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SORSOGON CITY, Philippines – The vote-rich region of Bicol has more than 3 million registered voters for the 2016 elections.
At least 91.33% precincts are reporting as of 1:08 pm Tuesday, May 10. Here are the candidates leading so far in the senatorial race:
In 3 of the 6 Bicol provinces, reelectionist Franklin Drilon is the leading senatorial candidate. These provinces are Albay, Catanduanes, and Sorsogon.
Leading in Camarines Norte, Camarines Sur, and Masbate are former Technical Education Skills and Development Authority chief Joel Villanueva, former justice secretary Leila de Lima, and Sarangani Representative Manny Pacquiao, respectively. All 3 are first-time Senate bets.
Twelve Senate seats are up for grabs. Below are the Magic 12 in each Bicol province.
Albay
| Name | No. of votes | Rank |
| Franklin Drilon | 269,946 | 1 |
| Leila de Lima | 256,507 | 2 |
| Risa Hontiveros | 238,246 | 3 |
| Francis Pangilinan | 233,434 | 4 |
| Juan Miguel Zubiri | 225,757 | 5 |
| Joel Villanueva | 216,010 | 6 |
| Richard Gordon | 209,956 | 7 |
| Francis Tolentino | 201,824 | 8 |
| Panfilo Lacson | 195,625 | 9 |
| Sherwin Gatchalian | 194,556 | 10 |
| Ralph Recto | 187,539 | 11 |
| Manny Pacquiao | 181,251 | 12 |
*96.57% precincts as of May 10, 12:41 pm
Camarines Norte
| Name | No. of votes | Rank |
| Joel Villanueva | 103,967 | 1 |
| Franklin Drilon | 103,287 | 2 |
| Panfilo Lacson | 100,310 | 3 |
| Leila de Lima | 100,003 | 4 |
| Sherwin Gatchalian | 98,421 | 5 |
| Francis Pangilinan | 94,012 | 6 |
| Vicente Sotto III | 89,774 | 7 |
| Ralph Recto | 85,486 | 8 |
| Juan Miguel Zubiri | 81,923 | 9 |
| Richard Gordon | 80,903 | 10 |
| Francis Tolentino | 79,790 | 11 |
| Risa Hontiveros | 78,117 | 12 |
*98.27% precincts as of May 10, 12:41 pm
Camarines Sur
| Name | No. of votes | Rank |
| Leila de Lima | 415,383 | 1 |
| Franklin Drilon | 328,766 | 2 |
| Joel Villanueva | 295,926 | 3 |
| Francis Pangilinan | 292,765 | 4 |
| Panfilo Lacson | 258,620 | 5 |
| Risa Hontiveros | 255,872 | 6 |
| Juan Miguel Zubiri | 252,393 | 7 |
| Francis Tolentino | 246,892 | 8 |
| Ralph Recto | 238,765 | 9 |
| Manny Pacquiao | 231,539 | 10 |
| Richard Gordon | 226,645 | 11 |
| Francisco Domagoso | 209,909 | 12 |
*98.62% precincts as of May 10, 12:41 pm
Catanduanes
| Name | No. of votes | Rank |
| Franklin Drilon | 52,930 | 1 |
| Leila de Lima | 52,716 | 2 |
| Joel Villanueva | 51,656 | 3 |
| Vicente Sotto III | 51,089 | 4 |
| Panfilo Lacson | 50,181 | 5 |
| Francis Pangilinan | 48,161 | 6 |
| Sherwin Gatchalian | 47,593 | 7 |
| Manny Pacquiao | 41,321 | 8 |
| Richard Gordon | 40,511 | 9 |
| Risa Hontiveros | 39,479 | 10 |
| Ralph Recto | 39,275 | 11 |
| Juan Miguel Zubiri | 37,268 | 12 |
*90.69% precincts as of May 10, 12:41 pm
Masbate
| Name | No. of votes | Rank |
| Manny Pacquiao | 100,989 | 1 |
| Franklin Drilon | 96,377 | 2 |
| Joel Villanueva | 92,437 | 3 |
| Vicente Sotto III | 87,838 | 4 |
| Sherwin Gatchalian | 82,805 | 5 |
| Panfilo Lacson | 80,767 | 6 |
| Francis Pangilinan | 79,263 | 7 |
| Leila de Lima | 69,271 | 8 |
| Richard Gordon | 68,810 | 9 |
| Martin Romualdez | 68,343 | 10 |
| Ralph Recto | 68,016 | 11 |
| Risa Hontiveros | 66,545 | 12 |
*92.50% precincts as of May 10, 12:41 pm
Sorsogon
| Name | No. of votes | Rank |
| Franklin Drilon | 122,066 | 1 |
| Leila de Lima | 109,767 | 2 |
| Joel Villanueva | 107,134 | 3 |
| Vicente Sotto III | 103,635 | 4 |
| Sherwin Gatchalian | 101,090 | 5 |
| Risa Hontiveros | 100,080 | 6 |
| Richard Gordon | 98,700 | 7 |
| Francis Pangilinan | 96,426 | 8 |
| Panfilo Lacson | 95,685 | 9 |
| Juan Miguel Zubiri | 90,358 | 10 |
| Manny Pacquiao | 89,540 | 11 |
| Ralph Recto | 86,479 | 12 |
*79.88% precincts as of May 10, 12:41 pm
– Rappler.com
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