Administration-backed candidates are poised to run away with the May 13 Senate polls, holding on to nine out of the 12 seats up for grabs, based on an unofficial Commission on Elections (Comelec) count.
QUICK COUNT Volunteers check and encode election returns forwarded to the canvassing and monitoring center of the Parish Pastoral Council for Responsible Voting at the Pope Pius Center in Manila. PHOTO BY RENE H. DILAN