MANILA - The House of Representatives on Monday adopted a concurrent resolution for the holding of a joint public session to canvass the votes for president and vice president in the May 9 elections. According to House Resolution 26, the House and the Senate will convene on May 24 at 10 a.m. as the National Board of Canvassers (NBOC) to tally the votes for president and vice president. In an interview, House Secretary General Mark Llandro Mendoza assured that Congress would be canvassing the votes with efficiency and full transparency. He noted that the NBOC-Congress is determined to finish on Wednesday night or Thursday morning, at the latest, by having the canvassing run for 24 hours every day, without suspensions. Meanwhile, Mendoza reiterated that the public is assured of transparency for the whole of the canvassing through continuous live streaming and the presence of the media. "Walang tulugan. Hindi naman sa nagmamadali, [pero] mabilis lang talaga 'yung proseso ngayon.