With the 2025 midterm elections nearing, the Commission on Elections (Comelec) released a partial list of candidates to be included in the ballots for the May 12 polls. However, only 66 out of the 183 who filed their certificates of candidacy made the cut—the rest being declared nuisance candidates.
How did the Comelec decide that the other 117 candidates be excluded in next year’s balloting? Here are three things you need to know:
Editor’s note: This video fact sheet was produced with the help of students from the Polytechnic University of the Philippines as part of their internship.
