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.