MANILA, Philippines (UPDATED) – Former Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) Director General Joel Villanueva and Senate President Franklin Drilon led in the partial, official tally of the votes for the 2016 senatorial election as of Friday, May 13.
The first national canvass report released by the Commission on Elections (Comelec) contained vote counts from 108 out of 165 certificates of canvass (COCs) – including one COC for local absentee voting – that the poll body had received.
| Rank | Candidate | Votes |
| 1 | VILLANUEVA, Joel Tesdaman | 16,282,271 |
| 2 | DRILON, Frank | 16,142,524 |
| 3 | SOTTO, Vicente | 15,364,872 |
| 4 | LACSON, Panfilo Ping | 15,151,189 |
| 5 | GORDON, Dick | 14,871,632 |
| 6 | HONTIVEROS, Risa | 13,957,927 |
| 7 | PANGILINAN, Kiko | 13,877,058 |
| 8 | ZUBIRI, Migz | 13,820,044 |
| 9 | PACQUIAO, Manny | 13,683,421 |
| 10 | GATCHALIAN, Win | 13,228,829 |
| 11 | RECTO, Ralph | 12,489,689 |
| 12 | DE LIMA, Leila | 12,222,481 |
| 13 | TOLENTINO, Francis | 11,260,789 |
| 14 | OSMEÑA, Sergio III | 10,925,976 |
| 15 | ROMUALDEZ, Martin | 10,261,573 |
| 16 | DOMAGOSO, Isko Moreno | 9,791,424 |
| 17 | GUINGONA, TG | 8,796,048 |
| 18 | LAPID, Mark | 5,728,649 |
| 19 | COLMENARES, Neri | 5,560,462 |
| 20 | PETILLA, Carlos Jericho | 5,200,354 |
| 21 | MANZANO, Edu | 4,563,737 |
| 22 | ROMULO, Roman | 4,246,446 |
| 23 | OPLE, Susan | 2,528,198 |
| 24 | LACSAMANA, Alma Moreno | 2,073,461 |
| 25 | BELGICA, Greco | 1,903,578 |
| 26 | ALUNAN, Raffy | 1,726,120 |
| 27 | GADON, Larry | 1,713,270 |
| 28 | LANGIT, Rey | 1,675,837 |
| 29 | KAPUNAN, Atty. Lorna | 1,616,251 |
| 30 | SANTIAGO, Dionisio | 1,552,759 |
| 31 | PAGDILAO, Samuel | 1,540,385 |
| 32 | NAPEÑAS, Getulio | 1,500,686 |
| 33 | CHAVEZ, Mel | 1,470,093 |
| 34 | MONTANO, Allan | 1,329,494 |
| 35 | AMBOLODTO, Ina | 1,000,057 |
| 36 | BELLO, Walden | 947,589 |
| 37 | PALPARAN, Jovito Jr. | 738,282 |
| 38 | CAM, Sandra | 694,325 |
| 39 | LIBAN, Dante | 691,367 |
| 40 | KIRAM, Princess Jacel | 690,700 |
| 41 | ALBANI, Shariff | 653,919 |
| 42 | PAEZ, Mr. Coop | 642,601 |
| 43 | MAGANTO, Romeo | 634,262 |
| 44 | MONTAÑO, Mon | 624,194 |
| 45 | ARQUIZA, Godofredo | 557,944 |
| 46 | ALI, Aldin | 500,692 |
| 47 | BALIGOD, Levito | 484,978 |
| 48 | VALEROSO, Diosdado | 433,072 |
| 49 | DORONA, Ray | 393,614 |
| 50 | KABALU, Eid | 271,484 |
A note on the canvass report states that COCs from Laguna and Southern Leyte are “subject to exclusion” from the vote totals due to problems found in the COCs transmitted to PICC.
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-conversation="none" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Comelec releases 1st National Canvass Report for Senate race, based on 108 COCs. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/PHVote?src=hash">#PHVote</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/rapplerdotcom">@rapplerdotcom</a> <a href="https://t.co/hytLinVjZU">pic.twitter.com/hytLinVjZU</a></p>— Michael Bueza (@mikebueza) <a href="https://twitter.com/mikebueza/status/731084490173353985">May 13, 2016</a></blockquote> <script async src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
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The top 12 bets in the official count are the same as those in the unofficial count via the Comelec Transparency Server, but with Drilon already overtaking Villanueva for the #1 spot with 96% of precincts reporting.
Seven candidates in the so-called “Magic 12” are part of the Senate slate of the ruling Liberal Party (LP): Villanueva, Drilon, Hontiveros, Pangilinan, Recto, De Lima, and guest candidate Lacson.
Gatchalian and Pacquiao are “exclusive” members of the 12-person slates of presidential bets Senator Grace Poe and Vice President Jejomar Binay. The remaining 3 – Sotto, Gordon, and Zubiri – are guest candidates in both slates. Lacson is also a guest candidate in Binay's slate.
President-elect Rodrigo Duterte will have to work with Congress to push his legislative agenda. As such, he will need to seek support from the LP-dominated Senate.
The Comelec is sitting as the national board of canvassers for the Senate and party-list elections. The House of Representatives will canvass the votes for President and Vice President.
The poll body is on its 4th day of canvassing the senatorial and party list votes at the Philippine International Convention Center (PICC) in Pasay City.
The poll body expects to finish the canvass and proclaim the winners either by Tuesday, May 17, or Thursday, May 19. – Rappler.com