Local media in the Philippines say candidates allied with President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. are certain to have won more Senate seats than those backed by Vice President Sara Duterte.

President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s administration still has the trust of the Filipinos, Palace Press Officer Claire Castro said at a briefing after the 2025 elections.

MANILA - A Philippine midterm election may have leaned in President Ferdinand Marcos Jr's favour but the stronger-than-expected showing for estranged vice president and bitter rival Sara Duterte may have given him a jolt,

President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos, Jr. led the conferment ceremony of the 2023 Gawad sa Manlilikha ng Bayan (Gamaba) at the historic Metropolitan Theater in Manila on May 7. This ceremony is the first time in Gamaba history wherein nine awardees were honored in a single conferment — marking the highest number of recipients in a single year.

Candidates supported by President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. still ruled the top elective posts in Ilocos Norte.

President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. on Friday underscored that the Philippines would never retreat in defending its territory.

President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. received a 61.8 percent satisfaction rating, the highest in a survey on government performance conducted in May.

Election officials say former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has been elected as mayor in his home city by a landslide, despite his detention by the International Criminal Court