MANILA — President-elect Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino III and Vice President-elect Jejomar Binay were finally proclaimed winners in the May 10 elections.

The proclamation started around 2 p.m. Wednesday and was witnessed by families and friends of Aquino and Binay, as well as by lawmakers, celebrities, and other personalities. Read rest of story

MANILA — President-apparent Senator Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino III and his vice president will have to wait until Wednesday for their proclamation after Congress deferred anew the canvassing of votes from Lanao del Sur.

Congress, who sits as the National Board of Canvassers (NBOC), earlier set the proclamation of the winning president and vice president on Tuesday. Read rest of story

MANILA — Following many delays in the canvassing process, Malacañang is looking forward to a “delay-free” proclamation of the winners in the presidential and vice presidential race this coming week.

Deputy presidential spokesman Rogelio Peyuan said there should be no more distraction as they have to prepare for Independence Day on June 12 and the presidential inauguration on June 30. Read rest of story

MANILA — Congress may officially declare early next week the winning president and vice president with only 71 certificates of canvass (COCs) left to be tallied as of Wednesday.

Senate Minority Leader Juan Miguel Zubiri said he expects the joint canvassing committee to wrap up the counting of votes cast in the May 10 polls for the top two positions of the land on Thursday. Read rest of story

MANILA -– Liberal Party presidential candidate Senator Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino III continues to take the lead as the canvassing of votes for president and vice president in Congress entered its fourth day Tuesday.

On Tuesday afternoon Aquino already took over the lead from former President Joseph Estrada who was the leading contender during Monday’s canvassing. Read rest of story

MANILA — Former President Joseph Estrada and his running mate Jejomar Binay emerged as the top candidates for president and vice president in the initial tally in Congress Monday night.

Congress, sitting as National Board of Canvassers (NBOC) for the two top national positions, opened the certificates of canvass (COCs) from the provinces of La Union and Ilocos Norte, as well as results of overseas absentee voting in Hong Kong and Singapore. Read rest of story

MANILA — Canvassing of manually transmitted certificates of canvass for president and vice president may be completed by Tuesday.

Partial results of the official count as of 8:15 p.m. Tuesday showed the Liberal Party tandem of Senator Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino and Mar Roxas leading the presidential and vice presidential races, respectively. Read rest of story

CEBU CITY — Actress Kris Aquino admits the administration party in Cebu is well-organized, but this is no reason to worry because it is always better when people support a candidate based on sincerity.

Kris spent the day in Cebu, campaigning in the northern towns and cities for her brother, Liberal Party (LP) standard bearer Senator Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino III, vice presidential bet Senator Manuel “Mar” Roxas II, Cebu gubernatorial candidate Hilario “Junjun” Davide III, Vice Governor Gregorio Sanchez, congressional candidate Celestino “Tining” Martinez III and others. Read rest of story

CEBU CITY — For the “unwavering support” he received in the campaign, Lakas-Kampi-CMD presidential candidate Gilberto “Gibo” Teodoro Jr. promised Saturday to give special attention to Cebu and Central Visayas.

He made this promise before a crowd of barangay captains and mayors from Cebu Province at the Cebu International Convention Center (CICC).

MANILA — If the current trend continues, a landslide victory awaits Liberal Party (LP) standard bearer Senator Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino III in the May 10 elections, a political analyst said Thursday.

Ramon Casiple, executive director of Institute for Political and Economic Reform (Iper), said in a text message that the latest Pulse Asia survey showing Aquino with a 19-percent point margin over his closest rival, Senator Manny Villar of Nacionalista Party (NP) is a potent indication. Read rest of story