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12 new senators proclaimed
Manila Bulletin
|May 18, 2025
A set of 12 new senators—all with names already familiar to the Filipino people— were proclaimed by the Commission on Elections (Comelec) on Saturday, May 17, to form part of the upcoming 20th Congress.
The proclamation of the newly elected senators—some first-timers and some returning—was held just five days after the conclusion of the 2025 midterm elections—the fastest canvassing ever done.
The polls also made history with the highest voter turnout for a non-presidential race.
"It's a proof that many Filipinos are now aware of the power of their votes and their ballots in attaining a good future," Comelec Chairman George Erwin Garcia said as he led the proclamation of winners at the Manila Hotel Tent City.
The strong participation of youth voters, mostly millenials and Gen Zs, as well as a heightened public awareness in the lead-up to the elections caused the voters' turnout to spike to 82.20 percent, according to Garcia.
"We can no longer accuse them of staying on the side of history... We have seen them participate in making history," Garcia said.
This story is from the May 18, 2025 edition of Manila Bulletin.
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