Senator Grace Poe on Monday evening, May 9, conceded the presidential race to Davao City Mayor Rodrigo Duterte. After trailing front runner Davao City Mayor Rodrigo Détente throughout the day, Poe said in a press conference just before midnight: “I am Grace Poe, and I am giving way to Rodrigo Duterte, whom majority of our countrymen have chosen.” She also said she fully supports the process of healing and unity after the elections. Her vice presidential bet Senator Francis Escudero also conceded. He was consistently in fourth place behind Camarines Sur Rep Leni Robredo, Senator Ferdinand Marcos Jr, and Senator Alan Peter Cayetano. Cayetano, Duterte’s running partner also conceded Tuesday morning.
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