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VP bet Tito Sotto concedes: 'I accept the will of the people'

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<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img alt="Senate President Vicente “Tito” Sotto III takes the stage during a campaign rally at the San Jose Del Monte Sports Complex in Bulacan on April 28, 2022. George Calvelo, ABS-CBN News" src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2022/news/05/10/20220428-campaign-lacson-sotto-bulacan-gc-18.jpg"/><figcaption>Senate President Vicente “Tito” Sotto III takes the stage during a campaign rally at the San Jose Del Monte Sports Complex in Bulacan on April 28, 2022. <em>George Calvelo, ABS-CBN News</em></figcaption></figure></div><p>MANILA — Senate President Vicente &quot;Tito&quot; Sotto conceded defeat in the vice-presidential race on Tuesday after unofficial results showed his rival Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio with a huge lead. </p><p>&quot;The people have made their choice. I accept the will of the People,&quot; Sotto said in a statement. </p><p>Duterte-Carpio has secured some 31.1 million votes, according to partial unofficial results from the Commission on Elections, with 96.82 percent of election returns counted as of 10:17 a.m. </p><p>Sen. Francis &quot;Kiko&quot; Pangilinan was a distant second with 9.1 million votes, followed by Sotto with some 8.1 million votes. </p><p>Duterte-Carpio&#x27;s running-mate Ferdinand Marcos Jr. won Monday&#x27;s election in a landslide, partial tallies also showed. </p><div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img alt="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2022/news/05/10/20220510-result.jpg" src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2022/news/05/10/20220510-result.jpg"/></figure></div><p>&quot;We presented an alternative for a better system in governance and politics but the electorate had their minds conditioned elsewhere,&quot; said Sotto, running-mate of Sen. Panfilo &quot;Ping&quot; Lacson. </p><p>&quot;Our word of honor and loyalty are of far greater importance than an election win. I am glad that I did not yield to any political pressure to change my principles and kept my integrity intact till the end.&quot; </p><p>He added, &quot;God speed to our new President and Vice President.&quot; </p><p>&quot;But as for me and my household, we will serve the LORD,&quot; Sotto said, quoting the Bible. </p><p>Sotto was the favorite in the vice-presidential race based on pre-election surveys last year when Duterte-Carpio was not yet on the list bets for the country&#x27;s second highest post. </p><div><em>Visit the <a href="https://halalanresults.abs-cbn.com/">ABS-CBN News Halalan results page</a> to see the partial unofficial tally of election returns. </em></div><div><em>For other updates, visit ABS-CBN News&#x27; <a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/05/09/22/halalan-2022-abs-cbn-news-updates-on-philippine-elections">live blog</a> here. </em></div>

Senate President Tito Sotto on Tuesday conceded defeat in the May 9 vice-presidential race. 