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April 25, 2025 | 1:41pm

LIVE updates: 2025 senatorial campaign trail

Commission on Elections (Comelec) chairperson George Erwin Garcia and Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) chairperson Romando Artes led the simultaneous nationwide “Oplan Baklas,” or the tearing down of illegal campaign materials along Tayuman Street corner Juan Luna Street in Tondo, Manila on March 28, 2025.

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MANILA, Philippines — The campaign period for candidates vying for national posts will run for 90 days before the May 12, 2025 midterm elections.

A total of 64 candidates will vie for 12 slots in the Senate.

The campaign season officially started on February 11 and will run until May 10. Get real-time updates on the senatorial campaign trail here.

2025 MIDTERM ELECTIONS

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