Congress bent on proclaiming new president, VP on Wednesday
Senate President Vicente Sotto III and House Speaker Lord Allan Velasco (File photo) MANILA - Congress, convening as the National Board of Canvassers, is expecting to proclaim the president-elect and vice-president elect on Wednesday, according to House Majority Leader Martin Romualdez. During the resumption of the canvassing of votes for the presidential and vice presidential elections, Romualdez said the Joint Canvassing Committee has already completed 60.69 percent of the total number of Certificates of Canvass (COCs), as of 11:03 p.m. Tuesday. "With sixty-eight COCs left, we are expec...