Villar leads partial, official Senate Comelec count
Credit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Fri, 17 May 2019 09:05:04 +0000
VILLAR (FB photo)
Reelectionist Sen. Cynthia A. Villar still leads the partial and official count of the Commission on Elections, sitting as National Board of Canvassers, in the May 2019 Senate race as of Thursday night.
Villar has 19,383,224 votes, followed by another re-electionist, Sen. Grace Poe, with 17,043,889.
Administration bet former presidential aide Christopher Lawrence “Bong” Go is third with 15,685,847 and Taguig-Pateros Rep. Pia Cayetano is fourth with 15,330,363.
Another administration senatorial bet, Ronald dela Rosa, follows with 14,529,585, and on his heels is Sen. Sonny Angara with 14,023,811.
Former Sen. Lito Lapid is seventh with 12,628,054 while close behind is Ilocos Norte Gov. and administration senatorial candidate Imee Marcos, with 12,618,428.
At ninth and 10th places are Francis Tolentino, with 11,975,435, and Sen. Koko Pimentel, with 11,283,357.
Completing the Top 12 is Sen. Nancy Binay, with 11,041,386.
Opposition Sen. Bam Aquino is 13th with 11,001,047.
On the other hand, the Top 20 groups in the party-list race are ACT-CIS (2,147,970 votes); Ako Bicol (908,443); Bayan Muna (864,333); Cibac (725,753); Ang Probinsyano (616,217); 1Pacman (572,885); Probinsyano Ako (509,924); An Waray, (421,050); Senior Citizens (415,308); Apec (382,122);
Marino (374,924); Magsasaka (374,795); Abono (374,088); Gabriela (364,006); Tingog Sinirangan (362,286); Ako Bisaya (347,917); Coop-Natcco (344,290); Philreca (312,026); Act Teachers (310,707); and Buhay (299,755).
The NBoC has so far canvassed 107 of the total 167 Certificates of Canvass. (PNA)