After Bagares sat down, Comelec chair Sheriff Abas reminded members of the
canvassing that they cannot make a 'speech' at the venue.
It only took four working days for the NPBOC to complete the
canvassing of the first part of BOL plebiscite on Jan.
Buyers come a dime a dozen, just don't get stuck focusing only on them and not on
canvassing. Without product, what good are a dozen buyers?
'The
canvassing officers are just adopting whatever figures appear on the election return,' he added.
Aquilino Pimentel III, head of the Senate
canvassing panel and Duterte's party mate, said it was immaterial if Duterte's rivals conceded the race to him.
The camp of Marcos repeatedly raised the matter of undervoting in the vice presidential election on the second day of the
canvassing for the presidential and vice presidential races by the national board of canvassers.
While it's true that constitutionally, kailangan ng
canvassing, pwedeng i-short cut 'yun 'pag itong apat mag-waive ng right for
canvassing, Panelo said.
Separate
canvassing of the presidential and vice presidential votes is not only prudent and appropriate, it is likewise perfectly legal, he said.
Aquilino Koko Pimentel III, a member of the Senate
canvassing panel, stopped him and said that
canvassing will proceed on a per certificate of canvass (COC) basis.
This was after the Senate and the House of Representatives approved the rules for
canvassing on Tuesday.
Jonathan Dela Cruz, who also served as Marcos' campaign adviser, sought a separate
canvassing as he claimed that there is a separate certificate of canvass (CoC) for president and vice president in the province of Pangasinan.
The official
canvassing for president and vice president began after Senate President Franklin Drilon and House Speaker Feliciano Belmonte Jr.