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
Leading vice presidential candidate Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte has agreed to take on the post as education secretary, her standard bearer presidential frontrunner former Senator Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has announced.
Groups belonging to the youth and labor sectors gathered in front of the Commission on Elections (Comelec) main office in Intramuros, Manila, on Tuesday to protest the results of the recently concluded elections.
Senator Panfilo Lacson (left) and Senate President Vicente Sotto III (File photo) MANILA - Presidential candidate Senator Panfilo Lacson and his running mate, Senate President Vicente Sotto III, on Tuesday said they have accepted the results of the elections and would move on with their other plans. Sotto even wished "Godspeed to our new President and Vice President". In a tweet, Lacson said he is looking forward to spending more time with his family. "I'm going home. After being away too long looking after the needs of other people, it is time to serve my family for a change. Enjoying peace and quiet in these challenging times will probably be my life's greatest reward," Lacson said in his post. In an interview on Monday after casting his ballot in his home province Cavite, he said he is looking forward to farming, exercising again, and eating normally after a grueling three-month campaign. Sotto, in a message sent to the media, said he has no regrets about