It was Poe vs. Roxas at Meet Your Candidates forum
Both presidential candidates speak about their administrative plans, tax reform, MRT woes, and more.
(SPOT.ph) Presidential aspirants Mar Roxas and Sen. Grace Poe spoke before business executives and members of the business industry at the Meet Your Candidates forum on November 25. Both spoke in separate turns, and answered questions from the audience. Here are their stands.
Sen. Grace Poe
Poe started her speech with an indirect hit at Roxas' punctuality (or lack thereof).
“I wanted to wait a few minutes to give the courtesy to Sec. Mar. But understanding the worsening traffic in Metro Manila, I hope you don’t mind that I go ahead this evening.”
On her experience:
On inclusive growth:
On her administrative plans:
On potential cabinet members:
On decision making:
“Decisions on the basis of principle rather than political expediency, no matter who gets hurt.”
"Is Sec. Mar Roxas a good manager?"
Mar Roxas
On his project as Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) Chief, Oplan Lambat Simbat:
On amending the Constitution:
On being open to tax reform:
On debates about tax reform:
Roxas answers Poe’s statement that he has not done enough as DOTC Chief:
On the existing Metro Rail Transit (MRT) contract:
“The contract started in original sin…I would abrogate it.”
Photo screenshots from ANC