. Francis Escudero delivered his usual mechanical lines without excessively calling attention to himself.

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