Roxas bows out of race

The Liberal Party’s standard-bearer Mar Roxas concedes to Davao City Mayor Rodrigo Duterte. In a speech before supporters on Tuesday, May 10, Roxas wished Duterte success, and urged Filipinos to respect the outcome of the polls and to unite for the sake of the country. At the time of his speech, Roxas ranked second in the presidential race, obtaining 9,249,813 votes, compared to Duterte’s 15,342,569 votes. Roxas’ concession comes a day after presidential candidate Grace Poe also bowed out of the race. But the administration candidate also noted that his running mate, Leni Robredo, remains locked in a tight vice presidential race, which she is currently leading.

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