Social media registration for 2025 polls ends with over 13,700 forms

Social media registration for the National and Local Elections (NLE) in May 2025 ended on Friday with over 13,700 forms.

In a message to reporters, Comelec Spokesperson Rex Laudiangco said a total of 13,723 aspirants registered their social media via Google Forms.

Seventy of those who submitted their registration were senatorial aspirants.

Although the Comelec earlier announced that only 66 senatorial hopefuls have made it to the final list, Laudiangco explained that four nuisance candidates registered their social media accounts ad cautelam or “for safety’s sake.”

Meanwhile, 237 party-list groups, organizations, and coalitions have likewise registered their social media accounts, while 13,416 local aspirants also did so.

Laudiangco said figures are still subject to final online and hard copy evaluation and verification.

Election aspirants who will fail to register their social media accounts and pages will be required to explain why a complaint for violation should not be filed against them.

“A request for the removal, takedown, or blocking of the said content, social media or digital platforms, or accounts shall also be made by the Comelec through the Task Force [Katotohanan, Katapatan, Katarungan] sa Halalan to the technology platforms and providers, and/or the concerned law enforcement agency,” the Comelec resolution read.