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Bong Go Leads partial, unofficial 2025 Senatorial race tally; Akbayan tops partylist count

Published May 13, 2025 01:32 am

At A Glance

  • Senator Bong Go leads the 2025 senatorial race with 25.8 million votes, followed by Bam Aquino and Senator Bato Dela Rosa, based on the partial and unofficial tally as of 11:24 p.m.
  • Other top contenders include Erwin Tulfo, Kiko Pangilinan, Rodante Marcoleta, Ping Lacson, Tito Sotto, Pia Cayetano, Camille Villar, Lito Lapid, and Imee Marcos.
  • In the partylist race, Akbayan tops the tally with 2.7 million votes, followed by Duterte Youth and Tingog, as of the 12:23 a.m. count.
Reelectionist Senator Christopher “Bong” Go has taken a commanding lead in the partial and unofficial tally of the 2025 senatorial elections, garnering 25,827,893 votes as of 11:24 p.m., data from the Commission on Elections (Comelec) transparency server showed.
Former senator Bam Aquino follows with 20,153,438 votes, while fellow reelectionist Senator Ronald “Bato” Dela Rosa is in third place with 19,775,595 votes.
Media personality and former social welfare secretary Erwin Tulfo is currently in fourth place with 16,386,153 votes, ahead of former senator Francis "Kiko" Pangilinan (14,726,040) and Sagip Partylist Rep. Rodante Marcoleta (14,575,093).
Rounding out the top 12 are:
Former Senator Panfilo “Ping” Lacson – 14,483,605
Former Senate President Vicente “Tito” Sotto III – 14,236,344
Senator Pia Cayetano – 13,964,360
Las Piñas Rep. Camille Villar – 13,030,729
Senator Lito Lapid – 12,737,494
Senator Imee Marcos – 12,733,195
Also in contention but currently outside the top 12 are broadcaster Ben Tulfo (11,571,582), Senator Ramon "Bong" Revilla (11,493,339), and Makati Mayor Abby Binay (11,258,641).
Akbayan Leads Partylist Race
Meanwhile, in the partylist race, Akbayan leads the field with 2,701,282 votes, based on partial and unofficial results as of 12:23 a.m.
Trailing Akbayan are Duterte Youth with 2,278,832 votes and Tingog with 1,770,416. The 4Ps Partylist is in fourth place with 1,431,364 votes, followed by ACT-CIS (1,204,723), Ako Bicol (1,085,644), and Uswag Ilonggo (801,893).
Completing the top 12 partylists are:
Solid North Party – 756,569
Trabaho – 637,782
CIBAC – 574,132
PPP – 571,058
Senior Citizens Partylist – 561,940
The rankings remain subject to change as more election returns are transmitted. The poll body also reminded the public that these figures are not yet official until canvassing by the National Board of Canvassers (NBOC) is completed.
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