Actor Robin Padilla is projected to win a Senate seat with 13,231,228 votes based on partial and official canvassing results from four regions released by the National Board of Canvassers.
Television personality Raffy Tulfo is also set to join the Senate, landing in third place with 12,223,867 votes.
Both Padilla and Tulfo were first-time senatorial candidates who consistently ranked high in pre-election surveys.
Padilla, an action star and supporter of the Duterte administration's drug war, had his civil and political rights restored in 2016 through executive clemency from President Duterte.
Tulfo is known for his TV program "Raffy Tulfo in Action," where he addresses public concerns.
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