Partial proclamation pushedhome/News/Headlines/Partial proclamation pushedTally at 95%; Comelec still waiting to count 1.68M votes from 5 Certificates of CanvassWith the Commission on Elections (Comelec) yet to name the winners of last week’s Senate race, the lawyer of one of the leading candidates wants the poll body to proclaim the top 6, at least. Maria Imelda Josefa “Imee” Marcos (15,729,192), former Metro Manila Development Authority chief Francis Tolentino, (15,368,023), Pimentel (14,548,465), Revilla (14,546,314) and reelectionist Sen. Maria Lourdes Nancy Binay (14,448,498). Basar questioned the Comelec’s reluctance to proclaim the sure winners, pointing to vote gaps in the “millions.”Partial proclamation an optionThe Comelec’s Education and Information Department Assistant Director Frances Arabe said a partial proclamation was not off the table. “It depends on the Comelec en banc if we can make a partial [proclamation],” she said, noting that the top 6 could already be considered “sure winners.”“This week. As long as we get the CoC that we are waiting for,” Arabe said when asked when the proclamation would be made.

Source: Manila Times May 19, 2019 16:18 UTC