With the Philippine presidential and vice-presidential elections approaching, debates and fights over who is deserving and who is not have erupted on various social media sites. Artists, merchants, and even large corporations were all vocal on their bets. Influencers have also been making use of their platforms since they have a large number of followers which may have a big impact on their voting selections.

As a democratic country, the Philippines will now be able to exercise its right to vote for presidential and vice-presidential candidates once again as the present elected leader has already served his six-year term. Campaign events such as rallies were held all around the country by the various candidates and their supporters did not miss out on their bets. As it's the most talked-about subject in the media right now, Vice President Leni Robredo currently holds the top most searched presidential candidate with 47% of searches. Former Senator Bongbong Marcos comes in second with 20% of the searches, followed by Mayor Isko Moreno with 19%. Senator Manny Pacquiao, on the other hand, has 9% of the searches, while Ping Lacson has 5%.

Vice President Leni Robredo being the most searched presidential candidate in search interest isn’t surprising knowing her successful past rallies that were participated by hundreds of thousands of people were all around the media. Her unexpected biggest grand rally campaign that happened in Pasig on March 20 was attended by an estimated 137,000 Leni-Kiko supporters. Last April 9, her campaign rally in Pampanga was engaged by 100,000 people. Also talked in the media last March 9 in Butuan City where the rain came by but didn’t stop the people from taking part in her rally. Actors and actresses like Melai Cantiveros, Julia Barreto, Jolina Magdangal and Donny Panglinan and more were spotted joining VP Leni Robredo’s campaign rallies. Roads around the cities where she held her campaign activities were filled with pink ribbons and posters cheering for her candidacy. 

Other presidential candidates, on the other hand, had extensive campaign trails with caravans and rallies organized around the country. Bongbong Marcos and vice presidential aspirant Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte, who recently held a grand rally at the PH Arena in Bulacan, which was packed by their "Uniteam" supporters. Mayor Isko Moreno held his most recent big rally in Butuan, which drew over 10,000 people. While retired boxing champion Manny Pacquiao, who has been spotted campaigning in the hometown of Marcoses which has been praised for his bravery against his opponent.