Despite glitches in at least two of the counting machines, almost 3,000 Filipinos in Hong Kong voted on the second day of the overseas absentee voting (OAV), or almost triple the number of votes cast when the voting started Saturday.
“Today [Sunday], 2,901 votes were cast by Filipinos in Hong Kong, or almost three times the number of votes cast yesterday," said Vice Consul Val Roque of the Philippine Consulate General (PCG) in Hong Kong in an e-mail sent to GMANews.TV.
The number of voters in Hong Kong when the OAV opened reached only 997 as of 6 p.m. Saturday.
The increase was recorded even as problems with the Precinct Count Optical Scan (PCOS) machines in two precincts stalled the registering of votes for as long as two hours, according to the election watchdog Kontra Daya.
Presidential candidate Sen. Aquino III remains ovn top.
(Updated 7:21 p.m.) Presidential candidate Sen. Benigno “Noynoy" Aquino III (Liberal Party) remains on top in a recent survey commissioned by an ally of rival Sen. Manny Villar Jr. (Nacionalista Party) .
According to the results of the survey conducted from March 28 to 30 and purportedly commissioned by House Minority Floor Leader Ronaldo Zamora, Villar scored 29 percentage points, or eight points behind Aquino’s 37.
The NP claimed the survey was from Social Weather Station (SWS), although the poll firm has yet to confirm it. Calls made by GMANews.TV to its office were not answered.
In the SWS survey last month that was commissioned by BusinessWorld, Villar got 28 percent while Aquino got 37 percent.
In a statement, the NP still expressed exultation over the latest survey, saying it was a “leap" from the 12-point lead enjoyed by Aquino in the March 21 to 28 survey by rival pollster Pulse Asia, where the LP bet got 37 percent compared to Villar’s 25.
“That’s a leap of four points [25 percent in Pulse Asia to 29 percent in SWS], immediately after the field personnel of the other survey firm were just wrapping up their own results," said NP senatorial candidate and spokesperson Gilbert Remulla in a statement.
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A thrilling win of Barangay Genebra.
A thrilling win for Barangay Ginebra. A heartbreaking loss for Rain or Shine.
JayJay Helterbrand, Awvee Storey and Mark Caguioa rallied back the Kings from 15-points down to frustrate the Elasto Painters, 100-98, in a PBA Fiesta Cup road game Saturday in Victorias City, Negros Occidental.
Helterbrand’s back-to-back baskets inside the final three minutes finally gave the Kings the lead, 93-90, after a long chase, before Storey and Caguioa combined to score Ginebra’s last seven points to clinch the come-from-behind win fashioned out before a big weekend crowd at the Victorias Sports and Amusement Center.
The Kings won their third game in four outings to create a three-way logjam at second place with Coca-Cola and defending champion San Miguel.
Ginebra's victory was its ninth straight on the road. The last time the Kings lost a road game was on April 12, 2008, where they suffered a 101-97 setback against the Sta. Lucia Realtors also in the Fiesta Conference.
The victory also served as a fitting welcome for the comebacking Rudy Hatfield, who played his first game in the league following a three-season absence.
On the other hand, Rain or Shine saw its two-game winning streak come to an abrupt end and fell to an even 2-2 card.
Behind Sol Mercado’s hot shooting, the Elasto Painters jumped to a 13-point lead early in the third, before settling for an 85-70 tally entering the final 12 minutes of play.
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