“Silent Superstar” Jodi Sta. Maria reminded Filipinos to carefully think about the electoral aspirants they plan to vote for in the 2025 midterm elections . The award-winning actress took to the X (formerly Twitter) platform to issue the reminder as aspirants file their Certificates of Candidacy (COC) and Certificates of Nomination and Acceptance (CONA) for the upcoming polls until October 8.
The country officially opened its election season on October 1 as the week-long filing of the COC and CONA kicked off at the offices of the Commission on Elections . A total of 18,280 elective posts are up for grabs in the 2025 national and local elections to be held on May 12. There are 12 available seats in the Senate, 63 seats for party-list representatives, and 254 seats in the House of Representatives.
For the local positions, here are the vacancies: Meanwhile, Jodi urged her fellow voters to consider their preferred candidates as Filipinos formalized their intentions to run for public office. “My morning thought — We may not have control over who runs for public office, but our strength lies in wisely choosing those deserving of our trust,” she wrote on Wednesday, October 2. “Make informed choices,” the actress added.
Her post has earned 14,000 likes, 5,600 reposts, 178 bookmarks and 81 replies so far. Others shared her post with the caption: “Vote wisely!” “Huhu, yes, pls. Kilatisin mabuti ang mga tatakbo.
Hindi ‘yung porket sikat or artista sila, agad [nang].