Overview

• The electoral institute said computation and validation conclude by August 19, with certificates for winning projects issued starting August 20 and results posted on IECM platforms and district boards.
• Official participation reached 295,549 opinions, equal to 4.04% of the voter roll, with 35 reported incidents such as relocated tables and ballot shortages but no serious disruptions.
• The citywide exercise put about 2.143 billion pesos to a vote across more than 13,000 citizen-proposed projects at 2,427 opinion tables in the 16 boroughs.
• The local Congress approved a one-time measure giving borough governments until December 15 to formally commit resources for the selected projects.
• Low turnout prompted criticism of limited promotion by a senior city official and renewed calls from IECM authorities to strengthen the law to require clearer reporting and enable sanctions for non‑execution.