Tags: Elections, Legislation
By Anna Valmero
QUEZON CITY. METRO MANILA – Incumbent senator Lito Lapid, former senator Serge Osmena III, incumbent congressmen Teofisto Guingona III have been proclaimed senators by the Commission on Elections (Comelec).
Lapid, Osmena and Guingona join nine other senators who were proclaimed by the Comelec last Saturday.
Based on Comelec’s tally as of May 15, Ramon “Bong” Revilla Jr. garnered the most number of votes, followed by Estrada, Defensor-Santiago, Drilon and Enrile. The top 12 senators and their tallied votes are as follows:
1. Revilla, Ramon Jr. – 18,218,514
2. Estrada, Jinggoy – 17,722,162
3. Defensor Santiago, Miriam – 13,335 800
4. Drilon, Franklin – 16,066,001
5. Enrile, Juan Ponce – 14,695,263
6. Cayetano, Pia – 12,821,946
7. Marcos, Ferdinand Jr. – 12,372,118
8. Recto, Ralph – 11,649,679
9. Sotto, Vicente III – 11,160,077
10. Osmena, Sergio III – 10,996,061
11. Lapid, Lito – 10,327,121
12. Guingona, Teofisto III – 9,686,352
Hontiveros-Baraquel is ranked 13th with 8,581,125 votes, followed by Biazon (8,148,685) and Jose De Venecia III (7,867,883), son of former House Speaker Jose De Venecia.
As of May 17, Comelec’s tally shows Guingona with 10,200, 293 votes, leading by more than a million votes over Hontiveros-Baraquel, who tallied 9,041,494 votes.
The proclamation of the first nine senators has been lauded as the fastest ever in poll history due to automation. Except for first-timers Marcos and Guingona, the rest of those newly proclaimed are incumbent or returning senators.
Meanwhile, Comelec commissioner Rene Sarmiento said the poll agency is not proclaiming a 13th senator to replace Sen. Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino III, who is set to become the country’s next president.
“There will be no 13th senator proclaimed because the law provides the election of only 12. In case Aquino vacates his post by June 30 when he gets elected as president, the Congress can amend the law to allow for a 13th senator to be proclaimed or (conduct) special polls,” Sarmiento said in an interview.
The Comelec said it needs to canvass remaining 515,488 votes from seven municipalities in Lanao Del Sur needs before proclaiming elected party list groups.
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