A recount of the votes, however, cut the number of opposition bets in the Top 12 from eight to seven and gave the administration’s Team Unity ticket one more slot in the winning circle.
The recount was triggered by the discovery of tally discrepancies. (See?related story)
Based on the final and "rectified" results released by the Board of Canvassers Saturday, Sorsogon Rep. Francis Escudero topped the local tally with 268,350 votes.
The three administration bets in the top 12 are Bukidnon Rep. Juan Miguel Zubiri, and Senators Joker Arroyo and Edgardo Angara.
Senator Ralph Recto, who ranked 5th based on results released as of May 21, went down to 14th place after deducted of 84,036 votes which actually belonged to GO bet Aquilino Pimentel III.
The results as of May 21 (before discrepancies were reported):
Francis Escudero 268, 223
Loren Legarda 252, 381
Benigno Aquino III 246, 872
Panfilo Lacson 246, 589
Ralph Recto 227, 590
Francis Pangilinan 219, 777
Aquilino Pimentel III 217, 657
Gregorio Honasan 208, 910
Juan Miguel Zubiri 201, 329
Manuel Villar, Jr. 200, 696
Alan Peter Cayetano 191, 290
Antonio Trillanes IV 176, 354
Joker Arroyo 176, 042
Edgardo Angara 173, 412
Michael Defensor 141, 406
Final and "rectified results as of May 26:
Francis Escudero 268, 350
Loren Legarda 252, 381
Panfilo Lacson 246, 354
Benigno Aquino III 246, 121
Francis Pangilinan 218, 579
Aquilino Pimentel III 217, 854
Gregorio Honasan 209, 266
Juan Miguel Zubiri 201, 129
Manuel Villar, Jr. 200, 819
Alan Peter Cayetano 191, 373
Joker Arroyo 176, 133
Edgardo Angara 173, 412
Antonio Trillanes IV 173, 143
Ralph Recto 143, 558
Michael Defensor 140, 971
Seven candidates in the top 15 lost votes in the recount including Aquino?(GO), Lacson (GO), Recto (TU), Pangilinan (Ind), Zubiri (TU), Trillanes (GO) and Defensor (TU).
Those who gained in the recount included Escudero (GO), Pimentel (GO),
Honasan (Ind), Villar (GO), Cayetano (GO), and Arroyo (TU).
The recount did not affect the votes for Legarda and Angara.
The final results strayed a little from the Namfrel count, which was based on 84.7 percent of the election returns. Trillanes entered the top 12 in Namfrel’s count, while Angara made it in the Comelec’s.
Meanwhile, according to the final results, the top 10 party list groups are:
Kalahi 40,204
Bayan Muna 25,795
Gabriela 18, 707
Coop Natco 12, 975
Bahandi 10, 072
A Teacher 9,562
Anak Pawis 8,896
ABS 8, 431
Akbayan 6, 401
Agham 5, 932
Peñas told reporters the results will be inputted in the Certificates of Canvass attaching the Statement of Votes and will be brought to Manila Sunday for the national canvassing. (Walter I. Balane/MindaNews)
