CEBU CITY, Philippines — Cebu has as soon as once more confirmed its electoral significance after serving to propel a number of candidates to the Senate within the 2025 midterm elections.
How Cebu’s 3.4M voters form 2025 Senate race end result
With greater than 3.4 million registered voters, Cebu stays probably the most vote-rich province within the Philippines, and its extremely urbanized cities, Cebu Metropolis, Lapu-Lapu Metropolis, and Mandaue Metropolis, performed a key position in figuring out the nationwide end result.
Particularly, Cebu voters gave massive margins to former senator Christopher “Bong” Go, who topped the Senate race nationwide with 26,912,697 votes.
He led the senatorial depend in all three city facilities: 390,236 votes in Cebu Metropolis, 168,502 in Lapu-Lapu, and 140,874 in Mandaue.
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Go’s party-mate, Sen. Ronald “Bato” dela Rosa, positioned third general with 20,595,325 votes, additionally securing sturdy second-place finishes in Cebu Metropolis (343,970), Lapu-Lapu (153,535), and Mandaue (122,231).
Bam Aquino, who returned to the Senate after inserting second nationally with 20,895,171 votes, had a blended efficiency in Cebu.
He landed fourth in Cebu Metropolis with 216,425 votes, tenth in Lapu-Lapu (65,156), and fifth in Mandaue (76,215).
Unbiased candidate Rodante Marcoleta, who ranked sixth nationwide with 15,140,342 votes, carried out nicely throughout all three cities.
He positioned fifth in Cebu Metropolis (215,248), fourth in Lapu-Lapu (99,330), and fourth in Mandaue (76,287).
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Different senators-elect additionally drew important votes from Cebu. Erwin Tulfo, who ranked fourth general with 17,065,384 votes, acquired 172,816 in Cebu Metropolis (twelfth), 61,083 in Lapu-Lapu (eleventh), and 54,747 in Mandaue (twelfth).
Kiko Pangilinan positioned fifth nationally with 15,290,525 votes. In Cebu, he acquired 173,917 in Cebu Metropolis (eleventh), 49,472 in Lapu-Lapu (sixteenth), and 58,746 in Mandaue (eleventh).
Ping Lacson, Tito Sotto, Pia Cayetano, Camille Villar, Lito Lapid, and Imee Marcos accomplished the Senate’s “Magic 12” and likewise garnered various ranges of assist from Cebu.
Villar, who ranked tenth nationwide with 13,578,736 votes, carried out significantly nicely within the province, inserting sixth in Cebu Metropolis (201,121 votes), fifth in Lapu-Lapu (89,739), and ninth in Mandaue (62,769).
Although not all senators-elect topped native rankings, lots of them acquired six-digit vote totals from no less than one in every of Cebu’s main cities, contributing considerably to their nationwide tallies.
Observers famous that Cebu as soon as once more demonstrated its political weight. Referred to as a bellwether province, Cebu’s voter preferences typically mirror nationwide outcomes.
The saying “who Cebu votes for, wins” as soon as once more proved correct on this 12 months’s Senate race.
In line with the Fee on Elections (Comelec-7), Cebu registered 3,407,780 voters in 2025, making it the one province to cross the three million mark. It’s adopted by Cavite (2.4 million), Bulacan (2.1 million), Pangasinan (2.1 million), Laguna (2.1 million), and Negros Occidental (2 million).
The remainder of Central Visayas, composed of Cebu and Bohol, additionally stays a vote-rich area regardless of the official switch of Negros Oriental and Siquijor to the Negros Island Area.
Comelec-7 Regional Director Francisco Pobe confirmed in 2024 that Cebu’s massive voting inhabitants retains Central Visayas politically important.
“By way of voting inhabitants, Central Visayas stays among the many largest,” Pobe mentioned in Cebuano. “We could have fewer provinces now, however we nonetheless have numerous voters.”
Nationwide, there are 68.43 million registered voters for the 2025 midterm elections. Cebu’s affect, significantly in nationwide positions such because the Senate, continues to be a key consider figuring out election outcomes. /clorenciana
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