Commission on Elections (Comelec) on Wednesday proclaimed all 12 victorious senators in Eleksyon 2022, comprising five returning members, four reelectionists, and three newcomers.
The Comelec named the senators-elect, who will all take office at noon on June 30, 2022, while sitting on the National Board of Canvassers (NBOC) at the Philippine International Convention Center.
According to the most recent partial and official vote count by the NBOC, actor Robin Padilla, who ran under the ruling PDP-Laban, received the most votes with 26,612,434 votes.
Returning senator Antique Representative Loren Legarda received 24,264,969 votes, broadcaster Raffy Tulfo received 23,396,954, and Senator Sherwin Gatchalian received 20,602,655.
With 20,271,458 votes, Sorsogon Governor Francis “Chiz” Escudero will be re-elected to the Senate, followed by former Public Works and Highways Secretary Mark Villar (19,475,592) and former senator Taguig Representative Alan Cayetano (19,295,314).
Senator Miguel Zubiri came in eighth place with 18,734,336 votes, followed by Senator Joel Villanueva (18,486,034) and former senator JV Ejercito (15,841,858).
Senator Risa Hontiveros, the lone opposition candidate in the winning circle, came in 11th place with 15,420,807 votes.
Former Senator Jinggoy Estrada rounds out the Top 12 with 15,108,625 votes.
Comelec proclaims 12 new elected senators
The Comelec en banc included Chairman Saidamen Pangarungan and Commissioners George Garcia, Rey Bulay, Aimee Ferolino, Aimee Torrefranca-Neri, and Marlon Casquejo, and Socorro Inting. They took turns presenting the certificates of proclamation to the senators, starting with Estrada and ending with Padilla.
In his speech, Pangarungan stressed that the voters in Eleksyon 2022 shared in the glory of the winning candidates, noting that the election had a record turnout of 83.11 percent and the fewest occurrences of poll violence, only 16 incidents.
55,549,791 people voted out of the 66,839,976 registered voters.
“As we usher in a new set of leaders from the local government units up to the national positions, I am proud to say that the Commission on Elections has successfully defended the people’s sovereign right to the democratic process of elections,” Pangarungan said.
“Significantly, this is an election with a very efficient and flawless transparency server that received all election results in record time immediately after voting on election day,” he added.
“The swiftest transmission was witnessed by the watchful eyes of all representatives of political parties, the PPCRV, NAMFREL, and other citizens’ arms,” Pangarungan said.
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