Kandidato
| Kandidato | |
|---|---|
| Created by | GMA Network |
| Developed by | GMA News and Public Affairs |
| Starring | Arnold Clavio Malou Mangahas Howie Severino |
| Country of origin | Philippines |
| Original language | Filipino |
| Production | |
| Running time | 1 hour |
| Original release | |
| Network | GMA Network |
| Release | March 3, 2010 - May 5, 2010 (presidential elections) February 21, 2013 - May 2, 2013 (midterm elections) |
Kandidato (English: Candidate) special election program for GMA News and Public Affairs about the 2010 Philippine presidential elections and the 2013 Senatorial (midterm) elections, hosted by Arnold Clavio, Malou Mangahas which is the Executive Director of the PCIJ and Howie Severino, one of the pillars of GMA News and Public Affairs and the Editor-in-Chief of GMANews.TV.
Format
For 2010 presidential elections, each episode features one of the presidential candidates who will run this 2010 Philippine presidential elections, and in 2013 senatorial elections, 3 candidates will answer questions from the panel composed of Arnold Clavio, Howie Severino and Malou Mangahas in a similar fashion as a job interview. The panel has three sets of questions; easy, average, and hard levels.
In the Easy category, the panelists will ask the questions which is about the personality, family and personal life of the candidates. Average category, on the other hand ask the platform of the candidates and on how they can resolve the problems of our country today, such poverty, corruption, education, and others. The hard level focuses how the candidate answer on his/her controversies that lie on them.
Candidates interviewed
2010 Presidential elections
| Candidate | Original Airdate | Episode # |
|---|---|---|
| Gilberto Teodoro | March 3, 2010 | 1 |
| John Carlos de los Reyes | March 10, 2010 | 2 |
| Dick Gordon | March 17, 2010 | 3 |
| Joseph Estrada | March 24, 2010 | 4 |
| Nicanor Perlas | March 31, 2010 | 5 |
| Eddie Villanueva | April 7, 2010 | 6 |
| Jamby Madrigal | April 14, 2010 | 7 |
| Noynoy Aquino | April 21, 2010 | 8 |
| Manny Villar | April 28, 2010 | 9 |
| Huling Pagkilatis bago ang Eleksyon 2010 | May 5, 2010 | 10 |
2013 Senatorial elections
| Candidate | Original Airdate | Episode # |
|---|---|---|
| Sonny Angara (Team PNoy) Jamby Madrigal (Team PNoy) Mitos Magsaysay (UNA) |
February 21, 2013 | 1 |
| Chiz Escudero (Team PNoy) Marwil Llasos (Ang Kapatiran) Eddie Villanueva (Bangon Pilipinas) |
February 28, 2013 | 2 |
| Bam Aquino (Team PNoy) JV Ejercito (UNA) Dick Gordon (UNA) |
March 7, 2013 | 3 |
| Loren Legarda (Team PNoy) Tingting Cojuangco (UNA) Rizalito David (Ang Kapatiran) |
March 14, 2013 | 4 |
| Risa Hontiveros (Team PNoy) Gringo Honasan (UNA) Ricardo Penson (Independent) |
March 21, 2013 | 5 |
| Greco Belgica (DPP) Teodoro Casiño (Makabayan) Ramon Montaño (Independent) |
April 4, 2013 | 6 |
| Ramon Magsaysay Jr. (Team PNoy) John Carlos de los Reyes (Ang Kapatiran) Baldomero Falcone (DPP) |
April 11, 2013 | 7 |
| Grace Poe (Team PNoy) Edward Hagedorn (Independent) Samson Alcantara (Social Justice Society) |
April 18, 2013 | 8 |
| Jack Enrile (UNA) Ernesto Maceda (UNA) Christian Señeres (DPP) |
April 25, 2013 | 9 |
| Koko Pimentel (Team PNoy) Migz Zubiri (UNA) |
May 2, 2013 | 10 |