Philippines Senator's Proclamation

Opponents of Philippine President Gloria Arroyo's administration have prevailed in the contest for Senate held three weeks ago. The Commission on Elections in the Philippines proclaimed ten of winners in the senatorial race. On the other hand, they did not proclaim yet the two contested seats for the final results coming from the tallies in southern part of the Philippines are still being surveyed.

Among the ten declared so far, and of those only two have been won by allies of Ms. Arroyo. This is only means that the opposition has the majority in the Senate and giving them the ability to veto key legislation.

The following are the 10 winners of the Senate race:
Loren Legarda
Francis Escudero
Panfilo Lacson
Manuel Villar
Francis Pangilinan
Benigno Aquino
Edgardo Angara
Alan Peter Cayetano
Joker Arroyo
Gregorio Honasan

Source:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/
http://www.allheadlinenews.com/
http://www.samarnews.com