Robredo claims victory in Philippine VP race

Erin Kimbrell
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Vice Presidential candidate Leni Robredo, fourth from left, attends a thanksgiving mass for the peaceful elections with her children, from left, Aika, Tricia and Jillian Sunday, May 15, 2016 at the Ateneo De Manila campus at suburban Quezon city northeast of Manila, Philippines. (AP Photo/Bullit Marquez)

Liberal Party (LP) bet Leni Robredo has declared victory amid alleged irregularities in the canvassing of votes, The Philippines Star reported.

Robredo, who told her supporters she had “already won”, claimed victory although the Commission on Elections (Comelec) has yet to tally 15 remaining certificates of canvass (COCs) of about a million votes.

The policy head of Robredo’s campaign team however says it would be “mathematically impossible” for Sen. Ferdinand Marcos Jr. to surpass her lead, even if he receives all votes from the areas yet to send COCs.

Marcos has claimed he has received reports that the poll results have been changed through a tweak of a computer command. But Comelec and technology provider Smartmatic insist that the change in the hash code previously reported did not affect the election results, calling it a “cosmetic change”.