Liberal Party standard-bearers Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino III and Manuel Roxas II dominated the overseas voting in at least five countries as Congress, sitting as the national board of canvassers, began the official canvass for president and vice president Thursday night.
In the presidential race, Aquino received a total of 2,014 votes from Filipinos in Laos, Guam, Brunei, Papua New Guinea and Thailand as against Nacionalista Party standard bearer Manny Villar’s 585.
Came in third was administration bet Gilbert Teodoro with 548 votes, followed by former president Joseph Estrada with 400 votes , Bro. Eddie Villanueva with 362 votes, Senator Richard Gordon with 298 votes, JC de los Reyes with 10 votes, Senator Madrigal with 7 votes and Nicanor Perlas with 2 votes.
Disqualified candidate Vitallano Acosta got 10 votes.
In the vice presidential race, Roxas received a total of 1,920 votes from the five countries as against the 855 votes of his nearest rival, Senator Loren Legarda. Makati Mayor Jejomar Binay got 459 votes, Perfecto Yasay with 182 votes, Edu Manzano with 108 votes, Jay Sonza with 31 votes and Dominador Chipeco with 5 votes.
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