For succeeding elections, the Comelec is insistent it will no longer mount debates with a production company, and instead just let media companies take the lead, similar to what happened in 2016
The Commission on Elections will not pay Impact Hub Manila P15.3 million for organizing the Pilipinas Debates 2022 because it reportedly failed to submit the required documents.
The chaotic mounting of the debates in 2022 – which involved bounced checks by the Comelec's production partner issued to a five-star hotel – ultimately led to the cancellation of the events, and cost James Jimenez his spokesman post