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Barely any opposition makes Senate ‘Magic 12’
Senator Risa Hontiveros is set to be the sole opposition candidate to win a seat in the Philippine Senate following the partial and unofficial results of the May 2022 elections.
With 15,197,366 votes, Hontiveros is currently ranked 11th, securing her reelection bid among 63 candidates.
She will be one of only two women in the Senate, alongside returning senator Loren Legarda.
Hontiveros' victory ensures that an opposition voice will remain in the Senate, which is otherwise expected to be dominated by allies of President Rodrigo Duterte and the Uniteam slate.
This outcome is a slight improvement for the opposition compared to the 2019 elections, where none of their candidates made it into the Senate's Magic 12.
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