In a paid advertisement published in the Philippine Daily Inquirer (PDI) on Sunday, the LP’s think-tank, National Institute of Policy Studies (NIPS), said the real winner in the vice-presidential elections will be determined in the national canvass that will be conducted by Congress starting this week.
The paid ad shows a Philippine map with 41 provinces and highly-urbanized cities in Roxas’ campaign color, blue, where Roxas beat Binay.
“Hindi sinasabi ni Mar Roxas na siya ang panalo. Mas lalo itong hindi dapat ipagmalaki ni Jojo Binay,” the ad says.
It explained that the winner in the elections will not be determined by how many regions a candidate won, but by the national count.
It added that the winner will only be determined based on the results from Certificates of Canvass (COC) of 81 provinces and 26 highly-urbanized cities (HUC), including results from the Overseas Absentee Voting (OAV).
The NIPS said that based on these COCs, Roxas won in 41 provinces and cities, and he won by big margins.
Binay count ad
Last Tuesday, the Binay camp also had published in the Inquirer a paid ad of a Philippine map showing 14 out of 17 regions in red where Binay won.
The Binay ad says the people’s choice for vice-president can no longer be changed. It also includes the results of the counts from the Commission on Elections, Parish Pastoral Council for Responsible Voting, the ABS-CBN-STI parallel manual count, ABS-CBN-Pulse Asia Exit Poll, and the TV5-SWS exit poll which all had Binay ahead.
The NIPS said no one can still say what will be the final result of the vice-presidential polls.
It said the final result will come in due time after Congress canvasses the COCs in a process that is orderly and based on what the law provides.
The NIPS urged everyone to respect this process. Given the closeness of the fight, no one should yet proclaim victory in the vice-presidential elections, it added.
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