An elderly voter who collapsed after casting his vote in Oas, Albay died on election day, May 12, the Philippine National Police (PNP) reported. The Police Regional Office in Bicol (PRO-5) identified the fatality as Nestor Rensales, 65. Rensales had just finished casting his vote around 6:05 a.m....
The Department of Education (DepEd) received over a hundred election-related incident reports from across the country on Monday, May 12, with most of these incidents involving vote counting machine (VCM) malfunctions, missing names on voters ' lists, and health-related concerns affecting...
The Philippine National Police (PNP) said police personnel were designated to take over as the special electoral board (SEB) in Datu Odin Sinsuat, Maguindanao due to election-related violence moments before the start of the midterm elections there on Monday, May 12. Police Lt. Col. Jopy Ventura,...
Senate President Francis “Chiz” Escudero and other incumbent senators voted early on Election Day, Monday, May 12, for the 2025 midterm elections. Senate President Francis “Chiz” Escudero and his wife, Heart Evangelista voted early at the Buhatan Integrated School in Brgy. Buhatan,...
Former senator and senatorial candidate Bam Aquino cast his vote at the Concepcion South Central Elementary School in his hometown of Concepcion, Tarlac on Monday, May 12. Independent senatorial candidate Bam Aquino casts his vote on Election Day. (Photo from Bam Aquino Media Bureau) A video...
The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) recorded 26,323 passengers in all ports nationwide on the day of midterm elections on Monday, May 12. The PCG said it monitored 13,691 outbound and 12,632 inbound passengers in various seaports from 12 midnight to 6 a.m. A total of 5,437 frontline personnel were...
Senatorial candidate Kiko Pangilinan went to cast his vote in Cavite on Election Day, May 12, hoping for the best for his Senate comeback bid and the entire national polls. Senatorial candidate Kiko Pangilinan casts his vote at the Inchican Elementary School in Cavite. (Photo courtesy of Kiko...
Four persons were killed in a gun attack in a remote barangay in Hadji Mohammad Adjul, Basilan on the eve of the midterm elections on Sunday, May 11, the military’s Western Mindanao Command (Westmincom) said. Col. J-jay Javines, Westmincom spokesperson, said the armed attack occurred near a...
The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) said the interception of P441 million in cash from 11 suspects at the Mactan-Cebu International Airport (MCIA) over the weekend raised serious concerns about potential illegal activities related to the midterm elections. Nine foreigners and two Filipinos...
Vice President Sara Duterte cast her vote for this year’s midterm elections in her hometown of Davao City on Monday, May 12. Vice President Sara Duterte at Daniel R. Aguinaldo National High School in Davao City, where she cast her vote for the 2025 midterm elections. (Keith Bacongco/MANILA...
Voters flocked polling precincts in Tondo, Manila on Monday, May 12, for the midterm elections. Polling precincts opened at the Antonio J. Villegas Vocational High School along Roxas Street at 5 a.m. for the elderly, people with disability (PWD), and pregnant voters. By 7 a.m., the precincts opened...
BACOLOD CITY – A 36-year-old man was arrested after envelopes allegedly containing cash and sample ballots were found in his possession in a checkpoint on Burgos St., Barangay Lutao, Bacong, Negros Oriental on Saturday, May 10. The suspect, Romnick, a resident of Barangay Combado, Bacong, was...