Marcoleta asks Comelec to proclaim top six senators based on partial votes

Senatorial candidate Rodante Marcoleta has asked the Commission on Elections (Comelec) to proclaim the top six candidates in the Senate race based on the partial and unofficial vote count.

Marcoleta, currently ranked sixth with 14,895,858 votes, argues that it is statistically improbable for candidates ranked seventh to twelfth to surpass him.

He requested Comelec to clarify discrepancies observed in partial/unofficial vote counts, noting a significant drop from over 15 million to around 12 million votes within a few hours.

Marcoleta's team pointed out that the transparency server showed up to five million vote discrepancies during specific time frames and emphasized the need for clarification regarding these inconsistencies.

Comelec reconvened on Tuesday to start the canvassing of votes for senators and party-list groups, aiming to proclaim all 12 winning senators by Saturday, May 17.

Marcoleta is one of the 12 Senate bets endorsed by PDP Laban chaired by former President Rodrigo Duterte who is now in detention in The Netherlands due to alleged crimes against humanity over drug war killings.