MANILA (UPDATE) - Aksyon Demokratiko standard bearer Isko Moreno Domagoso on Tuesday acknowledged his defeat in the 2022 presidential race, and urged the public to "support" the administration of former Sen. Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr.

"Mayroon na pong pinili ang bawat Pilipino," he said in a Facebook Live video.

"Nais kong batiin si dating Sen. Bongbong Marcos. Binabati ko ang pamilya ni dating Sen. Marcos sa pagpili sa kaniya ng higit na nakararami bilang hahalinhin na pangulo ng ating bansa," Domagoso said, as partial, unofficial results showed Marcos winning the race. He had a record 30,975,596 votes as of 3:02 p.m. of May 10 from 97.8% of election returns.

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Domagoso -- who placed 4th with 1,879,335 votes -- called on the public to support the winners, saying Filipinos should acknowledge the decision of the majority.

“Hindi magtatagumpay si President-elect Bongbong Marcos at Vice President-elect Sara Duterte… kung tayong mga mamamayan ay hindi magkakaisa," he said.

"Let us support the new leadership. Let us congratulate them and let us do our part as citizens."

Domagoso also discouraged the public from planning protests against the election winners.

"Huwag tayo makibahagi sa mga alingasngas o gulo… para magtagumpay ang ating bansa, kailangan tayo ay nagkakaisa," he added.

During his campaign, Domagoso repeatedly claimed that Filipinos would be divided in the next 6 years if either Marcos or Vice President Leni Robredo became the 17th president of the Philippines.

"Kapag nanalo ang pula (Marcos), magrarally ang yellow-pink (Robredo). Kapag nanalo naman ang yellow-pink, magagalit ang mga pula," he said in his speeches.

Domagoso presented himself as the alternative candidate who can guarantee "certainty in governance" and "peace of mind" for the public.

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He was counting on the “silent majority” -- Filipinos who are not vocal about their political inclinations -- to buoy his bid for the Philippines’ top elective post but this did not happen.

Journalists in the campaign trail of Domagoso were hoping to ask further questions about his concession speech after his Facebook Live, but the Manila mayor quietly slipped out of his office without word on where he would go next.

But Domagoso assured Manileños that he would continue to perform as city mayor until June 30, when he relinquishes the title to his vice mayor, Honey Lacuna, who won Manila's mayoralty race via a landslide victory.

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Bookmark the ABS-CBN News Halalan results page to see the partial unofficial tally of election returns.

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