Congress canvassing of votes for president, VP to begin May 24

COC RECEPTION ROUNDUP: More ballot boxes containing Certificates of Canvass (COCs) and Election Returns (ERs) for President and Vice President were delivered to the Senate.
(Senate PRIB Photos)

MANILA, Philippines — The two chambers of Congress will begin on May 24 its canvassing of votes for the presidential and vice presidential candidates in the recently-concluded national elections.

During a meeting on Monday, officials of the Senate and House agreed to transfer the ballot boxes containing the certificates of canvass and election returns from the Senate in Pasay City to the House of Representatives in Quezon City in the early morning of May 23.

Upon resumption of session on May 23, the Senate and the House will then convene as the National Board of Canvassers (NBOC) which is tasked to canvass votes and later proclaim the next president and vice president of the country.

The canvassing proper will begin on May 24 at 2 p.m. From May 25 to 27, canvassing shall run from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m., according to a press release of the House.

The Commission on Elections earlier also convened as the NBOC to canvass votes for the senatorial and partylist elections.

Winning senatorial candidates are set to be proclaimed on May 18 at the Philippine International Convention Center in Pasay City while proclamation of winning party-list groups will begin on May 19.

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