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(Eagle News)—The proclamation of winning Senate and party-list bets will push through today, Wednesday, May 22, after the canvassing all votes was completed on Tuesday night. The Commission on Elections said the proclamation of winning senators will take place at 10 a.m., while that of winning partylists at 7 p.m. In the final Comelec tally, reelectionist Senator Cynthia Villar led the winning Senate bets, with 25,283,727 votes. She was followed by another reelectionist senator, Grace […]
(Eagle News)–The proclamation of winning Senate and party-list bets will not push through today, May 21. Commission on Elections spokesperson James Jimenez said the National Board of Canvassers was still awaiting the arrival of Certificates of Canvass from Los Angeles, California in the United States. Earlier, the poll body said the proclamation might push through on this day, with the winning partylists to be proclaimed in the morning, and the winning senators at night. As […]
(Eagle News)–Some of the Senate bets in the winning circle have been given invitations for proclamation rites tentatively slated on Sunday, May 19, sources said. According to the sources, the invites were sent by the Commission on Elections. Each senator, based on the invite, is entitled to bring five companions, sources said. The sources said the Comelec was asking the names of the companions of the winning senators in advance for the rites tentatively at […]
(Eagle News)—The leftist Makabayan coalition has endorsed nine senatorial candidates for the 2019 elections. These were Bayan Muna chair Neri Colmenares, Senators Grace Poe, Bam Aquino and Nancy Binay, former Senator Serge Osmeña, former Quezon Rep. Erin Tañada, human rights lawyer Chel Diokno, former Solicitor General Florin Hilbay and civic leader Samira Gutoc. Poe, Osmeña and Binay are independent candidates. Diokno, Gutoc, Tañada, Hilbay and Aquino on the other hand are members of opposition Otso […]
Says 13 may be stricken off final list (Eagle News)–The Commission on Elections on Saturday, Jan. 26, released the official list of senatorial bets for the May 2019 elections. Comelec spokesperson James Jimenez said of the initial 76 senatorial candidates, 13 may be stricken off the final list. Several candidates such as Senator Sergio Osmena III and re-electionist Senator Koko Pimentel are facing disqualification cases. The initial 76 senatorial bets are: ABEJO, VANGIE AFUANG, […]
(Eagle News)–President Rodrigo Duterte on Thursday, Jan. 3, expressed dismay over the results of a recent Social Weather Stations survey on winning Senate bets in the 2019 polls, saying his bets were better choices for the people. “I don’t want to derogate others pero nakita niyo yung nanguna sa survey?” he asked. He then made a pitch for his candidates, including his former aide Bong Go, Francis Tolentino and former police chief Ronald dela Rosa, […]
