Vice presidential candidate, Sen. Antonio Trillanes IV conceded the race for the country’s second top post.
“As our countrymen await the final victor, I hereby concede defeat in the vice-presidential race. I humbly submit to the will of the people for they are sovereign in our democracy. May God bless our country,”Trillanes said in a statement.
Partial and unofficial results as of 11 a.m. from the KBP and EBC Unofficial Election Results showed that Trillanes was fifth out of six candidates with 799,922 votes.
Senator Francis Escudero had earlier conceded the VP race.
