Cayetano concedes, says Leni Robredo ‘clearly won’ VP race
Senator Alan Peter Cayetano (left) conceded defeat in the vice presidential race to Rep. Leni Robredo on Thursday morning. Cayetano said Robredo ‘clearly won’ the post. INQUIRER FILES Senator Alan Peter Cayetano on Thursday conceded to his rival Camarines Sur Rep. Ma. Leonor “Leni” Robredo, saying she “clearly won” the vice presidential race. “I humbly concede my vice presidential bid to Rep. Leni Robredo, who, by all accounts and with 96% of the votes already tallied, is our country’s presumptive Vice President-elect. Rep. Leni is not only leading the race, she has clearly won it,” Cayetano said in a statement. While admitting that “losing election hurts,” Cayetano urged Filipinos to unite and respect the people’s will. “While losing an election hurts, nothing is more painful than the sight of a divided country,” he said. “Thus, I call on all the other candidates to respect the people’s will and rally behind presu...
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