Celebrity candidates, the place they stand of their bid

Former Manila Mayor Francisco “Isko Moreno” Domagoso | Inquirer.internet file picture

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Many Filipino celebrities and public figures submitted their certificates of candidacy final yr between October 1 and eight. 

With the 2025 midterm elections formally ending at 7 PM on May 12, celebrities joined hundreds of thousands of voters at polling precincts throughout the nation, hoping to safe positions in authorities.

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Some are operating for re-election, others are making a political comeback, and some try their luck in new roles—whether or not on the native or nationwide stage.

Here are a number of movie star candidates at the moment standing within the 2025 midterm elections, primarily based on partial and unofficial outcomes from the Commission on Elections:

ISKO MORENO

Former Manila Mayor Isko Moreno is about to return as ‘Yorme’ as he leads the mayoral seat in Manila City with 413,353 votes.

ARJO ATAYDE

Arjo Atayde is main the race to turn into Quezon City First District’s Representative with 69,951 votes.

AIKO MELENDEZ, ALFRED VARGAS, and ENZO PINEDA

In the councilor race for the fifth district of Quezon City, actress Aiko Melendez is in second place with 113,052 votes.

Melendez is adopted by actor Alfred Vargas, who has 105,151 votes.

Six councilors can even be elected in Quezon City. Actor Enzo Pineda is at the moment in seventh place with 80,050 votes.

Angelu de Leon | from her Instagram 

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ANGELU DE LEON

In the second district of Pasig City, Angelu De Leon is main among the many councilor candidates with 143,679 votes.

ARA MINA

Actress Ara Mina additionally ran as councilor within the second district, securing solely 41,492 votes and putting tenth.

SHAMCEY SUPSUP

Miss Universe 2011 third runner-up Shamcey Supsup-Lee, who ran as councilor of Pasig City’s first district, is at no. 7 with solely 32,399 votes.

JHONG HILARIO

Actor and former It’s Showtime host Jhong Hilario, is main the councilor race within the first district of Makati with 80,205 votes.

MARCO GUMABAO

Actor Marco Gumabao, who ran for congressman of the Camarines Sur fourth District, is in second place with 95,089 votes.

JOAQUIN DOMAGOSO

In the primary district of Manila, main within the councilor race is Joaquin Domagoso, son of Isko Moreno, has acquired 92,965 votes.

MOCHA USON

In the third district of Manila, Mocha Uson is in tenth place with 24,792 votes.

Lou Veloso | from his FB web page

LOU VELOSO

In the sixth district of Manila, veteran actor Lou Veloso is main as a councilor with 56,703 votes.

MARJORIE BARRETTO 

In the councilor race in Caloocan City’s first district, the place six will likely be elected, Marjorie Barretto is in seventh place with 82,517 votes.

DENNIS PADILLA

In the second district of Caloocan, Dennis Padilla (Baldivia), former husband of Marjorie, who ran for councilor, is in sixteenth place with 7,480 votes.

ANGELIKA DELA CRUZ

In Malabon, actress Angelika dela Cruz, who ran for vice mayor, is in second place with 42,207 votes, whereas the main candidate Edward Nolasco at the moment has 56,515 votes.

The variety of votes cited on this article is in response to the COMELEC’s partial and unofficial tally (as of May 13, 2025, 10:54 AM) for the 2025 nationwide and native elections.

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