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<p>MANILA, Philippines – Tito Sotto, Herbert Bautista, Richard Gomez, Lucy Torres-Gomez and Jhong Hilario are just some of the celebrities who are now close to victory in this year&#x27;s national and local elections.</p><p>Re-electionist senator Vicente &quot;Tito&quot; Sotto appears to be winning as he is part of the list of the top 12 senators.</p><blockquote class="instagram-media" data-instgrm-version="6" style="background:#FFF;border:0;border-radius:3px;box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15);margin:1px;max-width:658px;padding:0;width:calc(100% - 2px)"><div style="padding:8px"><div style="background:#F8F8F8;line-height:0;margin-top:40px;padding:50.0% 0;text-align:center;width:100%"><div style="background:url(data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAACwAAAAsCAMAAAApWqozAAAAGFBMVEUiIiI9PT0eHh4gIB4hIBkcHBwcHBwcHBydr+JQAAAACHRSTlMABA4YHyQsM5jtaMwAAADfSURBVDjL7ZVBEgMhCAQBAf//42xcNbpAqakcM0ftUmFAAIBE81IqBJdS3lS6zs3bIpB9WED3YYXFPmHRfT8sgyrCP1x8uEUxLMzNWElFOYCV6mHWWwMzdPEKHlhLw7NWJqkHc4uIZphavDzA2JPzUDsBZziNae2S6owH8xPmX8G7zzgKEOPUoYHvGz1TBCxMkd3kwNVbU0gKHkx+iZILf77IofhrY1nYFnB/lQPb79drWOyJVa/DAvg9B/rLB4cC+Nqgdz/TvBbBnr6GBReqn/nRmDgaQEej7WhonozjF+Y2I/fZou/qAAAAAElFTkSuQmCC);display:block;height:44px;margin:0 auto -44px;position:relative;top:-22px;width:44px"> </div></div><p style="color:#c9c8cd;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px;line-height:17px;margin-bottom:0;margin-top:8px;overflow:hidden;padding:8px 0 7px;text-align:center;text-overflow:ellipsis;white-space:nowrap"><a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/BFL7oK3q5Qk/" style="color:#c9c8cd;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px;font-style:normal;font-weight:normal;line-height:17px;text-decoration:none" target="_blank">A photo posted by Tito Sotto (@helenstito)</a> on <time dateTime="2016-05-09T12:25:54+00:00" style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px;line-height:17px">May 9, 2016 at 5:25am PDT</time></p></div></blockquote><script async="" defer="" src="~//platform.instagram.com/en_US/embeds.js" type="text/javascript"></script><br/>Unofficial, partial results also show Herbert Bautista leading the mayoral race in Quezon City, while Jhong Hilario is poised to become the No. 1 councilor in the first district of Makati City.<br/><br/>Alfred Vargas ran unopposed as the representative of the 5th District of Quezon City.<div><span style="line-height:1.6">Veteran actress Vilma Santos is leading the race as the newest representative of the 6th District of Batangas.</span></div><p>Alex Castro also appears to be the No. 1 provincial board member in the 4th District of Bulacan.</p><p>Daniel Fernando is <a href="http://news.abs-cbn.com/halalan2016/nation/regions/05/09/16/daniel-fernando-leads-phillip-salvador-in-bulacan">leading the race</a> against fellow action star Philip Salvador as vice governor of Bulacan.</p><p>Jolo Revilla is close to winning the vice gubernatorial race in Cavite while his mother Lani Mercado was already proclaimed as the new mayor of Bacoor, Cavite.</p><p>And at last, Richard Gomez is <a href="http://news.abs-cbn.com/halalan2016/entertainment/05/09/16/at-last-richard-gomez-wins-an-election">set to win</a> his first political post, the mayoral poll in Ormoc City, while his wife Lucy Torres topped the congressional race in the 4th District of Leyte.</p><p>Andrea del Rosario appears to be winning the vice mayoral race in Calatagan, Batangas.</p><p>But like any other race, some celebrities were not lucky to shine in this year&#x27;s polls, as they failed to get enough number of votes.<br/><br/>Isko Moreno, Edu Manzano, Mark Lapid, Rey Langit, and Alma Moreno didn&#x27;t make it to the list of top 12 senators.<br/><br/>ER Ejercito continues to lag in the gubernatorial race in Laguna.<br/><br/>Former sexy actress Angelica Jones is close to being defeated in vice gubernatorial race also in Laguna.<br/><br/>Daisy Reyes is lacking votes to win the mayoral race in Pateros.</p><p>Former OMB chairman Ronnie Rickets appears to be losing his battle as the representative of Muntinlupa.</p>

Tito Sotto, Herbert Bautista, Richard Gomez, Lucy Torres-Gomez and Jhong Hilario are just some of the celebrities who are now close to victory in this year's national and local elections.

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