Robin Padilla remains as top Senate bet


Actor Robin Padilla continued to lead the senatorial race, according to the partial and unofficial count from the data provided by the transparency server of the Commission on Elections (Comelec) to the Manila Bulletin dashboard.

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As of 5:02 p.m. on Wednesday, May 11, 2022, Padilla was still the top choice for senator, garnering 26,438,202 votes with 98.31 percent of election returns transmitted.

He was followed by House Deputy Speaker Loren Legarda with 23,979,009 votes.

Broadcaster Raffy Tulfo remained on third spot with 23,156,279 votes, followed by Senator Sherwin Garchalian with 20,368,586, Sorsogon Governor Francis "Chiz" Escudero with 20,039,811, and former Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) secretary Mark Villar with 19,198,431.

In the lower half of the Magic 12, former Speaker Alan Peter Cayetano secured the seventh spot with 189,071,343; Senator Juan Miguel Zubiri eighth with 18,572,560; and Senator Joel Villanueva at ninth with 18,294,006.

In 10th to 12th spots were JV Ejercito with 15,683,909, Risa Hontiveros with 15,266,186, and Jinggoy Estrada with 14,961,241.