Senate Majority Leader Juan Miguel Zubiri on Wednesday praised House Majority Leader Ferdinand Martin Romualdez for his dedication to fulfilling his mandate in the official canvassing of votes for the presidential and vice-presidential elections.
The camp of Vice President Leni Robredo has finally accepted defeat to presumptive president Ferdinand Marcos Jr. as it registered no objection to the official canvassing of votes in the presidential race Tuesday (May 24).
The camp of Vice President Leni Robredo has waived its appearance in the official canvassing of votes being done by the Senate and the House of Representatives.
Malacañang on Tuesday welcomed the decision of Vice President Leni Robredo’s camp to expedite the canvassing of votes for President as “a positive development.”
The House of Representatives on Monday afternoon adopted House Concurrent Resolution 26 providing the holding of a joint public session for the canvassing of the votes cast for president and vice president in the elections held last May 9, 2022.
The Senate and the House of Representatives will hold a non-stop canvassing of votes for the president and vice president.
Despite petitions asking the Supreme Court to block the canvassing and proclamation of winners of the presidential and vice presidential elections next week, Senate President Tito Sotto on Saturday said there was no stopping Congress from performing their constitutional duty.
The Senate resumes its session on Monday, a day ahead of the national canvassing of votes for President and Vice President on Tuesday.
The Senate has accepted 153 of the total 173 certificates of canvass (COCs) expected to be transmitted to the upper chamber for next week’s canvassing of votes for President and Vice President.
Canvassing of the votes for President and Vice President during a joint session of Congress next week may take only a couple of marathon sessions, according to Senate President Vicente Sotto III.