BBM, Sara widen lead over closest rivals


UniTeam presidential candidate Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos and running-mate Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte padded their respective leads over their closest rivals, based on partial and unofficial results that were provided by the transparency server of the Commission on Elections (Comelec) to the Manila Bulletin dashboard.

Presidential candidate Bongbong Marcos (left) vice presidential candidate and Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte. (Lakas-CMD Media)

As of 2:17 a.m., Tuesday, May 10, 2022, Marcos Jr. was leading with 27,052,601 votes with 91.49 percent of the election returns already transmitted. He was followed by Vice President Leni Robredo with 13,915,249; and Manny Pacquiao with 3,245,446.

They were followed by Manila Mayor Isko Moreno with 1,786,794; Sen. Ping Lacson with 841,221; Faisal Mangondato with 207,935 and Ernesto Abella with 103,609.

Bringing up the tailend of the tally were Ka Leody de Guzman with 85,602; Norberto Gonzales with 81,602; and Dr. Jose Montemayor with 55,432.

Aside from the 10 major political parties, others who have access to the Comelec transparency server data are the Kapisanan ng Brodkaster ng Pilipinas (KBP), the Parish Pastoral Council for Responsible Voting (PPCRV), dominant parties, as well as the media.

Meanwhile, Duterte was leading with 29,388,018; followed by Sen. Kiko Pangilinan with 8,681,721; Senate President Vicente “Tito” Sotto III with 7,752,331 and Doc Willie Ong with 1,775,004.

They were followed by Lito Atienza with 243,472; Manny Lopez with 141,540; Walden Bello with 91,509; Carlos Serapio with 81,488; and Rizalito David with 50,405.