Commission on Elections (Comelec) Chairman George Erwin Garcia said that the poll body aims to proclaim the 12 winning senators by weekend.
“Baka itong Sabado o Linggo, sana makapag-proklama na tayo ng senador. Mabilis naman eh. Tingnan niyo, 98.9% na nga ang nandyan, kapiraso na lang ang kulang. Kahit siguro wala yung kulang basta maipadala sa amin sa national board perhaps baka wala ng effect ang natitirang results. Pero syempre, kailangan ang Comelec 100% ang canvass. Walang kahit isa man na COC ang maiiwan pag nag-canvass ang Comelec,” said Garcia.
When asked by the media if May 17 would be the earliest that the proclamation can be made, Garcia said: “Yes. Sana. Kung papasok lahat ngayon.”
As of Tuesday noon, 98.99% of the total local election returns (ERs) have been transmitted to the Comelec transparency servers. This is 92,453 out of the 93,387 expected total ERs.
The Comelec reconvened on Tuesday afternoon, sitting as National Board of Canvassers (NBOC), to continue the canvassing of votes for senators and party-list groups in the recently-concluded midterm polls.
