Legarda, Cayetano lead OAV in Hong Kong, Singapore

Senatorial re-electionists Loren Legarda and Alan Peter Cayetano edged Grace Poe, who is leading in both partial official and unofficial counts in the Philippines, in overseas absentee voting (OAV) conducted in Singapore and Hong Kong. According to votes canvassed by the Commission on Elections en banc sitting as the National Board of Canvassers and arranged by GMA News Online from highest to lowest, Legarda ranked first in OAV conducted in Hong Kong, getting 18,177 votes. She also ranked first in Singapore with 5,181 votes. Cayetano, meanwhile, follows Legarda in both countries, with 15,392 votes in Hong Kong and 4,831 in Singapore. Legarda and Cayetano, who allegedly have a rift between them, belong to the "Magic 12" in both partial official and unofficial tallies. According to the latest partial and official tally, Legarda is at second place with 6,405,625 votes, while Cayetano follows with 5,989,369. The current leader in both partial official and unofficial counts, Grace Poe only ranked third in Hong Kong with 14,596 votes, and got ninth place in Singapore with 4,018 votes to her name. Here are the votes all the senatorial candidates got for both Hong Kong and Singapore: Hong Kong LEGARDA, LOREN (NPC)    18,177 CAYETANO, ALAN PETER (NP)    15,392 POE, GRACE    14,596 ESCUDERO, CHIZ    13,685 PIMENTEL, KOKO (PDP)    13,111 AQUINO, BENIGNO BAM (LP)    12,778 CASIÑO, TEDDY (MKB)    12,568 VILLANUEVA, BRO.EDDIE (BP)    12,306 MAGSAYSAY, RAMON JR. (LP)    12,172 ANGARA, EDGARDO (LDP)    11,941 EJERCITO ESTRADA, JV (UNA)    11,910 GORDON, DICK (UNA)    11,437 ENRILE, JUAN PONCE JR.(NPC)    10,425 HONASAN, GRINGO (UNA)    9,893 BINAY, NANCY (UNA)    9,860 TRILLANES, ANTONIO IV (NP)    8,708 HONTIVEROS, RISA (AKBAYAN)    8,356 ZUBIRI, MIGZ (UNA)    7,098 MADRIGAL, JAMBY (LP)    6,706 COJUANGCO, TINGTING (UNA)    6,415 VILLAR, CYNTHIA HANEPBUHAY (NP)    5,810 HAGEDORN, ED    5,634 MACEDA, MANONG ERNIE (UNA)    5,365 MAGSAYSAY, MITOS (UNA)    4,050 SEÑERES, CHRISTIAN (DPP)    1,614 DAVID, LITO (KPTRAN)    1,514 ALCANTARA, SAMSON (SJS)    1,501 DELOS REYES, JC (KPTRAN)    1,346 MONTAÑO, MON    1,318 FALCONE, BAL (DPP)    916 PENSON, RICARDO    840 BELGICA, GRECO (DPP)    628 LLASOS, MARWIL (KPTRAN)    619 Singapore LEGARDA, LOREN (NPC)    5,181 CAYETANO, ALAN PETER (NP)    4,831 PIMENTEL, KOKO (PDP)    4,704 ESCUDERO, CHIZ    4,578 AQUINO, BENIGNO BAM (LP)    4,397 ANGARA, EDGARDO (LDP)    4,387 GORDON, DICK (UNA)    4,368 MAGSAYSAY, RAMON JR. (LP)    4,130 POE, GRACE    4,018 HONTIVEROS, RISA (AKBAYAN)    3,546 ENRILE, JUAN PONCE JR.(NPC)    3,006 VILLANUEVA, BRO.EDDIE (BP)    2,822 TRILLANES, ANTONIO IV (NP)    2,755 HONASAN, GRINGO (UNA)    2,753 HAGEDORN, ED    2,591 EJERCITO ESTRADA, JV (UNA)    2,543 ZUBIRI, MIGZ (UNA)    2,430 BINAY, NANCY (UNA)    2,340 MADRIGAL, JAMBY (LP)    2,067 COJUANGCO, TINGTING (UNA)    1,936 MACEDA, MANONG ERNIE (UNA)    1,805 CASIÑO, TEDDY (MKB)    1,778 VILLAR, CYNTHIA HANEPBUHAY (NP)    1,517 MAGSAYSAY, MITOS (UNA)    1,290 DELOS REYES, JC (KPTRAN)    844 ALCANTARA, SAMSON (SJS)    738 DAVID, LITO (KPTRAN)    653 SEÑERES, CHRISTIAN (DPP)    501 MONTAÑO, MON    492 BELGICA, GRECO (DPP)    450 PENSON, RICARDO    393 LLASOS, MARWIL (KPTRAN)    387 FALCONE, BAL (DPP)    323 Around five to six senators are expected to be proclaimed by Thursday evening. — Gian C. Geronimo/BM, GMA News