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Liberal Party senatorial candidate Francis "Kiko" Pangilinan votes in Cavite with his wife Sharon Cuneta on May 12, 2025. Vivienne Gulla, ABS-CBN News

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Vivienne Gulla

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<p>MANILA — Liberal Party senatorial candidate Kiko Pangilinan and his wife megastar Sharon Cuneta have voted in Cavite for the 2025 midterm elections</p><p>They arrived at Inchican Elementary School in Silang before 9:30 a.m. and waited in line for around two hours to vote.</p><p>“Maayos naman. Hindi naman magulo rito (It was orderly here),” Pangilinan said.</p><p>The former senator remains “calm” and is “hoping for the best” despite the results of recent surveys on the senatorial race.</p><div class="twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered" style="display:flex;max-width:550px;width:100%;margin-top:10px;margin-bottom:10px"><iframe id="twitter-widget-0" scrolling="no" frameBorder="0" allowtransparency="true" allowfullscreen="" title="X Post" src="https://platform.twitter.com/embed/Tweet.html?dnt=false&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-0&amp;features=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%3D%3D&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1921739855559880826&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fod2-workbench-web.abs-cbn.com%2F%23%2Fworkspace%2Fmonitoring%3Fitem%3Durn%3Anewsml%3Aod2-workbench-api.abs-cbn.com%3A2025-05-12T05%3A45%3A04.490528%3A4ee683f3-7ff2-4ed7-9458-25c49b4e66c9%26action%3Dedit&amp;sessionId=1d6ef6ae146e7b648908384fa78dce2f4dafec06&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=2615f7e52b7e0%3A1702314776716&amp;width=550px" style="position:static;visibility:visible;width:550px;height:576px;display:block;flex-grow:1" data-tweet-id="1921739855559880826"></iframe></div><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charSet="utf-8"></script><p>Pangilinan is projected to come in 17th in a 12-seat race, <a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/nation/2025/5/8/erwin-tulfo-overtakes-bong-go-in-latest-sws-survey-1805">according to the latest Social Weather Stations poll</a>. Public opinion research firm WR Numero meanwhile projects him at 15th place.</p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/nation/2025/5/6/wr-numero-s-april-survey-names-15-senate-bets-in-winning-circle-1342">WR Numero&#x27;s April survey names 15 Senate bets in &#x27;winning circle&#x27;<br/></a></div><p>“Sa akin, the surveys are noong araw na ‘yun mismo. Iba ‘yung araw ng eleksyon. Tingnan natin kung ano ang magiging pasya ng ating mga kababayan,&quot; he said</p><p>(The way I see it, surveys are valid for the time they were conducted. Election day is a different day. Let&#x27;s see how our fellow Filipinos decide.)</p><p>He said that there have been several instances that candidates who were not at the top of surveys end up getting elected. </p><p>&quot;Kalma-kalma lang (Let&#x27;s just be calm),&quot; he added.</p><p>The former senator is the former majority Liberal Party&#x27;s only candidate for senator. </p><div><strong>&#x27;IT&#x27;S UP TO GOD&#x27;</strong></div><p>Pangilinan said he is leaving the election results to God, and will respect the decision of voters. But he hopes voters will support candidates based on facts, not disinformation.</p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/nation/2025/4/13/gov-t-should-regulate-social-media-if-fake-news-policies-fail-lawmaker-says-1636">Gov&#x27;t should regulate social media if &#x27;fake news&#x27; policies fail, lawmaker says<br/></a></div><p>“Ako naman naniniwala na siya ang magpapasya. Kung anuman ang resulta, we will have to respect,” Pangilinan said.</p><p>(I believe it is up to Him. We will have to respect whatever the result will be)</p><p>Should he win a Senate seat, Pangilinan plans to push for higher funding for the agriculture sector, and free breakfast for public school students from kindergarten to grade 12.</p><p>He also gave assurances that if he becomes a senator-judge in the impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte, he “will uphold the rule of law”.</p><p>Sharon, for her part, thanked everyone, who supported her husband’s campaign.</p><p>“We just want to thank everybody, who supported Kiko… I hope that the public votes for him. When we lose, we leave it to God. It will not lessen naman our love and commitment,” she said.</p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/nation/2025/2/15/pangilinan-courts-voters-in-mu-oz-market-vows-measures-to-pull-down-food-prices-1245">Pangilinan courts voters in Muñoz Market, vows measures to pull down food prices</a></div>

<p>Liberal Party senatorial candidate Kiko Pangilinan and his wife megastar Sharon Cuneta have voted in Cavite for the 2025 midterm elections</p>

Liberal Party senatorial candidate Kiko Pangilinan and his wife megastar Sharon Cuneta have voted in Cavite for the 2025 midterm elections

'Kalma-kalma lang': LP's Kiko Pangilinan votes in Cavite

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'Kalma-kalma lang': LP's Kiko Pangilinan votes in Cavite

Vivienne Gulla,

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Published May 12, 2025 01:26 PM PHT

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