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There is no official result yet of the Counting for Overseas Absentee Voting (OAV), contrary to a claim that presidential aspirant Leni Robredo and her running mate Kiko Pangilinan attained landslide victory abroad.

Commission on Elections (COMELEC) Resolution No. 10695 states that canvassing of votes, including the OAV, will only be held after the closing of polls tonight at 7pm, May 9.

In a Facebook post, an avid supporter of Vice President Robredo and Senator Pangilinan claimed that the tandem already won in different countries.

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