Duterte: There’s sense of hope and optimism as Filipinos elect new leaders

In a taped briefing, Duterte identified that the frontrunners in pre-election surveys appear to be the winners of the 2022 polls.

“There’s a way of hope and optimism that we have now elected a set of leaders of the nation, perhaps kung ano ‘yung lumabas sa surveys, ‘yun din talaga,” he stated.

(Those that emerged within the surveys look like the winners.)

The President lauded the swift conduct of the 2022 polls as a result of automated system, saying this era is “very fortunate,” since electronics have allowed for the votes to be counted rapidly.

“I believe our era could be very fortunate, we’re in a state of affairs the place the electronics dominated at the moment and we have now an election that was madali ‘yung counting, and the transmission of every little thing that’s wanted to finish the election course of is sort of over,” he stated.

Duterte stated he’ll watch for the Fee on Elections (Comelec) to proclaim profitable candidates earlier than he congratulates them because the nation’s new set of leaders.

The Comelec has already proclaimed some native leaders however is but to proclaim nationwide candidates resembling senators, party-list representatives and the vice chairman and president.

Primarily based on the Comelec’s transparency server, which displays 98.35% of election returns, presidential candidate Ferdinand Marcos Jr. is poised to be the subsequent president with over 31.1 million votes.

Duterte’s daughter, Davao Metropolis Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio can be set to be the subsequent vice chairman with over 31.5 million votes.

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