Former Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) Chairman Francis Tolentino has asked the Senate Electoral Tribunal (SET) to nullify the result of the senatorial elections in some parts of the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) and hold a recount of more than 1.3 million votes.

Tolentino ranked 13th in the May 9 senatorial race, getting 12,811,098 votes. Senator Leila de Lima garnered 14,144,070 votes.

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