Sara Duterte doubts Halalan 2025 Senate race results

Vice President Sara Duterte on Thursday raised doubts over the results of the recent midterm elections.

In her speech during the celebration of Philippine Independence, Duterte claimed that candidates from their senatorial slates like Jayvee Villanueva Hinlo, Jr., Jimmy Bondoc, and Richard Mata should have won Senate seats.

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"Tapos na naman ang kampanya, totoo yun, pero bakit nandito si Atty. Hinlo, Atty. Bondoc, Atty. Mata? Kasi po para sa akin at alam kong totoo, nanalo po sila sa eleksyon noong nakaraan," she said. 

Duterte said she has consulted information technology experts regarding the conduct of the recent polls. She claimed that the unnamed experts also questioned the results.

She urged PDP Laban to question how the conduct of elections was held.

"Kausap ko po IT experts na nagsasabi hindi talaga pwede na totoo yung mga numero na lumabas. Hindi po ako IT expert kaya sinabihan ko po ang PDP, sabi ko kayo angpartido, kwestyunin niyo kung paano ginawa ang proseso ng bilangan," she said.

Duterte said she also based her observations on the 2022 elections.

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"Karanasan ko po noong 2022, una ko pong nalaman na baka manalo ako bilang VP dahil una pong lumabas ang absentee voting, ang OFW vote, nakita ko po doon ang panalo ko,"  she said.

"Ganun po ang nangyari sa kanila. Panalo po sila sa OFW vote, sa absentee voting. Lahat ng makadaupang kamay ko, lahat ng mayakap ko, lahat ng mahalikan ko sinasabi ko, dalhin niyo ang kodigo, vote straight tayo, 10 ang ating senators. Kaya po naniniwala talaga ako, sila ay ating mga senators."

In a statement, Commission on Elections Chairperson George Garcia did not comment on the allegations and said Duterte is free to express her opinion.

“No comment po. An expression of opinion by anyone in a democracy is free and therefore should be highly respected,” he said.