1st ‘Radyo Inquirer Issues Forum’ successfully launched; to be aired today

Sen. Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. is guest speaker at Radyo Inquirer “Issues Forum” in Olongapo City. YUJI GONZALES/INQUIRER.net

Radyo Inquirer 990, (DZIQ 990khz-AM) the broadcast arm of the Inquirer Group of Companies reached another milestone as it successfully hosted the first-ever “Radyo Inquirer Issues Forum” in the City of Olongapo City, Tuesday with thousands in attendance.

In cooperation with the Philippine Daily Inquirer, Inquirer.net’s Next Video, Mega Mobile, Blank Pages Productions and the Olongapo City local government headed by Mayor Rolen Paulino, the event was launched at the Rizal Triangle at the center of the city.

Present in the “Radyo Inquirer Issues Forum” were Senator Ferdinand ‘Bongbong’ Marcos Jr., who is running for the vice presidency, Pasig City Rep. Roman Romulo and lawyers Lorna Kapunan and Harry Roque.

Romulo, Roque and Kapunan are running for the Senate.

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In the latest Pulse Asia survey, Senator Marcos has already surpassed Senator Chiz Escudero in the number one spot, gaining 25 percent compared to Escudero’s 24 percent.

The survey was conducted last March 8-13.

The forum was created to provide voters more information on the different views of candidates on different issues and how they would address these issues, if elected.

It’s a project initiated by no less than the President of Trans-Radio Broadcasting Corporation, Paolo R. Prieto.

Asked on how he would address the issues hounding the country’s labor sector, Marcos explained that if elected, he would ask the next president to appoint him as secretary of the Department of Labor and Employment.

Once, appointed, he would then be able to focus on creating policies which will harness and further improve the cooperation between the government and the private sector to make sure that the rights of workers are protected.

Roque meanwhile, reiterated his plan of utilizing P500 billion of the government’s more than P3-trillion national budget to provide more opportunities for the Filipino workforce.

Kapunan meanwhile promised to end ‘contractualization’ in the workplace.

Rep. Romulo’s reply centered on increasing more foreign investments which will serve as key to providing more jobs in the country.

The event was hosted and moderated by Radyo Inquirer’s News Director Arlyn Dela Cruz, Station Manager Jake Maderazo and program anchor Ira Panganiban as panelists.

The first-ever ‘Radyo Inquirer Issues Forum’ will air on DZIQ-990khz on Wednesday (today), March 23, at 9:30 a.m. with a replay at 7 p.m.. TVJ