(BusinessWorld) FIVE PRESIDENTIAL aspirants attended a widely broadcast presidential forum to lay down the specifics of their six-year plan if they are elected as executive chief in May.

During the Kapisanan ng mga Brodkaster ng Pilipinas (KBP) Presidential Forum, which stretched out over three-and-a-half hours on Friday, the five presidential aspirants who attended discussed a wide range of topics, from unemployment insurance to housing, from corruption to the situation in the South China Sea.

Vice-President Maria Leonor “Leni” G. Robredo said she plans to focus on providing assistance to small businesses and strengthen local industries.

Public employment programs and unemployment insurance programs will also be enforced to provide for those who lost their source of livelihood, especially during the pandemic, she said.