Opinion polling Social Weather Stations was the primary pollster in the country in 1998. For vice president Results The 10th Congress canvassed the votes in joint session for a number of days before declaring Estrada and Arroyo as the winners; with Senate President Neptali Gonzales and Speaker De Venecia announcing the victors. While the official canvassing did not start a fortnight after Election Day, the National Movement for Free Elections (NAMFREL) held a parallel and unofficial quick count which was released days after the election and was updated at irregular intervals. NAMFREL based their tally from the seventh copy of the election returns given to them. In theory, the totals for the official canvassing (derived from the certificates of canvass, which are then derived from the election returns) and the completed NAMFREL quick count should be equal. For president Estrada carried the majority of the provinces, his hometown of San Juan City, and Metro Manila. De Venecia carried his home province of Pangasinan as well as Baguio, Roco carried his home province of Camarines Sur and the rest of the Bicol Region (excluding Masbate), and Osmeña got his foothold over his home province of Cebu and other provinces in the South. Other candidates also carried their home provinces such as De Villa of Batangas and Siquijor, Enrile of Cagayan and Iloilo City, and Defensor Santiago of Iloilo Province, as well as Tawi-Tawi and Bacolod. Lim was the only major candidate who did not carry any provinces (with the exception of Batanes) and failed to capture his hometown of Manila. NAMFREL quick count Take note that Manuel Morato had a higher number of votes in the NAMFREL quick count than in the official congressional canvass. *Difference from the NAMFREL quick count from the official congressional canvass. Voter demographics Source: Exit polls conducted by Social Weather Stations on May 12, 100% total (margin of error: 1.3%) For vice-president Arroyo also carried most of the provinces including her home province of Pampanga. Other candidates also carried their home provinces such as Angara of Aurora and Quezon being mother province, Tatad of Catanduanes and Sueno of South Cotabato. Only Orbos of Pangasinan and Osmeña of Cebu failed to capture the votes of their home provinces. NAMFREL quick count Take note that Reynaldo Pacheco had a higher number of votes in the NAMFREL quick count than the official Congressional canvass. *Difference from the NAMFREL quick