Robredo
The camp of administration vice-presidential candidate Maria Leonor “Leni” Robredo has claimed victory, saying that with all the remaining votes combined, Robredo will still trump closest rival Senator Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. by a hairline.
In a program after offering a thanksgiving Mass at the Church of the Gesù at the Ateneo de Manila University, the Robredo camp said the congresswoman’s current lead of 257,567 deducted by the 233,226 uncounted votes will still be sufficient to beat Marcos with 24,341 votes.
The uncounted votes are said to be from local votes, overseas absentee votes and local absentee votes.
“Kahit ibigay pa natin ang lahat ng natitirang boto kay Senator Marcos, batay sa datos na official Comelec mismo ang naglalathala, [kasama na] ang OAV at LAV, lamang pa rin si Congresswoman Leni Robredo ng 24,341 [boto] (Even if the remaining votes will go to Senator Marcos, according to Comelec’s data, Congresswoman Leni Robredo is still leading by 24,341 votes),” said Boyet Dy, a member of Robredo’s campaign team.
Dy said that only nine towns have not transmitted their certificates of canvass: Rizal, Laguna; Allen, Northern Samar: Catarman, Northern Samar; Lope de Vega, Northern Samar; Binidayan, Lanao del Sur; Masiu, Lanao del Sur; Tamparan, Lanao del Sur; Indanan, Sulu; and Bacungan, Zamboanga del Norte. The total registered voters in these towns amount to 168, 988.
He said even if Marcos gets all the 168,988 votes from the nine remaining towns, it will not be enough to overcome Robredo’s lead. In a speech, Robredo asked her supporters to unite for rebuilding the country.
“In life, you can’t please everyone. This is a closed conclusion. In the end, the good will always prevail, It’s not necessary that in every step of the way, we have to defend ourselves. For me, we should give allowances. After this is a bigger struggle: building our nation,” she said.
Robredo also thanked her supporters for believing in her since she considers herself the most unlikely candidate.
As of yesterday afternoon, the Comelec said that a total of 1,643 out of 1,651 COCs, or 99.51 percent, have been transmitted to the Comelec’s central server.
According to the unofficial tally from the Comelec-GMA7 mirror server, Robredo leads by more than 200,000 votes against Marcos.
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