The 2025 Philippine national and local elections on Monday, May 12, began generally peacefully and orderly in most parts of the country, but teachers’ groups reported significant disruptions due to recurring technical issues, raising public concern over the reliability of the automated electoral...
Former Manila Mayor Francisco "Isko Moreno" Domagoso is leading the mayoral race in Manila according to partial and unofficial from Commission on Elections (Comelec). As of 10 p.m. on May 12, the partial vote counts: Isko Moreno (Aksyon Demokratiko): 413,353 votes Honey Lacuna (Asenso...
(MB PHOTO) A total of 31,408 qualified persons deprived of liberty (PDLs) availed of the “on-site and off-site’’ voting modes in the May 12 midterm elections as of 2 p.m., the Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP) said. In a statement, the BJMP noted that the latest figure...
Former vice president and Naga City mayoralty candidate Leni Robredo cast her vote at the Naga City Science High School at past 1 p.m. on Monday, May 12, after lining up for about an hour. Former vice president and now Naga mayoral candidate Leni Robredo shows her index finger with indelible ink...
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...
Some voting precincts in Tondo, Manila experienced technical issues with automated counting machines (ACMs) on Monday, May 12, causing delays during the voting period. Among the affected areas was President Corazon C. Aquino High School in Baseco, where two precincts encountered problems with...
Incumbent Pasay City Mayor Emi Calixto-Rubiano is seeking her third and final term as local chief executive. On Monday, Rubiano, together with her husband, arrived at the Pasay City East High School to vote at 11:00 a.m. The mayor is running under Team Calixto. Rubiano vowed to continue her...
Student voters from Adamson University share different experiences as they cast their vote for the midterm elections on Monday, May 12. Voters at Pedro P. Cruz Elementary School in Mandaluyong City had to wait for over an hour to cast their ballots after the automated counting machine (ACM)...
Navotas Mayor John Rey Tiangco filed a certificate of challenge on Monday, May 12, after noticing an overvote reflected in his voter receipt. In a video posted on social media, Tiangco underscored the importance of reviewing the voter 's receipt. “Sagrado po ang ating boto, kaya bumoto nang...
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 ML (Mamamayang Liberal) Partylist first nominee Leila de Lima has cast has successfully her vote on Monday, May 12, describing the experience as "orderly and systematic" despite minor automated counting machine (ACM) issues. Former senator and ML partylist first nominee Leila de...
Incumbent Mayor Dale “Along” Malapitan voted at Morning Breeze Elementary School on Monday, May 12, together with his wife Aubrey and father, 1st District Rep. Oscar "Oca" Malapitan. Mayor Along is running for his second term as mayor while Rep. Malapitan is seeking reelection. Malapitan...
