(File photo) MANILA - A political analyst on Tuesday said he was surprised by the speedy transmission of results for the 2022 elections compared to previous polls but noted that it may be too early to jump to conclusions. "Nagulat ako doon sa mabilis ang labas ng mga resulta kasi sa mga naunang mga eleksyon na automated inaabot ka ng ilang oras talaga, hanggang umaga 'yan na naglalabasan yung mga posisyon (I was surprised by the quick transmission of results because in previous automated elections it took hours, results would come out until the morning)," political analyst Ramon Casiple said in an interview over PTV-4. The Commission on Elections (Comelec) started reporting transmissions of election results as early as around 8 p.m. on May 9. It attributed the faster transmission of results to better preparation and improvement of facilities. Casiple said this is the reason why certain sectors could not help but raise questions because of the speedy transmissions of elect
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