NOEMI LARDIZABAL-DADO
Several pleasant surprises and upsets happened a few hours after voting ended on May 13, 2019. While awaiting in frustration for the media report from the transparency server of the Commission on Elections (Comelec), I noticed the hashtag #ibaNaman trending on twitter at around 8 pm. Early results in the local level left many happy because these were unexpected, given the perceived continuing power of the incumbents.