Aside from Gonzales and Quimbo, others named to the House contingent are Reps. Rufus Rodriguez of Cagayan de Oro, Rey Umali of Oriental Mindoro, Silvestre Bello 3rdof 1-BAP party-list, Elpidio Barzaga of Dasmariñas, Oscar Rodriguez of Pampanga and Ibarra Gutierrez of Akbayan paty-list.
The members of the Senate panel for the NBOC are Senators Aquilino Pimentel 3rd, Sonny Angara, Teofisto Guingona 3rd, Serge Osmeña 3rd, Ralph Recto, Juan Ponce Enrile and Vicente Sotto 3rd.
Senators Joseph Victor Ejercito and Paolo Benigno Aquino 4th will sit as alternate members in the panel if the regular members are not available.
Those who ran for the top two elective posts and their kin were not allowed to be part of the panel.
Senate President Franklin Drilon dismissed the request of Sen. Ferdinand Marcos Jr. not to count the certificate of canvass from areas with allegations of cheating.
Drilon said the NBOC will count all the votes and Marcos will have to appeal to the Presidential Electoral Tribunal (PET) if he has any question on the results of the elections.
WITH MICHAEL JOE T. DELIZO