“It’s good that Ma’am Miriam is here because she is one of the two only qualified to run this country,” Mayor Duterte started at the very beginning of his turn in the Presidential Debate.

It can be seen that Mayor Duterte and Miriam Santiago is in a good way in facing each other than to look like they are fighting. During the first round of the presidential debate in Cagayan de Oro on Sunday, February 21 the showed that not all things are for fight. In the event the showed a love fest.

The two was paired up on the first debate at the first round. However isntead of debating, he gave his very efforts of words to complement Miriam.

According to Him, “I will not debate with Ma’am Miriam. She’s telling you the truth. I do not see Miriam passing away in the next 20 years,”

After this, Santiago was given a 30 minutes time to say what she will reply. She also had speech with tirade stating “Graft and corruption is endemic and everybody speaks out but nobody has done much except Mayor Rody Duterte,”