(SunStar) THE Commission on Elections (Comelec) proclaimed on Wednesday, May 18, 2022, the 12 senators who won in the just concluded national elections.
The winning candidates are the following, with ranking based on votes gained:
1. Action star Robin Padilla – 26,612,434
2. Antique Representative Loren Legarda – 24,264,696
3. Broadcaster Raffy Tulfo – 23,396,954
4. Senator Sherwin Gatchalian – 20,602,655
5. Sorsogon Governor Francis “Chiz” Escudero – 20,271,458
6. Former Public Works and Highways secretary Mark Villar – 19,475,592
7. Taguig City-Pateros Representative Alan Peter Cayetano – 19,295,314
8. Senator Juan Miguel Zubiri – 18,734,336
9. Senator Joel Villanueva – 18,486,034
10. Former Senator JV Ejercito – 15,841,858
11. Senator Risa Hontiveros – 15,420,807
12. Former Senator Jinggoy Estrada – 15,108,625
Of the newly elected senators, three are newcomers — Padilla, Tulfo and Villar, while Legarda, Escudero, Cayetano, Ejercito and Estrada are returning lawmakers.
In their respective speeches, the new senators-elect hailed the Comelec, as well as the teachers, members of the uniformed personnel and other election frontliners for the success of the 2022 national and local elections.. Read More