The final Commission on Elections count for Bacolod City and Negros Occidental Saturday showed a 6-5-1 win for the Genuine Opposition senatorial bets, and the dominance of the Nationalist People's Coalition.

However, the ranking of the top 12 winners for the lone district of Bacolod City, and for the 31 town and cities under the province of Negros Occidental differed.

In Bacolod City the number one slot went to Francis "Chiz" Escudero (GO), while in Negros Occidental it went to Loren Legarda (GO), both members of the NPC.

In the number two slot in Bacolod City was Benigno "Nonoy" Aquino III (GO), son of martyred senator Benigno "Ninoy" Aquino and former president Corazon Aquino, and in Negros Occidental the second place went to Miguel Zubiri (TU) who has roots in Kabankalan City.

The following is the ranking of the top 15 senatorial bets in Bacolod City.

1. Francis Escudero (GO) 114,515
2. Benigno Aquino III (GO) 114,384
3. Francis Pangilinan (Ind.) 108,339
4. Loren Legarda (GO) 107,989
5. Miguel Zubiri (TU) 106,807
6. Manuel Villar (GO) 99,452
7. Joker Arroyo (TU) 88,175
8. Michael Defensor (TU) 86,985
9. Peter Allan Cayetano (TU) 85,135
10. Edgardo Angara (TU) 83,010
11. Panfilo Lacson (GO) 82,016
12. Aquilino Pi
mentel (GO) 80,066
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13. Ralph Recto (TU) 75,978 14. Antonio Trillanes (GO) 68,643
15. Gregorio Honasan (Ind.) 56,782

The following is the ranking of the top 15 senatorial bets of Negros Occidental.
Loren Legarda (GO) 458,393
Miguel Zubiri (TU) 426,747
Francis Escudero (GO) 425,447
4. Benigno Aquino III (GO) 386,735
5. Francis Pangilinan (Ind.) 377,537
6. Manuel Villar Jr. (GO) 370,257
7. Edgardo Angara (TU) 365,618
8. Michael Defensor (TU) 311,782
9. Joker Arroyo (TU) 306,009
10. Ralph Recto (TU) 296,799
11. Panfilo Lacson (GO) 274,109
12. Aquilino Pimentel III (GO) 249,291
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13. Alan Peter Cayetano (GO) 248,177
14. Antonio Trillanes (GO) 234,820
15. Prospero Pichay (TU) 217,779*CPG/CGS

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