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There are seven incumbent senators seeking reelection in 2025: Pia Cayetano, Ronald Dela Rosa, Christopher Lawrence Go, Manuel Lapid, Maria Imelda Marcos, Ramon Revilla Jr. and Francis Tolentino

Doing so would be like giving lawmakers a boulder to hit their heads. Perhaps the next best thing to do is for voters to reject candidates who promote the "ayuda" mentality and use it for political advantage.

The Comelec disposed of printed ballots following rulings of the Supreme Court on disqualification appeals of candidates, and not due to failure on the commission's part.

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

ACT-CIS Party-list Rep. Erwin Tulfo claimed he “did not scam… did not deceive” anyone but admitted he was an undocumented alien who illegally worked in the United States for 10 years, having entered the country as a tourist.

The populist framework comes to mind, as we are about to elect the game show host and comedian Willie Revillame to the Senate.

Former executive secretary Vic Rodriguez claimed with no basis that he ordered the seizure of illegally imported sugar in 2022.

Several netizens are circulating a photo of a ballot template from COMELEC for the May 12 midterm elections with "China" on its header. This needs context.

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.

Lawyer Raul Lambino, a senatorial aspirant under the Partido Demokratiko Pilipino, falsely claimed that not all EJKs are illegal.

There is concern that postponement of the election could erode public trust, hamper the peace effort and add to the already volatile political situation in BARMM.

Former president Rodrigo Duterte had earlier endorsed aspirants for the 2025 senatorial and party-list elections.

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.

Who among the aspirants to the Senate in the 2025 midterm elections have been flagged for sharing mis- and disinformation since April 2016, when VERA Files began its fact-checking initiative

Ang BARMM ay nagkaroon ng isa sa pinakamataas na konsentrasyon ng nagtatagal na political dynasties sa bansa, ayon sa pag-aaral ni dating Ateneo School of Governance dean Ronald Mendoza.

Ang mga “matabang” political dynasties ay mga pamilyang sabay-sabay na humahawak sa iba't ibang posisyong nahalal. Ang mga "manipis" na dinastiya ay mga pamilya na sunud-sunod na nahalal sa parehong hurisdiksyon, na naglilingkod nang paisa-isa o sunod-sunod.

The BARMM has had one of the highest concentrations of enduring political dynasties in the country, according to a study by former Ateneo School of Governance dean Ronald Mendoza.

"Fat" political dynasties are families that occupy different elected positions at the same time. "Thin" dynasties are families who are successively elected in the same jurisdiction, serving one at a time.