DAVAO CITY Mayor Sara Z. Duterte-Carpio slammed the Otso Diretso opposition slate over its “unprofessional” debate challenge. The opposition senatorial candidates on Thursday filed a request before the Commission on Elections to facilitate a debate with candidates of the ruling coalition Hugpong ng Pagbabago, which Ms. Carpio heads. In response, she said, “Willing naman ‘yung mga candidates na makipag-debate, tapos bara-bara, very unprofessional; then ngayon uutusan ako, I am the Mayor of Davao City, I am the chairman of HNP tapos gagawin akong secretary ng meron obsessive disorder na grupo, may fixation sa debate.” (Our candidates are willing to debate, then they’re [the opposition] being very unprofessional. Now I’m being directed, I am the Mayor of Davao City, I am the chairman of HNP, then I’m being made a secretary by this group with obsessive disorder, fixation with debate.” — Charmaine A. Tadalan

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