Congress defers canvassing of votes from Surigao del Sur due to missing COCs

MANILA, Philippines — The two chambers of Congress, sitting as the National Board of Canvassers (NBOC), on Tuesday night suspended the canvassing of votes from Surigao del Sur due to missing certificates of canvass (COCs).

During the proceedings, Senate Majority Leader Juan Miguel Zubiri said the COCs from Surigao del Sur that were supposedly inside the ballot boxes transmitted to the Senate were missing. What Congress has, however, was just the electronically transferred COCs.

Congress then directed the Commission on Elections (Comelec) to explain “within the hour” the case of missing COCs.

“What you’re saying is we have the electronically transferred COCs but the manuall…

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