(Eagle News) — The Commission on Elections (COMELEC) has started the canvassing of votes for the May 9, 2016 elections as polling precincts closed at 5 p.m, with some closing at 6 p.m., because of the delayed start of voting due to malfunctioning vote-counting machines.
As of the latest Kapisanan ng Broadcaster of the Philippines-Eagle Broadcasting Corporation partial unofficial quick count of election returns from the Comelec, presidential candidate Rodrigo Duterte took an early lead with 10,459,816 votes , while Ferdinand Marcos Jr., led in the vice-presidential tally ( 9,687,332 votes) with the administration’s bet Leni Rodredo coming in close (8,766,707 votes).
Former TESDA director general Joel Villanueva, meanwhile led in the senatorial count, followed by senator Franklin Drilon, Senator Vicente Sotto, former senator Panfilo Lacson, Red Cross chair Dick Gordon, and former Akbayan Rep. Risa Hontiveros.
The following is the unofficial count as of 8:00 p.m.
KBP AND EBC UNOFFICIAL ELECTION RESULTS AS OF 8:00PM based on election returns from COMELEC
PRESIDENT
1. DUTERTE, RODY (PDPLBN) 10,459,816
2. POE, GRACE (IND) 5,952,327
3. ROXAS, MAR DAANG MATUWID (LP) 5,806,579
4. BINAY, JOJO (UNA) 3,541,942
5. DEFENSOR SANTIAGO, MIRIAM (PRP) 1,093,472
6. SEÑERES, ROY (WPPPMM) 14,835
VICE PRESIDENT
1. MARCOS, BONGBONG (IND) 9,687,332
2. ROBREDO, LENI DAANG MATUWID (LP) 8,766,707
3. CAYETANO, ALAN PETER (IND) 3,666,142
4. ESCUDERO, CHIZ (IND) 3,093,266
5. TRILLANES, ANTONIO IV (IND) 519,565
6. HONASAN, GRINGO (UNA) 451,655
SENATORS
1. VILLANUEVA, JOEL TESDAMAN (LP) 12,660,369
2. DRILON, FRANK (LP) 12,398,998
3. SOTTO, VICENTE (NPC) 11,977,029
4. LACSON, PANFILO PING (IND) 11,688,530
5. GORDON, DICK (IND) 11,676,923
6. HONTIVEROS, RISA (AKBYN) 10,890,196
7. ZUBIRI, MIGZ (IND) 10,729,765
8. PANGILINAN, KIKO (LP) 10,708,558
9. PACQUIAO, MANNY (UNA) 10,313,907
10. GATCHALIAN, WIN (NPC) 10,296,768
11. RECTO, RALPH (LP) 9,621,021
12. DE LIMA, LEILA (LP) 9,430,562
13. TOLENTINO, FRANCIS (IND) 8,674,314
14. OSMEÑA, SERGIO III (IND) 8,670,841
15. ROMUALDEZ, MARTIN (LAKAS) 8,193,845
Meanwhile, Agence France Press also reported that Duterte had 1.31 million votes, nearly double his nearest rival, with about eight percent of the total counted, according to CNN Philippines, which was tallying data released by the election commission.
Duterte gave a cautious assessment when asked on CNN Philippines about the early results.
“I ain’t there until I am there,” he said.
“If it is my destiny to be there then I accept it.”
Senator Grace Poe was in second place with 757,000 votes, with administration candidate Mar Roxas trailing closely in third, CNN Philippines said.
Other major news outlets carried similar results. (with a report from AFP)