The Commission on Elections (COMELEC) is set to proclaim the official winners of the senatorial elections this coming Thursday, March 19. Aside from the Top 12 Senators, the national poll body will also announced the winners of the Party-list election.
According to Comelec Commissioner Rowena Guanzon the proclamation of senators and party-list group winners would start at around 2:00 PM, tomorrow. The commissioner also noted that the proclmation will be held in the afternoon because the poll body have to prepare all the papers in the morning.
The Comelec also noted that this year, they decided that all of the 12 senators will be proclaimed at the same time as they also expect that the winning senators will wear Filipinian garb for tomorrow’s event.
Based upon the official results of the Natioanl Board of Canvassers (NBOC’s) canvass report on Monday, the following are the senatorial candidates who have entered the “Magic 12”:
1. Franklin Drilon
2. Joel Villanueva
3. Vicente Sotto III
4. Panfilo Lacson
5. Richard “Dick” Gordon
6. Juan Miguel Zubiri
7. Manny Pacquiao
8. Risa Hontiveros
9. Francis Pangilinan
10. Sherwin Gatchalian
11. Ralph Recto
12. Leila de Lima