It’s official: Marcos Jr. proclaimed new Philippine president, Duterte is new VP
June 8, 2024
By Expat Media
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Marcos Jr, Duterte proclaimed winners in Philippine elections
Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. was proclaimed as the Philippines’ new president on Wednesday (May 25), while Sara Duterte was proclaimed the vice president.
The Philippine Congress made the proclamation following the fastest canvassing of votes in the country's election history. It came after a two-day official vote tally by the National Board of Canvassers. Watch the live coverage:
The House and Senate approved the joint canvassing committee report and adopted the accompanying resolution on the proclamation of the duly elected winners in the May 9 presidential and vice presidential elections.
The joint congressional canvassing committee confirmed that Marcos won the presidency by a landslide 31,629,783 votes, or more than 16 million votes ahead of presidential candidate Leni Robredo.
Duterte, on the other hand, also overwhelmingly won the vice presidential race with 32,208,417 votes, or a huge margin of 22 million over her closest rival, Senator Francis Pangilinan.
Senate President Vicente Sotto III and Speaker Lord Allan Velasco proclaimed Marcos Jr. and Duterte as duly elected President and Vice President respectively.
House Majority Leader Martin Romualdez highlighted that the voter turnout during the May 9 polls was at a record-breaking 83.11 percent with more than 55 million voters.
"Indeed, our democracy is alive and vibrant! The ever-growing political interest shown by our electorate is symbolic of the people's clamor for change, prosperity, and progress," Romualdez said.
The Marcos-Duterte UniTeam tandem won on a platform of unity, which will be the "stepping-stone" of the country’s recovery from the coronavirus pandemic.
Several world leaders including those from the US, China, Russia, Japan, Australia, South Korea and the European Union have congratulated Marcos Jr. on his win.
Following Congress' proclamation of Marcos as the president-elect, the transition period will begin leading to the inauguration on June 30. PNA/ICA/Expat Media
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