LIST: Comelec releases 2025 elections schedule

MANILA, Philippines — The Commission on Elections released on Wednesday the schedule for the upcoming 2025 national, local, and Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) elections.

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The schedule below shows the activities leading up to the election day on May 12, 2025:

• August 31, 2024 — Last Day of Register Anywhere Program
• September 30, 2024 — Last Day of Local and Overseas Registration
• September 1 to 28, 2024 — Period to hold political conventions by political parties to select or nominate candidates
• October 1 to 8, 2024 — Filing of Certificate of Candidacy, Certificate of Nomination and Acceptance, and PL CON-CAN
• January 12, 2025 to June 11, 2025 — Election Gun Ban
• February 11, 2025 to May 10, 2025, excluding April 17, Maundy Thursday, and April 18, Good Friday — Campaign Period for candidates for Senator and groups in the Partylist Elections
• March 28, 2025 to May 10, 2025, excluding April 17, Maundy Thursday, and April 18, Good Friday — Campaign Period for candidates for Member, House of Representatives, and parliamentary, provincial, city, and municipal officials
• April 30, 2025 to May 12, 2025 — Voting by overseas voters
• April 30, 2025 to May 12, 2025 — Voting by local absentee voters
• May 11, 2025 — Liquor Ban, Campaign Prohibition
• May 12, 2025 — Election Day
• June 11, 2025 — Last Day of Filing Statements of Contributions and Expenditures

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The 2025 midterm elections will also be held alongside the election of parliamentary officials in the BARMM.