People display placards during a rally in front of the commission on elections in Manila on May 10, 2022, to protest against the results of the May 9 presidential election. - AFP
MANILA (Philippine Daily Inquirer/Asia News Network): The results of the 13-hour voting in the nation's precincts on Monday (May 9) were quicker than expected on both national and local levels.
The much-feared repeat of the seven-hour glitch in PPCRV's vote transmissions in 2019 never happened. Two hours after closing, unofficial local election results in Metro Manila were known while clear trending of the senatorial, vice-presidential and presidential were being transmitted and updated within minutes. And by that time, local candidates and their supporters became aware if they won or lost the elections.
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