(Originally posted 8:06 a.m.)
Actress Susan Roces (left) is seen after casting her vote at Xavier School in San Juan City on Monday, May 13, 2019, Election Day for the midterm. PHILIPPINE DAILY INQUIRER / TRISTAN TAMAYO
MANILA, Philippines—Prominent personalities were among the over 61 million Filipinos who exercised their right to vote on Monday.
Actor and senatorial aspirant Lito Lapid was among those who voted early. The former senator cast his vote in Porac, Pampanga.
READ: WATCH: Lito Lapid casts vote in Pampanga
Veteran actress Susan Roces also arrived in her polling precinct early for the May midterm elections.
Roces, the mother of reelectionist Senator Grace Poe, cast her vote in San Juan City.
WATCH: Actress Susan Roces expresses joy to see the public exercise their right to vote. #VotePH2019 | @KAguilarINQ pic.twitter.com/bCRClYni6e
— Inquirer (@inquirerdotnet) May 12, 2019
READ: Susan Roces casts vote early in San Juan
Opposition Senatorial aspirant Bam Aquino, meanwhile, said he will attend a mass after casting his vote in Quezon City. He added that he will just stay with his family while waiting for the poll results.
Aquino plans to attend a mass in Quezon city after casting his votes.
He said he will just stay with his family and wait for the results.@inquirerdotnet @InqNational #VotePH2019 pic.twitter.com/ECT8cAHtyP— Madelle Calayag (@MadelCalayagINQ) May 12, 2019
Presidential Communications Secretary Martin Andanar cast his vote at Pedro E. Diaz High School in Alabang, Muntinlupa.
LOOK: PCCO Secretary Martin Andanar casts his vote at Pedro E. Diaz High School, Alabang, Muntinlupa. (Courtesy: Sec. Andanar) #VotePH2019 | @dzIQ990 @chonayu1 pic.twitter.com/pKoNUoWVyy
— Inquirer (@inquirerdotnet) May 12, 2019
Accompanied by his wife Cindy, reelectionist Senator JV Ejercito cast his vote at Xavier School in San Juan City.
Ejercito, who first claimed a Senate seat in 2013, is running under the banner of the Nationalist People’s Coalition (NPC). He was also endorsed by President Rodrigo Duterte and presidential daughter Sara Duterte-Carpio.
READ: JV Ejercito casts ballot in San Juan
Administration bet and reelectionist Senator Koko Pimentel arrived at his precinct in Cagayan De Oro 10 minutes after the polls opened nationwide. He told reporters in a Viber message that his voting went “smooth.”
Meanwhile, Senate President Vicente Sotto III and his wife, actress Helen Gamboa, arrived at their polling precinct at White Plains, Quezon City around 8:30 a.m.
Senator Risa Hontiveros also voted around 7:30 a.m. at the North Susana Executive Village in Quezon City.
Vice President Leni Robredo cast her vote in Naga City, Camarines Sur.
READ: VP Leni Robredo votes in Naga City
Photos sent by the Office of the Vice President (OVP) showed the Vice President lining up with her fellow Bicolanos inside the Tabuco Central School. Robredo, who chairs the Liberal Party, has openly endorsed the Otso Diretso slate.
LOOK: Sorsogon gubernatorial candidate Chiz Escudero with his wife, Heart Evangelista cast their vote at Buhatan Integrated Elementary School, Sorsogon (📸 Escudero's office) #VotePH2019 | @dzIQ990 @chonayu1 pic.twitter.com/ZEdAfXfNA0
— Inquirer (@inquirerdotnet) May 13, 2019
Senator Chiz Escudero, who is running for governor of Sorsogon, and his wife Heart Evangelista cast their vote at Buhatan Integrated Elementary School in Sorsogon around 6 a.m.
Senator Leila de Lima casts her vote at Sta Rita school in Paranaque City. INQUIRER/GRIG C. MONTEGRANDE
Mayor Joseph ‘Erap’ Estrada casts his vote in Manila for the midterm elections on May 13, 2019. INQUIRER.NET / TETCH TORRES-TUPAS
Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio casts her vote at her voting precinct at the Daniel R. Aguinaldo National High School in this city just soon after the precinct opened on Monday, May 13, 2019. PHOTO courtesy of the Davao City Information Office
Actor and congressional candidate Edu Manzano arrives at Xavier School in San Juan City to cast his vote. INQUIRER.net / Tristan Tamayo
Reelectionist Senator Cynthia Villar casts her vote at the Las Pinas City Science High School. CONSUELO MARQUEZ / INQUIRER.net
Senate President Vicente Sotto III casts his vote in White Plains Subdivision in Quezon City. Photo from Sotto’s office
San Juan Mayoral candidate Francis Zamora talks to the media along with PBA players James Yap and PBA Player Don Allado. Photo by Tristan Tamayo/INQUIRER.net
JV Ejercito proudly shows his indelible ink after casting his vote. Photo by Tristan Tamayo/INQUIRER.net
Quezon City mayoral candidate Joy Belmonte shows her fingernail smeared with indelible ink after casting her vote at Christ the King in Quezon City. Edwin Bacasmas / INQUIRER
(Editor: Celeste Flores-Colina)