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RALLY. Presumptive president Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. speaks before the crowd during the UniTeam campaign rally at the Reclamation Area in Bacolod City last February. Marcos obtained the highest number of votes among the presidential candidates in Bacolod City.(Photo from Bongbong Marcos Facebook page) BACOLOD CITY - Negros Occidental Vice Governor Jeffrey Ferrer, a top local ally of presumptive president Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. on Thursday was unfazed by Vice President Leni Robredo topping the polls in the province, highlighting instead the slim lead she garnered. As of Thursday with 100 percent of local results already in, Robredo obtained 527,321 votes in Negros Occidental while Marcos got 482,344 votes. In Bacolod, Marcos ranked first with 121,179 votes while Robredo was second with 112,051 votes. Ferrer said that during the 2016 vice presidential race, Robredo was ahead of Marcos by 571,000 votes in both the province and the city. However, in the
Fabricated vote tallies and fake reports of candidate disqualifications were among false claims that spread online days before and during the May 9 elections, according to a report of collaborative fact-checking initiative Tsek.ph.