Marcoleta seeks early proclamation of Top 6 Senate bets in unofficial count

Sagip Party-list Representative Rodante Marcoleta has asked the Commission on Elections to proclaim the top six candidates in the Senate race based on the partial and unofficial count.

"As of writing, 97.23% of election returns have already been transmitted, with herein movant, senatorial dandidate Rodante "Dante" Marcoleta, currently ranking 6th in the senatorial race, having garnered a total of 14,895,858 votes," Marcoleta said in a motion filed with the Comelec.

He added that there is a statistical improbability that the next six candidates from 7th to 12th place will no longer affect the standing of the first six candidates. 

"Hence, may we respectfully pray that, should this Honorable Commission determine that it is statistically improbable for the rankings of the leading senatorial candidates to be altered based on the official canvass returns, it should consider allowing the early proclamation of the top-ranking Senators whose positions can no longer be reasonably contested," he further said.

Under the same motion, Marcoleta also called on the Comelec to explain the alleged discrepancies/duplication of partial unofficial votes.

Marcoleta is one of the 12 Senate bets endorsed by PDP Laban chaired by former President Rodrigo Duterte who is now in detention in The Netherlands due to alleged crimes against humanity over drug war killings.

The party-list representative, however, is not a member of PDP Laban.

The Comelec, sitting as the National Board of Canvassers (NBOC), reconvened on Tuesday to start the canvassing of votes for senators and party-list groups for Eleksyon 2025.

The NBOC is looking to proclaim all 12 winning senators by Saturday, May 17.—AOL, GMA Integrated News

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