SunStar Eye: Voting time

DILIGENT VOTER. An elderly woman arrives on a motorcycle at Guadalupe Elementary School in Cebu City to vote in the midterm elections on Monday morning, May 12, 2025. /
DILIGENT VOTER. An elderly woman arrives on a motorcycle at Guadalupe Elementary School in Cebu City to vote in the midterm elections on Monday morning, May 12, 2025. / JUAN CARLO DE VELA
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POLLING centers in Cebu City and neighboring localities became temporary gathering places for voters from all walks of life on Monday, May 12, 2025.

STILL HAS THE RIGHT. Persons deprived of liberty (PDLs) cast their votes at the Cebu City Jail in Barangay Kalunasan on Monday, May 12, 2025. PDLs whose cases are still pending in court and awaiting final verdict are allowed to participate in elections. /
STILL HAS THE RIGHT. Persons deprived of liberty (PDLs) cast their votes at the Cebu City Jail in Barangay Kalunasan on Monday, May 12, 2025. PDLs whose cases are still pending in court and awaiting final verdict are allowed to participate in elections. / JUAN CARLO DE VELA

Senior citizens, some assisted by relatives or poll workers, made their way to vote, while persons with disabilities asserted their right to be counted in the country’s democratic process.

FINDING PRECINCTS. Voters find their precincts at Lapu-Lapu City’s largest polling center, Basak Elementary School, on Monday, May 12, 2025. /
FINDING PRECINCTS. Voters find their precincts at Lapu-Lapu City’s largest polling center, Basak Elementary School, on Monday, May 12, 2025. / DENISE MAE CODIS
WAITING SENIORS. Senior citizens, persons with disabilities and pregnant women wait to vote at Mandaue City Central School on Monday, May 12, 2025. /
WAITING SENIORS. Senior citizens, persons with disabilities and pregnant women wait to vote at Mandaue City Central School on Monday, May 12, 2025. / CHERRY ANN VIRADOR
ELECTION RUBBISH. Sample ballots, election paraphernalia, posters and plastic bottles litter a portion of V. Rama Ave. outside Guadalupe Elementary School in Cebu City on Monday, May 12, 2025. /
ELECTION RUBBISH. Sample ballots, election paraphernalia, posters and plastic bottles litter a portion of V. Rama Ave. outside Guadalupe Elementary School in Cebu City on Monday, May 12, 2025. / JUAN CARLO DE VELA

Election officers reported that voting proceeded peacefully throughout the day, with minor delays caused by technical issues in some precincts.

The midterm elections determine new members of Congress, governors, mayors and local councilors.

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