MANILA, May 14 -- The outcome of the recently concluded midterm elections reflects the public's demand for steady and responsive governance, Speaker Martin Romualdez said Wednesday.

"From the northern tip of Luzon to the southern reaches of Mindanao, the message is the same: the people want continuity, they want performance, and they want public servants they can count on," Romualdez said in a statement.

Romualdez reported that Lakas-Christian Muslim Democrats (Lakas-CMD) secured 104 seats in the House of Representatives, 15 governorships, 22 vice governorships, 24 city mayorships, 23 city vice mayorships, 385 municipal mayorships, and one Senate seat, based on the preliminary results from the party's internal monitoring system.

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