INSIDER'S DIARY
And the Winners Are…
By Mong Palatino
May 19, 2010
Twelve senators have already been proclaimed by the Commission on Elections (Comelec). The new senators of the 15th Congress of the Philippines are:
1. Ramon 'Bong' Revilla
2. Jose 'Jinggoy' Estrada
3. Miriam Defensor-Santiago
4. Franklin Drilon
5. Juan Ponce Enrile
6. Pilar Juliana Cayetano
7. Ferdinand Marcos Jr.
8. Ralph Recto
9. Vicente Sotto III
10. Sergio Osmena III
11. Manuel Lapid
12. Teofisto Guingona III
Their mandate will end on 2016. Six of the 12 winners are incumbents, while four are former senators. Two are children of former presidents, three are children of former senators, and three are grandchildren of former senators of the Republic. Four are actors and five are lawyers. Seven are from Luzon Island, four are from the Visayas, and only one came from Mindanao. Nine are candidates of the opposition.
The top senatorial candidate received more than 18 million votes while the 12th senator garnered almost 10 million votes. Surprisingly, a TV/film star topped the senate race. No actor won in the 2007 senatorial elections.
Despite the automated elections, it took more than a week before Comelec was able to proclaim the winners in the senate race. But the proclamation for the new president and vice president has been further delayed since Congress has yet to convene a session to canvass the official results of the elections. The race for the vice presidency is expected to be hotly contested because the leading candidate is only ahead by a small margin.
Elections are already over, but the canvassing is not yet finished. There are even provinces that have yet to transmit the results of the elections. Special elections will be conducted in several municipalities in Mindanao. Analysts are worried that the delay in the transmission of results could further affect the credibility of the auto polls.
And the Winners Are…
By Mong Palatino
May 19, 2010
Twelve senators have already been proclaimed by the Commission on Elections (Comelec). The new senators of the 15th Congress of the Philippines are:
1. Ramon 'Bong' Revilla
2. Jose 'Jinggoy' Estrada
3. Miriam Defensor-Santiago
4. Franklin Drilon
5. Juan Ponce Enrile
6. Pilar Juliana Cayetano
7. Ferdinand Marcos Jr.
8. Ralph Recto
9. Vicente Sotto III
10. Sergio Osmena III
11. Manuel Lapid
12. Teofisto Guingona III
Their mandate will end on 2016. Six of the 12 winners are incumbents, while four are former senators. Two are children of former presidents, three are children of former senators, and three are grandchildren of former senators of the Republic. Four are actors and five are lawyers. Seven are from Luzon Island, four are from the Visayas, and only one came from Mindanao. Nine are candidates of the opposition.
The top senatorial candidate received more than 18 million votes while the 12th senator garnered almost 10 million votes. Surprisingly, a TV/film star topped the senate race. No actor won in the 2007 senatorial elections.
Despite the automated elections, it took more than a week before Comelec was able to proclaim the winners in the senate race. But the proclamation for the new president and vice president has been further delayed since Congress has yet to convene a session to canvass the official results of the elections. The race for the vice presidency is expected to be hotly contested because the leading candidate is only ahead by a small margin.
Elections are already over, but the canvassing is not yet finished. There are even provinces that have yet to transmit the results of the elections. Special elections will be conducted in several municipalities in Mindanao. Analysts are worried that the delay in the transmission of results could further affect the credibility of the auto polls.
