Reelectionist Senator Benigno “Bam” Aquino IV did respectably well in the top five provinces with the largest recorded voting populations, partial and unofficial results from the Parish Pastoral Council for Responsible Voting (PPCRV) showed.
Out of these five vote-rich provinces in the Philippines–Cebu (voting population: 3,082,621$, Cavite (2,148,899), Pangasinan (1,946,682), Laguna (1,903,107), and Negros Occidental (1,889,200)–Aquino only missed finishing in the Magic 12 in Cavite’s Senate race.
In that province, the Otso Diretso member ended up at 13th place with 194,903 votes.
The top three senatorial bets in Cavite were his fellow reelectionist senators Cynthia Villar (898,346), Grace Poe (815,347); and former presidential political adviser Francis Tolentino (755,596).
From there, Aquino’s performance in the polls would get better.
Aquino’s 662,682 votes were good for 12th place in Cebu, where the Liberal Party (LP) stalwart beat out the likes of reelectionist Senator Nancy Binay and former senator and movie actor Ramon “Bong” Revilla Jr.
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