Harapan at LCC-Manila

MANILA, Philippines - The ABS-CBN News and Current Affairs presents vice presidential bets in Harapan: The ABS-CBN Vice Presidential Debate which brings viewers offline and online together tomorrow, March 21, 10 p.m. live on ABS-CBN from La Consolacion College in Manila with Ted Failon as moderator.

For the first time, senators Loren Legarda and Mar Roxas, Makati City Mayor Jejomar Binay, and former Metropolitan Manila Development Authority Chairman Bayani Fernando will engage in a real debate with fellow aspirants in the first ever televised outdoor election debates this election season.

With a miting de avance theme, Harapan is also the first time each team of supporters gets to rally for their candidates on national TV and online, as representatives of participating political parties will also face the public via live chat on www.abs-cbnnews.com.

Also to watch out for are the reactions from audiences in Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao, and in social networking sites like Twitter and Facebook, while Legarda, Roxas, Binay and Fernando undergo several rounds of questions and debates.

ABS-CBN launched the search for the next Philippine president with the very first presidential forum last May 2009 via ANC (ABS-CBN News Channel), with the objective of helping people choose the right person to vote by baring the platform and character of presidential aspirants.

With the same goal, the ABS-CBN News and Current Affairs division has lined up three debates, starting with the vice presidential face-off. On March 28, ABS-CBN will mark another first as it will put the chemistry and working partnership of the match-ups for president and vice president to test with the first tandem debates this election season. The final presidential debate will happen in April.