Comelec chief: Don’t sleep, votes from 92,509 precincts will be in tonight

Comelec Chair Andres Bautista. INQUIRER PHOTO

DON’T sleep.

Citing a story purportedly from the Bible, the head of the Commission on Elections (Comelec) Andres Bautista said that the votes from more than 92,509 precincts nationwide will be transmitted by Monday night—allowing Filipinos to see a glimpse of their next set of leaders.

Asked if the Commission has a “target time” for the full release of the number of votes for the presidency down to the local posts, Bautista only shook his head.

“No specific time. But do you remember about the waiting for the bride and the groom to come? They were waiting and waiting. Then one said, ‘I’ll sleep first,’ then another said, ‘I’m going to go first and eat.’ And then when they came back, all of a sudden, nakasarado na ang pinto. Nakapasok na pala yung bride. So, don’t sleep,” he said.

As of this writing, the mirror servers from the Comelec have shown votes were already transmitted from 40 percent of precincts nationwide with Davao City Mayor Rodrigo Duterte and Senator Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. leading the presidential and vice presidential race.

The Comelec has earlier said that it is expecting a 75 percent to 80 percent voter turnout for this year’s polls.

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