00:00Meanwhile, the Commission on Elections or Comelec clarified that the sudden drop of about 5 million votes in partial and unofficial results was not due to cheating or vote manipulation.
00:12It was caused by technical issues where duplicate and incomplete transmissions were not properly filtered.
00:20The issue has already been addressed and official canvassing has started.
00:24By Saturday, once all votes, including those from extended voting areas, are fully canvassed.