FAST FACTS: Midyear election 2019
Elective positions
12 SENATORS
243 MEMBERS, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
59 PARTY-LIST REPRESENTIVES
81 GOVERNORS
81 VICE GOVERNORS
776 MEMBERS, PROVINCIAL BOARD
1,634 MAYORS*
1,634 VICE MAYORS*
13,540 COUNCILORS*
P3 — expenditure limit for every voter
P5 — expenditure limit for every voter to a candidate without any political party and without support from any political party
P5 — expenditure limit to political parties and party-list groups
*City and municipality levels
Compiled by Inquirer Research
Source: Comelec
ELECTION CALENDAR
Oct. 11 to 12 and 15 to 17, 2018
Filing of certificates of candidacy (COCs) for all elective positions and filing of certificates of acceptance of nomination of party-list groups
Oct. 18 to Nov. 29, 2018
Filing COCs of a substitute for a political party candidate who withdrew his candidacy or has died
Jan. 2 to 31, 2019
Constitution of board of canvassers and board of election inspectors
Jan. 13 to June 12, 2019
Election period (gun ban is enforced)
Feb. 12, 2019
Posting of the certified list of voters
Feb. 12 to May 11, 2019
Campaign period for senators and party-list groups
March 28 to 29, 2019
“Maundy Thursday and Good Friday (no campaigning)”
Mar. 30 to May 11, 2019
Campaign period for representatives and those seeking elective provincial, city and municipal posts
April 13, 2019
Last day to furnish every registered voter with a voter’s information sheet
April 13, 2019 (host country time) to May 13, 2019 (Philippine time)
Casting of votes by overseas voters
May 6 to 10, 2019
Testing and sealing of the optical mark readers or vote machines
April 29 to May 1, 2019
Casting of votes by local absentee voters
May 12 to 13, 2019
Liquor ban (no campaigning)
May 13, 2019
- Election Day
- Last day for registered overseas voters to cast their votes
- Convening of the municipal, city, district and provincial boards of canvassers
May 13 to 16, 2019
Count precinct results and proclaim winning city/municipal elective officials
May 17 to 19, 2019
Canvass results and proclaim winners for senatorial, congressional, party-list, regional and provincial elections
June 12, 2019
End of election period; last day to file Statements of Election Contributions and Expenditures
Source: Comelec Resolution No. 10429
