Re-electionist Senator Bong Go led the National Certificate of Canvass of the Commission on Elections (COMELEC) for the 2025 midterm election following the conclusion of canvassing on Thursday.

The National Board of Canvassers (NBOC), led by Comelec Chairman George Erwin Garcia, concluded the canvassing of the 175 certificates of canvass (COC).

Garcia reported a voter turnout of 81.65 percent from the 2022 presidential elections of 84.2 percent.

Go received 27,121, 073 votes followed by former Senator Bam Aquino, an independent, with 20,971, 899 votes. Akbayan led the party list race with 2,779,621 votes.

In third place is former Senator Ronald Dela Rosa with 20,773,946 vote. He is followed by ACT-CIS Partylist Rep. Erwin Tulfo, former Senator Kiko Pangilinan, Sagip Partylist Rep. Rodante Marcoleta, Ping Lacson, former Senate President Tito Sotto, former Senator Pia Cayetano, Las Pinas Rep. Camille Villar, former Senator Lito Lapid, and at the 12th place is presidential sister Imee and re-electionist Senator Imee Marcos.

It can be recalled that Go and Aquino previously led the partial and unofficial results of the midterm polls.

However, in a Viber message Garcia said that the NCOC is not yet final " and we have to wait for the audited NCOC and the audited NCR (National Canvass Report)".

Earlier Garcia said that the earliest proclamation of the winning senatorial bet is by Saturday.

The NBOC is based on the 175 canvassed COCs by the NBOC with 57,350,968. It had a total of 69,673, 653 number of registered voters and 82.80 percent voters' turnout. Marie Manalili/DMS