OFFICIAL COUNT Comelec personnel readies the Philippine International Convention Center in Pasay City where the National Board of Canvassers will be canvassing votes of the 2022 national elections. —MARIANNE BERMUDEZ
MANILA, Philippines — The Commission on Elections (Comelec), sitting as the National Board of Canvassers, (NBOC), has so far tallied 138 certificates of canvass (COCs) of votes cast for the senatorial and party-list races.
In total, the Comelec has to canvass 173 COCs.
“We have canvassed a total of 138 COCs out of 173. So we still have to wait for 35 COCs,” Comelec chairman Saidamen Pangarungan.
The NBOC suspended its canvassing on Friday and will resume session on Saturday at 3 p.m.
The poll body is targeting to make senatorial proclamations 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.
Based on the latest release of Comelec’s partial and official count, former action star-turned-politician Robin Padilla is leading the senatorial race with over 13.2 million votes so far.
Padilla is followed by Antique Rep. Loren Legarda with 12,290,805 million votes, and broadcaster Raffy Tulfo with 12,223,867 votes.
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