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The term "general election" is not predominantly used in the Philippines, but for the purposes of this article, a "general election" may refer to an election day where the presidency or at least a class of members of Congress are on the ballot. Since 1992, on presidential election days, the presidency, half of the Senate, the House of ...
Philippine Navy Day: Araw ng Hukbong Dagat ng Pilipinas: Fixed A working holiday that celebrates the 1898 foundation of the Philippine Navy. May 28 Flag Day: Araw ng Pambansang Watawat: Fixed Celebration of the patriotic victory in the 1898 Battle of Alapan, the first time the national flag was unfurled in public. Independence Day celebrations ...
In 2016, for the third time in a row, the Philippines automated their elections using electronic vote counting machines. The deployment of 92,500 of these machines was the largest in the world. Brazil and India, countries which also use technology to process their votes, employ e-voting instead of an automated count. [5]
COMELEC allows voters in the Embo barangays to cast votes for the Legislative districts of Pateros–Taguig in the 2025 Philippine general election following their official transfer from Makati to Taguig. [270] September 30 – The city of Isabela, Basilan, is declared free from the Abu Sayyaf Group by the government. [271]
This is a list of the next general elections around the world in sovereign states. The general elections listed are for the government of each jurisdiction. These elections determine the prime minister and makeup of the legislature in a parliamentary democracy, or the president and then the legislature in a system where separate votes are taken for different tiers of government.
The 2022 Philippine general election took place on May 9, 2022, for the executive and legislative branches of government at every level – national, provincial, and local – except for the barangay officials. At the top of the ballot is the election for the successors to President Rodrigo Duterte and Vice President Leni Robredo.
It has been suggested that this article be split into articles titled 2025 Malabon local elections, 2025 Mandaluyong local elections, 2025 Muntinlupa local elections, 2025 Navotas local elections, 2025 Pasay local elections, 2025 Quezon City local elections and 2025 San Juan, Metro Manila local elections.
Incumbent Christian Noveras (Partido Federal ng Pilipinas) is running for a first full term.Noveras was elected under PDP–Laban with 62.78% of the vote in 2022. On December 13, 2023, the Office of the Ombudsman dismissed Noveras over the use of government resources for his campaign in the 2022 election.