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WATCH: Rappler's John Nery & Dwight de Leon give us a rundown on the highlights of the Comelec's first presidential debate for 2022 held Saturday, March 19.

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Nery and De Leon talk about Marcos' absence and how the candidates all brought up the Marcos family's evasion of paying their estate taxes liability worth P203 billion.

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Nery: "There were 3 strong performance. I think Isko's was the strongest."

Moreno was the one who originally raised the P203 billion issue and connected this to disinformation campaign. #RapplerRecap:

Nery said both Robredo and De Guzman also gave a good performance: Robredo came in prepared; De Guzman defined issues from the workers' perspective and even had other candidates agree with him.

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On Robredo, Nery says: I was struck by her use of numbers. #RapplerRecap:

Nery says Pacquiao might not be a natural orator, but he has improved a lot already: One thing about Manny Pacquiao, he gets better and better.

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Nery: It's quite different to distinguish the policies of Senator Ping and VP Robredo. They seem to be coming from the same place.

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While Senator Ping Lacson explains things well, he comes across like a 'distant professor,' observes Nery.

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It's not advantageous to the public 'when you have 10 people engaged in this kind of discussion,' says Nery. "There's very little time."

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De Guzman gave a different perspective and made the public think twice about issues, says Nery.

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And that's a wrap! Watch here if you missed it:

Tomorrow, it's the turn of vice presidential candidates to debate on important issues. Stay tuned for updates! #PiliPinasDebates2022 #PHVote #WeDecide