President-elect Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. waves at his supporters during a campaign rally in Sampaloc, Manila on April 23, 2022. PHOTO BY JOHN RYAN BALDEMORPresident-elect Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. was also the overwhelming choice of Filipinos who voted abroad. In Saudi Arabia, where there is a 98 percent voter turnout, Marcos obtained 46,748 votes compared to Robredo's 8,582. Based on the partial and unofficial results, as of May 13, 2022, Marcos led the presidential race with 31,104,175 votes against Robredo's 14,822,051 votes. In the 2016 race for vice president, Marcos also won the month-long overseas absentee voting, where he gained 176,669 over Robredo, who got 89,935 votes.

Source: Manila Times May 17, 2022 04:01 UTC