MANILA, Philippines - Sen. Benigno Aquino III and Makati City Mayor Jejomar Binay leads in the Commission on Elections (Comelec) partial count of the votes for president and vice-president.
In a press conference, Comelec Chair Jose Melo announced that based on 38.25% of clustered precincts, the results were:
For President
Benigno Aquino: 5,553,537 40.44%
Joseph Estrada: 3,278,723 25.76%
Manuel Villar: 2,024,119 13.98%
Gilbert Teodoro: 1,541,199 10.64%
Eddie Villanueva: 453,016 3.12%
Richard Gordon: 226,552 1.56%
Vetallano Acosta: 61,704 0.42%
Nicanor Perlas: 19,196 0.13%
Jamby Madrigal: 17,556 0.12%
JC de los Reyes: 15,842 0.10%
For Vice-President
Jejomar Binay: 5,881,127 40.63%
Manuel Roxas: 5,310,355 36.68%
Loren Legarda: 1,542,687 10.65%
Bayani Fernando: 422,607 2.91%
Edu Manzano: 249,025 1.72%
Perfecto Yasay: 144,471 0.99%
Jay Sonza: 24,616 0.17%
Dominador Chipeco 17,971 0.12%
Melo said the turnout was around 75%. He said he expects to get 55%-60% of total votes cast past midnight Tuesday.
"Are we happy? We are all happy," Melo said in an apparent response to forecasts that the country's first automated polls would fail
He added: "This seems to be a victory of the the Filipino people, with God's help."
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