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All set for proclamation of 12 winning senators
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(PNA file photo) MANILA-The Commission on Elections (Comelec) has invited top government officials including President Rodrigo Roa Duterte to attend the proclamation of the 12 winning senators on Wednesday. Comelec Commissioner George Garcia said government officials are welcome to grace the occasion if they have the time. "Officially, we invited the President, Vice President Leni Robredo, Senate President Tito Sotto, House Speaker Lord Allan Velasco, and Chief Justice Alexander Gesmundo, in case they are available tomorrow," he said in a press conference on Tuesday. Garcia said he pushed for the highest officials in the land to be invited to the event. "With due respect to the incumbent President, Vice President, Senate President, Speaker of the House, it is a grand event. We are proclaiming 12 winning senators of the Republic," he said. He added that this is the first time to invite the top officials of the country to such an occasion. "I think it's the f