PHL Vote 2025

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.

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 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.

Mahigit 11 buwan na lang midterm elections na, pero nasaan na ang oposisyon? Sino ba ang maituturing na oposisyon? At paano sila matatawag na oposisyon? Makisali sa kwentuhan nina Tress at former senator Antonio “Sonny” Trillanes IV.

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.

Former COA commissioner Heidi Mendoza is bringing her fight against corruption to the Senate, but vows her end goal is to be a public servant, not a politician.

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.

A Facebook page falsely claimed that leftist party-lists are linked to the NPA. Groups cannot be registered as party-lists if they advocate for violence.

What is troubling in this campaign is the incumbent president's negative campaigning despite the perceived better quality of his candidates compared to those backed by Duterte.

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

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.

Sa pagbibigay-katuwiran sa kanyang pagtakbo para sa Senado sa 2025 elections, nagbitaw ng maling pahayag si television host Willie Revillame na 94% hanggang 97% ng mga Filipino ay mahirap.

Saying he’s tired of pointless “political bickering,” Revillame is eyeing a Senate seat to “fight for the poor.” He promises to help more people and initiate measures to address the concerns of the poor, mainly from the health, labor and education sectors.

A cardiologist and social media personality, Willie Ong is giving the Senate another shot after an unsuccessful bid in 2019 to push for health reforms even while battling with cancer.

Hoping to become the second Binay family member to hold a seat in the Senate, Abigail Binay, the three-term mayor of Makati, wants to implement the city’s programs on a national scale and boost efforts of local governments against climate change.