(PULSE ASIA) As partial results continue to come in following the elections on May 12, Pulse Asia President Ronald Holmes offered insights into the factors that may have contributed to the differences between the firm’s pre-election surveys and the actual vote count. According to Holmes, late...
It’s a protest vote. Sen. Ronald “Bato” Dela Rosa on Tuesday, May 13 expressed his belief that the result of the May 2025 midterm polls is a form of protest against the kidnapping of former president Rodrigo Duterte. Dela Rosa, who ranked high in the “Magic 12” senatorial race, pointed...
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) announced that the proclamation of at least 19 candidates, including Marikina City Mayor Marcy Teodoro, will be suspended if they win in the 2025 midterm elections, due to pending disqualification cases against them. Comelec has said that while the votes...
Senate Deputy Minority Leader Risa Hontiveros on Tuesday, May 13 welcomed the inclusion of former senators Paolo “Bam” Aquino IV and Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan in the top 12 of the May 2025 midterm elections. Hontiveros is also elated with the result of the party-list race. Akbayan is...
Senator Alan Peter Cayetano on Monday, May 12 urged the government to implement reforms that would simplify the voting process, making it more efficient and humane, especially for public school teachers who are serving as poll workers. “’I-simplify’ lang talaga: more schools, more teachers,...
Senator Sherwin Gatchalian on Sunday, May 11 welcomed the deployment of road safety measures and health emergency teams on major highways a day before the conduct of the 2025 midterm elections, saying it is crucial during this high-risk period. This, as the Department of Health (DOH), deployed...
Senate President Francis “Chiz” Escudero on Sunday, May 11 reminded voters to exercise their right to suffrage as the nation gears up to vote for the country’s next leaders on May 12, 2025. “Ngayong ika-12 ng Mayo, gamitin po natin ang karapatang bumoto bilang patunay na tayo’y...
More than 68 million Filipinos are expected to cast their votes today, as the Commission on Elections (Comelec) is all hands on deck to ensure a peaceful and smooth conduct of May 2025 midterm elections. For this election, a total of 18,215 elective posts will be contested nationwide, including 12...
(Photo from Pixabay) Expect a warm and humid Election Day, May 12, with scattered rain showers and thunderstorms likely to affect various parts of the country, said the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA). In its weather outlook for the elections,...
The National Citizens ' Movement for Free Elections (NAMFREL) has launched the NAMFREL Operation QR Count (2025) or OQC 2025, a way for Filipinos to participate in independently verifying the transmitted results of the 2025 National and Local Elections. In the NAMFREL OQC 2025, any person...
The senatorial candidates of the Partido ng Demokratiko Pilipino -Lakas ng Bayan (PDP-Laban) have vowed to continue the reforms introduced by former president Rodrigo Duterte. The Duterte-backed PDP-Laban senatorial bets made the promise during their miting de avance held at the Liwasang Bonifacio...
(SWS) Party-list groups Pagtibayin at Palaguin ang Pangkabuhayang Pilipino (4Ps) and Anti-Crime and Terrorism Community Involvement and Support (ACT-CIS) may each secure three seats in the House of Representatives, based on voter preferences from the Social Weather Stations (SWS) survey conducted...
