Many people voted in elections in the Philippines.

This photo shows President Marcos in the Philippines. He is voting in an election in Batac City. He has ink on his finger because he voted.

A man votes at a voting place in the Philippines on Monday, May 12, 2025.

People in Quezon City, Philippines, voted on Monday, May 12, 2025. They chose their leaders in an election.

Sara Duterte is the Vice President of the Philippines. She speaks to the media after she votes in Davao City. This happens on Monday, May 12, 2025.

This photo shows Manny Pacquiao. He is a famous boxer and was a senator. He voted and has ink on his finger. He voted at a school in the south of the Philippines on Monday, May 12, 2025.

Teresa Cerojano wrote this story.

Rodrigo Duterte is in The Hague. He was a candidate in the election.

Duterte is in prison. He waits for a trial about killings when he was president. But he wants to be mayor of his city again.

In the Philippines, people with legal problems can still try to get a government job if a judge has not said they are guilty and they can still ask for help.

Many people think Duterte will be the mayor of Davao again. He was mayor for a long time before he was president. But he is in prison now. How can he be mayor if he is in prison?

More than 68 million people in the Philippines could vote on Monday. They chose people for different jobs in the government.

Voting stopped at 7 p.m. But people waiting could still vote. We might know who won soon. The final results will be in one week.

People are watching a Senate race. This race is important for Sara Duterte. She is the Vice President and Duterte's daughter. Some people say she did bad things. They want her to leave her job. She says this is not true. She says her enemies are telling lies.

Sara Duterte wants to be president in 2028. But if the Senate says she did something wrong, she cannot be vice president anymore. She also cannot have a job in the government. To not be in trouble, she needs 9 out of 24 senators to say she is okay.

Maria Ela Atienza says the 2025 elections are important for the 2028 elections.

If Sara Duterte is found guilty, she might lose her job. Her family also wants jobs in the government. Her son Sebastian wants to be vice mayor. Her son Paolo wants to be in the House of Representatives. Her two grandsons also want jobs in local government.

Marcos and Sara Duterte had problems because they had different ideas and wanted different things. After this, Rodrigo Duterte was judged and sent to The Hague.

Earlier on Monday, Sara Duterte voted in Davao and Marcos voted in Batac City.

She said after voting that it is okay if her candidates do not win.

She said her father will win. The vice mayor will be the new mayor.

Marcos told people to vote before the election.

Her father's friend, Apollo Quiboloy, helps people with religion. He wants to be a politician too. But he is in prison for bad things. He is also wanted in another country for the same bad things.

Some bad things happened when people voted. In some places, people were hurt or died because of shooting.

There were problems at some places. Some people could not vote because their names were not on the list. Other people waited in a long line when it was hot.

Reymark Marquez voted. He said the leaders who won in 2022 did not do what they promised. He said the next election is about picking good leaders, not about the names Duterte or Marcos.

Diana Joy Acosta voted and said the election is important for her baby's future. She wants good leaders.