The 12 senators-elect and party lists "with guaranteed seats" will be proclaimed on Wednesday and Thursday, respectively, the Commission on Elections (Comelec) said Monday.
In a press briefing, acting Comelec spokesman John Rez Laudiangco said the proclamation ceremony will be held at 4:00 PM on Wednesday and Thursday at the Philippine International Convention Center (PICC).
Laudiangco noted that the winning senatoriables will be proclaimed without any ranking, as the poll body still awaits the results from the special elections in some Lanao del Sur barangays.
The senator-elects can bring up to five companies including their relatives and documentation staff. Winning party lists, meanwhile, can be represented by two individuals.
The dress code for guests and winning candidates are Kasuotang Filipino.
Negative antigen or RT-PCR-COVID-19 test results are not required for attendees who will only need to present their COVID-19 vaccination card.
Based on Comelec's partial and official count as of May 16, actor Robin Padilla leads the 2022 Senate race with 26.4 million votes.
Rounding up the winners' circle are:
- Legarda, Loren, - 24,183,946
- Tulfo, Raffy - 23,345,261
- Gatchalian, Sherwin - 20,547,045
- Escudero, Chiz - 20,240,923
- Villar, Mark – 19,402,685
- Cayetano, Allan Peter - 19,262,353
- Zubiri, Juan Miguel – 18,663,253
- Villanueva, Joel - 18,439,806
- Ejercito, JV - 15,803,416
- Hontiveros, Risa - 15,385,566 and
- Estrada, Jinggoy - 15,071,213
The law says party lists that garner at least 2% of total votes are guaranteed at least one seat in Congress. Those with more than 2% will get additional seats in proportion to the total number of votes.
However, only ACT-CIS, 1-Rider, Tingog, 4Ps, Ako Bicol, and Sagip have breached the over 2% threshold based on Comelec’s tally.
Those next in line will be given one party-list seat each until all 63 seats are occupied.
