Over 18,000 posts up for grabs in 2025 polls

MANILA, Philippines —  Over 18,000 positions will be contested by candidates across the country in the May 2025 national and local elections, according to the Commission on Elections (Comelec).

In the national race, 12 senatorial seats, 63 seats for party-list representatives and 254 seats for congressional district representatives will be available.

For local polls, there are 82 seats each for governor and vice governor, 800 seats for Sangguniang Panlalawigan member, 149 seats each for city mayor and city vice mayor, 1,690 seats for Sangguniang Panlungsod member, 1,493 seats each for municipal mayor and municipal vice mayor, 11,948 seats for Sangguniang Bayan member, 25 seats for BARMM members of Parliament and 40 seats BARMM party representatives.

According to the Comelec, as of Sept. 17, it has registered 6,250,050 new voters.

Calabarzon recorded the highest number of new voters with 1,041,179, followed by the National Capital Region with 824,239 and Central Luzon with 705,530.

The voter registration period for next year’s polls started Feb. 12 and will end tomorrow, Sept. 30.

The Comelec said there would be no extension of the voter registration period.