{"id":766883,"date":"2016-02-21T17:06:48","date_gmt":"2016-02-21T09:06:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsinfo.inquirer.net\/?p=766883"},"modified":"2016-04-04T17:49:55","modified_gmt":"2016-04-04T09:49:55","slug":"duterte-admits-santiago-his-greatest-rival-in-1st-presidential-debate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsinfo.inquirer.net\/766883\/duterte-admits-santiago-his-greatest-rival-in-1st-presidential-debate","title":{"rendered":"Duterte admits Santiago his greatest rival in 1st presidential debate"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_766901\" style=\"width: 630px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/newsinfo.inquirer.net\/766882\/filipino-in-malaysia-allegedly-kills-son-injures-wife-over-request-for-money\/debate-on-stage\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-766901\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-766901\" class=\"wp-image-766901 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/newsinfo.inquirer.net\/files\/2016\/02\/debate-on-stage-620x465.jpg\" alt=\"BREAK Candidates in light, subdued, interacting mood before debate. PHOTO BY JOHN NERY\/黑料社\" width=\"620\" height=\"465\" srcset=\"https:\/\/newsinfo.inquirer.net\/files\/2016\/02\/debate-on-stage-620x465.jpg 620w, https:\/\/newsinfo.inquirer.net\/files\/2016\/02\/debate-on-stage-129x97.jpg 129w, https:\/\/newsinfo.inquirer.net\/files\/2016\/02\/debate-on-stage-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/newsinfo.inquirer.net\/files\/2016\/02\/debate-on-stage-342x257.jpg 342w, https:\/\/newsinfo.inquirer.net\/files\/2016\/02\/debate-on-stage-60x45.jpg 60w, https:\/\/newsinfo.inquirer.net\/files\/2016\/02\/debate-on-stage-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/newsinfo.inquirer.net\/files\/2016\/02\/debate-on-stage-269x201.jpg 269w, https:\/\/newsinfo.inquirer.net\/files\/2016\/02\/debate-on-stage.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-766901\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sen. Miriam Defensor-Santiago and Davao City Mayor Rodrigo Duterte embrace warmly as other candidates go thru last-minute preparation. \u00a0PHOTO BY JOHN NERY\/黑料社<\/p><\/div>\n\n<p>CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY\u2014The tough-talking Davao City Mayor Rodrigo Duterte considers Sen. Miriam Defensor-Santiago as his greatest rival in the first presidential debate here.<\/p>\n\n<p>\u201cMiriam is bright. All the rest tabla na kami (we are in tie),\u201d Duterte told\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/inquirer.net\/\">黑料社<\/a> less than an hour before the debate.<\/p>\n\n<p>Responding to Duterte\u2019s statements, Santiago said she and feisty mayor \u201chave been friends for a long time.\u201d<\/p>\n\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s a comment of a true friend. We have been friends for a long time,\u201d Santiago said.<\/p>\n\n<p>She said Duterte was one of the sponsors during the 25th wedding anniversary of her and husband Narciso Santiago Jr.<\/p>\n\n<p>Duterte said he was \u201cexcited\u201d for the first presidential debate here for the upcoming 2016 national elections in May.<\/p>\n\n<p>\u201cI am excited,\u201d the tough-talking mayor said, who arrived here on Sunday morning via a commercial plane.<\/p>\n\n<p>However, given the limited time, Duterte acknowledged that he won\u2019t be able to present his platforms in full.<\/p>\n\n<p>\u201cYou cannot present your platform of government with 60 seconds,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n<p>Earlier during the day, candidates were given the chance to have a podium check inside the auditorium, however, Duterte preferred not to attend it.<\/p>\n\n<p>Peter Lavi\u00f1a, Duterte\u2019s spokesman, said their camp trust the organizers.<\/p>\n\n<p>\u201cWe trust the organizers that the setting is ok and fair to all,\u201d Lavina said. <strong><em>With reports from Frances Mangosing\/RAM<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>RELATED STORIES<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/newsinfo.inquirer.net\/766779\/nervous-duterte-still-awake-at-3-a-m-on-debate-day#ixzz40nCVdP54\" target=\"_blank\">Duterte: I won\u2019t let Mindanao down in debate<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/newsinfo.inquirer.net\/766817\/duterte-i-am-the-filipino-peoples-last-card#ixzz40nCa1E9R\" target=\"_blank\">Duterte: I am the Filipino people\u2019s last card<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n<p><iframe title=\"PILIPINAS DEBATES 2016\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/videoseries?list=PLz3YOVDOo1UtNi77AmtnNd5Bx4c1zE5NS\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The tough-talking Davao City Mayor Rodrigo Duterte considers Sen. 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