THE Commission on Election (Comelec) has officially concluded their tally of senatorial race, with incumbent Senator Bong Go clinching the top spot after securing more than 27 million votes in the May 12 elections.
The final results were released through a signed National Certificate of Canvass, ranking all 66 candidates based on their total votes and corresponding percentages.
Following incumbent Senator Bong Go, Bam Aquino of the Katipunan ng Nagkakaisang Pilipino (KNP) placed second with 20,971,899 votes, or 4.89% of the total.
Close behind was former police chief Bato Dela Rosa of PDP-Laban, who received 20,773,946 votes (4.85%).
Erwin Tulfo of Lakas came in fourth with 17,118,881 votes (4.00%), while Kiko Pangilinan of the Liberal Party garnered 15,343,229 votes (3.58%).
Independent candidate Rodante Marcoleta earned 15,250,723 votes (3.56%), followed by fellow independent Ping Lacson with 15,106,111 votes (3.53%).
Senate President Tito Sotto of the Nationalist People’s Coalition (NPC) obtained 14,832,996 votes (3.46%), and Pia Cayetano of the Nacionalista Party (NP) secured 14,573,430 votes (3.40%).
Camille Villar, also of the NP, received 13,651,274 votes (3.19%), followed by Lito Lapid of NPC with 13,394,102 votes (3.13%).
Rounding out the top twelve was Imee Marcos of the Nacionalista Party, who earned 13,339,227 votes or 3.11%.
Comelec is set to proclaim the 12 winning senators on Saturday, May 17, 2025.
During a Friday press briefing, Comelec Chairperson George Garcia announced that the proclamation will take place at 3 p.m. at the Tent City of Manila Hotel.
The full panel of commissioners, known as the Commission en banc, will each proclaim the winning senators, beginning with the 12th place candidate through to the top vote-getter.
“Each commissioner will be reading the certificate of proclamation of each and every candidate,” Garcia said.
The Comelec chief added that each senator-elect is allowed to bring along 10 to 15 guests and are given five minutes each to deliver their speeches.
“We will start distributing the invitations to the winning senatorial candidates. And maybe 10 to 15 guests will be allowed to each winning senatorial candidate. This is more compared to the past. It used to be only five. This is their moment,” Garcia said.
