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MANILA, Philippines — The Commission on Elections (Comelec), which is sitting as the National Board of Canvassers (NBOC), is looking at proclaiming winners in the senatorial and party-list elections by early next week.
As the NBOC, the Comelec will be canvassing votes for senatorial and party-list polls. The presidential and vice-presidential votes, meanwhile, will be canvassed by Congress after it resumes session on May 23.
Asked when the Comelec can proclaim winners in the senatorial and party-list elections, Commissioner George Garcia said the target is Sunday, May 15, at the earliest and early next week at the latest.
Based on the first wave of the partial and official count of the Comelec, as of Tuesday night, May 10, actor Robin Padilla is leading the senatorial race with 612,684 votes.
He is followed by broadcast journalist Raffy Tulfo, who has officially tallied over 521,000 votes. Legarda comes in third with 492,504 canvassed votes so far.
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However, it is important to note that the first wave of partial and official count only covers certificates of canvass (COCs) of votes cast in seven areas in the country—seven from the Cordillera Administrative Region and one from Malabon City.
As of 6 p.m., May 11, the NBOC has canvassed 78 COCs but the updated tally has yet to be released.