PHL Vote 2025

The Commission on Elections proclaimed May 17 the 12 who won in the May 12 senatorial elections.

At least 242 election-related deaths were recorded in BARMM, said conflict monitoring group, most of which involved loose firearms.

PWDs and seniors’ citizens’ participation in the democratic practice is also a family and community affair. It’s heartwarming. Photos for VERA Files by Bullit Marquez and Vincent Go.

The Commission on Elections proclaimed May 17 the 12 who won in the May 12 senatorial elections.

At least 242 election-related deaths were recorded in BARMM, said conflict monitoring group, most of which involved loose firearms.

PWDs and seniors’ citizens’ participation in the democratic practice is also a family and community affair. It’s heartwarming. Photos for VERA Files by Bullit Marquez and Vincent Go.

The Commission on Elections proclaimed May 17 the 12 who won in the May 12 senatorial elections.

PWDs and seniors’ citizens’ participation in the democratic practice is also a family and community affair. It’s heartwarming. Photos for VERA Files by Bullit Marquez and Vincent Go.

The scenes we witnessed affirm the Filipinos love for elections. Despite the  almost 40 degrees Celsius heat, the overcrowding, the malfunctioning voting machines, and many other technical woes, the Filipinos endured them to be able to vote.

Comelec chairman George Garcia disclosed that only 311 of the 16,000 contingency ACMs were used to replace those that malfunctioned in the May 12 polls.

The early voting hours and assignment of priority polling places still led to inconveniences among senior citizens.

The Makabayan bloc has a different goal than traditional politicians: build a “people’s opposition” which will go beyond the May 12 elections. Garnering support for key issues they advocate is the impact they want to make.

The early voting hours and assignment of priority polling places still led to inconveniences among senior citizens.

There is no confirmation from the Comelec that Marikina Mayor Marcy Teodoro is disqualified from running for congressman.

A text message is spreading online advising the public to place only small dots on the ballots on May 12 to prevent overvoting. The Comelec said not to do this.

The video of Leyte Rep. Richard Gomez (4th Dist.) supposedly saying he is running again for a congressional seat just to get rich was manipulated through AI.

Elections give voters an opportunity every three years to reject non-performing, misbehaving, incompetent, corrupt and other types of bad leaders and replace them with aspirants suitable for the position. Every election presents a chance for improvement, not deterioration of the quality of the leaders we choose.

"Okay na 'to" or "pwede na" should never be a consideration, particularly in positions that allocate trillions of pesos in public funds, formulate policies and programs, and implement these supposedly for the majority of Filipinos, not for their partisan and personal interests.

In the certified list of candidates for Antique Representative, the name of Sen. Loren Legarda’s brother appeared as “Legarda, AA Inday Loren.”

Hindi required and national ID upang makaboto sa darating na halalan, taliwas sa isang kumakalat na larawan sa Facebook.

Noong 2024, pumangatlo ang Pilipinas sa pinakamataas na presyo ng kuryente sa Asia. Nauna ang Singapore at sumunod ang Japan.

Sino sa mga aspirant sa Senado sa 2025 midterm elections ang na-flag dahil sa pagbabahagi ng mis- at disinformation mula noong Abril 2016, nang sinimulan ng VERA Files ang fact-checking initiative nito.

If elected senator, Camille Villar vows a “fresh take” on perennial problems of Filipinos such as the lack of livelihood and employment opportunities. On the issue of political dynasty, she pointed out that family members who had served or are still holding public posts were elected into office.

Top senatorial bet Erwin Tulfo will continue Marcos’ economic agenda and increase benefits for middle-class workers, seniors, and solo parents.

Senate candidate Ben Tulfo wants to uplift the voiceless and faceless, focusing on food, health, jobs, and corruption.

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.