PiliPinas Debates 2016 – Visayas leg
| Date | March 20, 2016 |
|---|---|
| Time | 4:30pm - 10:00pm (UTC+8) |
| Duration | 119 minutes |
| Venue | Performing Arts Hall, University of the Philippines Cebu College |
| Location | Cebu City, Philippines |
| Coordinates | 10°19′21″N 123°53′57″E / 10.32250°N 123.89917°E |
| Type | Televised debate |
| Organized by | COMELEC KBP TV5 Philippine Star BusinessWorld |
| Participants | Jejomar Binay Rodrigo Duterte Grace Poe Mar Roxas |
| Presenter | Luchi Cruz-Valdes (TV5) |
| Preceded by | Mindanao leg |
| Succeeded by | Luzon leg |
The Visayas leg of the PiliPinas Debates 2016 is the second presidential debate of the 2016 Philippine elections, held at the Performing Arts Hall of the University of the Philippines in Cebu City on March 20, 2016. It was organized by COMELEC and KBP with TV5, Philippine Star, and BusinessWorld as media partners.
The debate was moderated by News5 chief Luchi Cruz-Valdes, along with panelists Ed Lingao and Lourd de Veyra of News5, Philippine Star editor-in-chief Ana Marie Pamintuan, Philippine Star associate editor Marichu Villanueva, Bloomberg TV Philippines host Atty. Tony Abad and RMN DYHP Cebu commentator Atty. Ruphil Bañoc. The program aired from 4:30pm – 10:00pm (UTC+8) due to delays caused by miscommunication between the camp of Jejomar Binay and moderator Luchi Cruz-Valdez.
Presidential candidate Senator Miriam Defensor Santiago decided to skip this debate to undertake clinical trials on a new anti-cancer drug.