Noynoy, Binay take the lead in latest Congress tally

Senator Benigno "Noynoy" Aquino III on Tuesday regained his lead in the presidential race after 29 more certificates of canvass (COCs) were opened during the congressional canvassing of votes for president and vice president. Based on 169 COCs tallied by Congress convening as the national board of canvassers as of 5:29 p.m, Aquino had 4,538,539 votes while his closest rival, former president Joseph Estrada, had 2,471,534 votes. Senator Manuel Villar Jr., meanwhile, ranked third with 1,393,058 votes while administration standard bearer Gilberto Teodoro Jr. had 1,284,587 votes.

Based on partial NBOC canvassing as of 5:29 p.m., June 1, with 169 certificates of canvass (CoCs).

During Monday night's canvass, Estrada had the lead with 234, 474 votes based on 140 COCs. Villar came in second with 217, 450 votes while Aquino only came in third with 205, 967 votes. Teodoro ranked fourth with 90, 677 votes. With Aquino's five-million lead over Estrada based on the partial and unofficial tally of more than 90 percent of election returns done by the Commission on Elections, Aquino is presumed to be the country's next president. Estrada's running mate, former Makati City Mayor Jejomar Binay, continued to lead in the tightly-contested vice presidential race with 4,131,306 votes based on the 169 COCs. His closest rival, Aquino's running-mate Senator Manuel "Mar" Roxas II, had 4,115,557 votes. Villar's running mate Senator Loren Legarda was a far third with 1,067,383 votes.

Based on partial NBOC canvassing as of 5:29 p.m., June 1, with 169 certificates of canvass (CoCs).

The Comelec's partial and unofficial tally also showed a relatively slim margin between Binay and Roxas. As expected, it was the Liberal Party tandem of Aquino and Roxas that won in Aquino's home province of Tarlac, receiving 387, 624 and 317, 843 votes, respectively. The tandem also ruled the counting in Camarines Sur and Agusan del Sur. Teodoro and his running-mate Edu Manzano, meanwhile, dominated the polls in Dinagat Island and Compostela Valley. During Tuesday's canvassing, the counsels of some candidates reiterated that there were discrepancies in the number of votes cast and the number of people who actually voted despite the Comelec's explanation contradicting it. - with Mark Dalan Merueñas/KBK, GMANews.TV