Breaking News! Presidential Candidate Sen. Grace Poe concedes to rival Davao City Mayor Rodrigo Duterte; “ Ako, si Grace Poe, at nagging kandidato para sa pagka-pangulo ngayong 2016, ay nagbibigay-daan kay Rodrigo Duterte na siyang maliwanag na nangunguna sa kasalukuyang bilangan, at siyang napili ng nakararami sa ating mga kababayan.”
She added: “It’s obvious that he (Duterte) has a wide margin. I’m respecting that by coming out today ahead of the candidates to concede.
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It's official: Sen. Grace Poe concedes to Mayor Rodrigo Duterte. #Halalan2016 #HalalanResults https://t.co/0DsEe3B3tp
— ABS-CBN News (@ABSCBNNews) May 9, 2016
According to Comelec, more than 40 million voters are expected to report to 92,000 precincts across the country to cast their ballots in the country’s second automated presidential election.
Based on Comelec rules, the candidate with the highest number of votes wins the presidency. In case when two or more candidates have the highest number of votes, one of them shall be chosen by the vote of a majority of all the members of both Houses of the Congress, voting separately.
The canvassing of votes for the presidential race is the sole jurisdiction of Congress sitting as the National Board of Canvassers, according to the poll body.
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