Tag: #Jr. as President-elect
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Early proclamations usher in peaceful transition of power
Barely 16 days after the conduct of national elections, the two chambers of Congress proclaimed Ferdinand R. Marcos, Jr. as President-elect and Sara Duterte-Carpio as Vice-President-elect. The members of the House of Representatives and the Senate, functioning as the national board of canvassers, completed the tabulation of votes seamlessly in record time. From the outset, the counsel for the opposition candidate manifested that no objections would be raised against the validity of the returns — and this expedited the early completion of the process on the second day of the canvassing.