Philippine presidential candidate Poe says concedes to Duterte

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AFP Manila
Last Updated : May 09 2016 | 10:32 PM IST
Philippine presidential candidate Senator Grace Poe said today she had conceded victory to Rodrigo Duterte, the mayor of the southern city of Davao who had a clear lead in the election vote count.
"I congratulate Mayor Duterte," Poe, who was running third according to a poll monitor, told reporters. She added he "is clearly the leading candidate in the ongoing count and has been chosen by a plurality of our people".

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First Published: May 09 2016 | 10:32 PM IST

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