2025 Philippine elections: Candidates, voting, results, winners
A record-high 68.43 million Filipinos nationwide are set to vote in the 2025 polls on Monday, May 12 — an election that is taking place midway into the term of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. The...
View ArticleLIVESTREAM #PHVote: Rappler’s coverage of the 2025 midterm elections
MANILA, Philippines – With 68.4 million Filipinos registered to vote in the 2025 midterm elections, candidates are vying for 18,320 elective positions — including 12 seats in the Senate and 329 in the...
View ArticleMenchie Abalos elected Mandaluyong mayor
MANILA,Philippines – Incumbent Vice Mayor Carmelita “Menchie” Abalos is set to win as Mandaluyong City mayor. Abalos garnered 146,546 votes, according to partial, unofficial results as of 12:12 am on...
View ArticleNestor Archival wins Cebu City mayoral race
CEBU, Philippines – Cebu City Councilor Nestor Archival will assume Cebu City’s top post after being declared the winner in the elections on Monday, May 12. Archival garnered 232,770 votes, based on...
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Hamor family retains key positions in Sorsogon
ALBAY, Philippines – The Hamor family retained key political positions in Sorsogon in the 2025 midterm elections, with Jose Edwin “Boboy” Hamor winning as governor, his wife Ester Hamor as city mayor,...
View ArticleCongresswoman Cynthia King-Chan is new Lapu-Lapu mayor
CEBU, Philippines – Lapu-Lapu City Representative Ma. Cynthia King-Chan won the mayoral race in the city on Monday, May 12. Chan earned 134,028 votes against former congresswoman Paz Radaza and...
View ArticleHouse Speaker Martin Romualdez reelected in Leyte
CEBU, Philippines – House Speaker Martin Romualdez, who ran unopposed, returned as Leyte’s 1st District Representative. Romualdez received 173, 846 votes in the 1st District of Leyte which consists of...
View ArticleAfter 33 years, Villars lose grip on Las Piñas district
MANILA, Philippines – Las Piñas City Councilor Mark Anthony Santos won the congressional seat and defeated Senator Cynthia Villar in the race, breaking the Villars’ decades-long hold on the position....
View ArticleAround 5 million in vote discrepancy caught just in time
MANILA, Philippines – Voters who stayed up waiting for election results may have prematurely felt exhilarated or upset by the rankings and vote margins they were seeing in media’s live results pages....
View ArticleKanlaon erupts again after spike in volcanic earthquakes
MANILA, Philippines – Less than a day after state volcanologists noted an increase in the number of volcanic earthquakes for Kanlaon Volcano in Negros Island, an explosive eruption occurred in the wee...
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‘Very surprised’ Aquino claims victory, Pangilinan credits relentless campaign
MANILA, Philippines – In a turnout not predicted by any survey, and shocking even their supporters, former senators Benigno “Bam” Aquino and Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan are so far cozy in their top 5...
View ArticleBelen Fernandez, allies dominate Dagupan elections
PANGASINAN, Philippines – The ticket headed by Dagupan City Mayor Belen Fernandez nearly made a complete sweep in the May 12 elections, save for the 10th city council seat. The Fernandez-led “Team...
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Pope Leo XIV tells Jews he wants to strengthen dialogue
VATICAN CITY — Pope Leo XIV has told the world’s Jewish communities he wants to strengthen the Roman Catholic Church’s dialogue with them, in a message coming after a souring of relations between the...
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Who are the notable winners, losers among celebrity aspirants in the 2025 polls?
MANILA, Philippines – In the 2025 polls, there were several familiar names on the list of candidates on both the local and national levels. Vilma Santos, Richard Gomez, Lito Lapid, Isko Moreno, and...
View ArticleDaughter of slain Cagayan leader elected youngest mayor
CAGAYAN, Philippines – History was made in Rizal, Cagayan, as Jamila Ruma, the eldest daughter of slain Mayor Joel Ruma, won the town’s mayoral race, making her the youngest mayor to serve in the...
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Garin reelected to second term as mayor of Miagao, Iloilo
ILOILO, Philippines — Incumbent Miagao Mayor Richard Garin Jr. secured a second term after he was proclaimed by the Municipal Board of Canvassers on Tuesday, May 13, defeating former political ally...
View ArticleWATCH: Pasig Mayor Vico Sotto on winning a third term and the fight to...
MANILA, Philippines – Reelected Pasig City Mayor Vico Sotto has just pulled off a massive feat in local politics. His slate, Giting ng Pasig, won all 15 posts up for grabs in the election, beating an...
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Alex Eala, Coco Gauff breeze past hometown bets in Italian Open doubles
MANILA, Philippines – Alex Eala and Coco Gauff continued to make the tennis world pay attention to their surprise pairing, coming out triumphant in their WTA 1000 Italian Open women’s doubles...
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Cliffhanger: Election contests too close to call
MANILA, Philippines – Hundreds of electoral races — all but one at the local level — remain unfinished two nights after the May 12 elections, with the votes too close between contenders while a number...
View ArticleAquino, Pangilinan poised for Senate comeback | The wRap
Here are today’s headlines – the latest news in the Philippines and around the world: Bam Aquino, Kiko Pangilinan win Senate seats in political comeback Former senators Bam Aquino and Kiko Pangilinan...
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