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With Argentina and Syria COCs not counted yet, canvass terminated. Here's the number: Marcos won 58.77% of the votes, and Duterte won 61.53% of the votes.

Lian Buan

@lianbuan

May 25

Imelda Marcos, who was never seen during the campaign of her son, joins him at the Batasang Pambansa for the proclamation. Imelda Marcos is appealing her conviction for 7 counts of graft. She is free on bail for humanitarian considerations out of old age. 📸 Bongbong Marcos IG

Lian Buan

@lianbuan

May 25

Marcos joined by wife Liza, son Simon, sisters Imee and Irene and mother Imelda for the proclamation. No family member has been spotted yet to join Sara Duterte. Lakas CMD chairman emeritus Gloria Arroyo consistently by Sara's side. 📸 Sara Duterte FB

Lian Buan

@lianbuan

May 25

Imelda Marcos is first to be brought inside the plenary hall for the proclamation of her son Ferdinand Marcos Jr.

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Lian Buan

@lianbuan

May 25

Marcos' wife Atty. Liza Marcos confers with incoming Executive Secretary Vic Rodriguez.

Lian Buan

@lianbuan

May 25

Congress votes via voice to approve joint committee report on the canvass of votes. There were faint nay votes on the south wing where the Makabayan lawmakers were.

Lian Buan

@lianbuan

May 25

In the viva voce voting to adopt the committee report of the canvass, the 6 lawmakers of the Makabayan bloc yelled their nay votes loud enough to be heard. Some in the gallery laughed. The lawmakers have left the plenary for the proclamation.

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Lian Buan

@lianbuan

May 25

Bayan Muna Rep Carlos Zarate said the Makabayan lawmakers left the plenary "because we do not want to glorify the coming of a dictatorannical regime as represented by the Marcos-and-Duterte tandem!"

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Congress proclaims Marcos, Duterte in record time

(1st UPDATE) President-elect Ferdinand Marcos Jr. and Vice President-elect Sara Duterte are proclaimed on Wednesday, May 25, after only two days of canvassing

Lian Buan

@lianbuan

May 25

LOOK: Sara Duterte is proclaimed vice president, immediately following the strongman rule of her father outgoing President Rodrigo Duterte.

Lian Buan

@lianbuan

LOOK: Ferdinand Marcos Jr. is proclaimed Philippine President 36 years after Filipinos ousted his father the late dictator in a peaceful revolt that also drove their family to exile.

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Incoming ES Vic Rodriguez does not directly answer when he was asked if the Filipino people can still commemorate EDSA People Power in the next years to come.

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Lian Buan

@lianbuan

May 25

Rodriguez says Marcos will look into how he will strengthen the PCGG, which has an exclusive mandate to recover the Marcoses and their cronies' stolen wealth. We tried to follow up how it can expand when there's already the Ombudsman, but Rodriguez walked away.