Comelec : Conceding Brings Down Political Tension

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Manila, Philippines, 02 Sya’ban 1437/10 May 2016 — The Commission on Elections (Comelec) lauded the candidates who have conceded in the general elections.

Comelec Chairman Juan Andres Bautista said that the gesture of some candidates to acknowledge the victory of their opponents would be a good gesture to ease political tension.

“I hope this will become a tradition that will be practiced in the future elections,” Bautista said in an interview with the state news agency PNA.

Bautista also congratulated the candidates who have already accepted their defeat as soon as partial unofficial tallies came out on Monday night

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Sen. Grace Poe was the first presidential aspirant to accept her defeat to give way to Davao City Rodrigo Duterte who has been leading the unofficial tally.

“Ako si Grace Poe at naging kandidato sa pagkapangulo, ay nagbibigay daan kay Rodrigo Duterte na siyang maliwanag na nangunguna sa bilangan at siyang napili ng nakararami sa ating mga kababayan,” Poe said in a press conference on Tuesday midnight.

Liberal Party standard bearer Manuel “Mar” Roxas had also conceded to Duterte in the presidential race. However, Roxas noted that the fight of his running mate, Camarines Sur Rep. Leni Robredo, is not yet over.

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Duterte is leading the presidential race with more than 15 million votes as of 3:20 p.m., according to the partial unofficial tallies of the Comelec transparency servers.

Vice presidential aspirants Sen. Francis “Chiz” Escudero, Sen. Gregorio “Gringo” Honasan II and Sen. Antonio Trillanes IV have also conceded. (T/R07/R0)

Mi’raj Islamic News Agency (MINA)

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