Matters of Fact - March 16, 2021

In this episode, Christian Esguerra goes deep into a possible vice presidential run for President Rodrigo Duterte, an idea being floated by members of his own political party while the Philippines is battling a new surge in COVID-19 cases. He also sits down with the Department of Health to help us better understand what's driving these new coronavirus infections and how far behind the country's vaccination drive is so far.

He then tackles last weekend's plebiscite for the proposed division of the province of Palawan, the first-ever vote held in the Philippines during the pandemic, and a rehearsal of sorts on how the Commission on Elections would handle the much bigger 2022 elections.