MANILA, Philippines — Reelectionist Senators Cynthia Villar and Grace Poe maintained their lead in the 2019 senatorial race, while the rest in the “Magic 12” have retained their respective spots, the partial and unofficial tally of votes as of Friday morning has showed. ADVERTISEMENTThis is over a 3 million-vote lead against Poe, who now has 21,862,549 votes. Meanwhile, in the latest partial and official count of the Commission on Elections (Comelec), Aquino made it to the Magic 12 while Revilla landed at 13th place. Villar and Poe also lead the senatorial race. (Editor: Mike U. Frialde)READ: Latest Comelec tally: Bam in, JV out of ‘Magic 12’ , Villar still No.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer May 17, 2019 00:45 UTC