Comelec logs highest-ever midterm polls voter turnout

89% turnout highest for midterm polls

CLOSE to 58 million Filipinos voted last May 12, an 82.2 percent turnout that is the highest so far for a midterm election. Commission on Elections (Comelec) Chairman George Erwin Garcia said on Friday 55,874,700 voters cast ballots out of the 68,431,965 who registered. "This is not a victory for the Comelec," Garcia said in an interview. "This is a victory for the Filipino people. They showed up in record numbers, and they believed their vote m…

Lessons from the surprising 2025 elections

Let me depart today from my usual economics column to discuss the 2025 elections, which turned out to be a lot better than what many people expected. To be honest, I trooped to my polling precinct thinking that we might be doomed. Survey after survey showed that some senatorial candidates from the legitimate opposition were far from making it to the top 12. But lo and behold, Bam Aquino made his way to the top 2 slot, garnering nearly 21 million…

Midterm voter turnout hits historic high of 81.65%

The Commission on Elections recorded an 81.65% voter turnout in Monday's midterm polls — the highest participation rate ever for midterm elections in the Philippines.

81.65% voter turnout for Eleksyon 2025, says Comelec

More than 55 million or 81.65% of the total registered Filipino voters have cast their votes for Eleksyon 2025, marking the highest voter turnout percentage for the country"s midterm elections so far, the Commission on Elections (Comelec) said Thursday.

Youth vote credited for historic turnout in 2025 midterm polls

The youth vote came out in force during the May 2025 midterm elections, helping drive the highest voter turnout ever recorded for a non-presidential race, according to the Commission on Elections (Comelec).**media[12010]**According to Comelec Chairman George Erwin Garcia, tye May 2025 midterm elections recorded the highest voter turnout in terms Philippine midterm poll history, with an estimated 81.65 percent of registered voters participating, …

Comelec logs highest-ever midterm polls voter turnout

The total number of votes cast in the midterm polls is at 81.65 percent, the highest in the Commission on Elections’ (Comelec) history. FILE PHOTO BY MARIANNE BERMUDEZ MANILA, Philippines — The total number of votes cast in the midterm polls is at 81.65 percent, the highest in the Commission on Elections’ (Comelec) history. Comelec Chairman George Erwin Garcia said on Thursday that this percentage is among the 68 million registered voters for th…