UNA claims pro-Binay voters disenfranchised

UNA presidential candidate Vice President Jejomar Binay casts his vote, accompanied by his son Junjun Binay in Precinct 189, Room 302 in San Antonio National High School, Makati City. With them are Board of Election Inspectors Chariman Dr. Victor Cabrera (2nd from left) and Third Member Joseph Rafuson (L). LYN RILLON

THE United Nationalist Alliance on Monday night said the unofficial count of votes showing Vice President Jejomar Binay in fourth place only indicated that there was disenfranchisement of voters mostly from the supporters of the opposition standard-bearer.

In a press conference at the UNA media center in New Horizon Hotel in Mandaluyong, communications director Joey Salgado said the administration party led by the Liberal Party allegedly blocked voters supportive of Binay.

“There’s a clear, emerging pattern to target specific bailiwicks of the vice president in Mindanao, in areas where the vice president is strong,” Salgado said.

“Yun ang nakikita na ginagawa rito sa amin. Clearly, ang gumagawa rito is the administration, the Liberal Party,” he added.

Salgado said he received reports from the ground that supporters of Binay were not allowed to vote.

He reminded the media that the count remains unofficial and that the official count is the canvassed results by Congress.

“Let us be mindful that these are partial, non-official. Ang magbibigay naman ng huling bilang diyan ay ang Kongreso. So titingnan pa rin natin yun, babantayan natin ang results ng halalan,” Salgado said.

“Ang importante, ang pangalagaan ang pagta-transmit at pagbibilang ng boto at pormal na pagproklama ng susunod na pangulo ng Pilipinas,” he added.

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