Sen. Benigno Aquino III and Makati City Mayor Jejomar Binay continue to lead in the Commission on Elections (Comelec) partial count of the votes for president and vice-president.
As of 4:31 a.m. Tuesday, Aquino had a 4-million vote lead over his closest rival, Pwersa ng Masang Pilipino standard-bearer Joseph Estrada, based on the partial and unofficial tally of votes cast in 76,300 polling precincts nationwide.
On the other hand, Binay had a lead of over 850,000 votes over Liberal Party vice-presidential bet Mar Roxas based on the latest Comelec count.
The results were:
For President
Benigno Aquino: 11,049,826
Joseph Estrada: 6,986,257
Manuel Villar: 3,845,422
Gilbert Teodoro: 2,911,474
Eddie Villanueva: 832,764
Richard Gordon: 403,662
Nicanor Perlas: 37,413
Jamby Madrigal: 33,350
JC de los Reyes: 30,934
For Vice-President
Jejomar Binay: 10,939,713
Manuel Roxas: 10,088,864
Loren Legarda: 2,882,512
Bayani Fernando: 779,412
Edu Manzano: 511,055
Perfecto Yasay: 268,538
Jay Sonza: 45,603
Dominador Chipeco: 35,036
In a press conference, Comelec Chairman Jose Melo said voter turnout for the country's first ever nationwide automated election was around 75%.
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