Today, May 22, 2025, former mayoral candidate Mylyn Pineda-Cayabyab has officially filed an election protest before the Commission on Elections (COMELEC) Main Office, Intramuros, Manila challenging the results of the May 12, 2025 mayoral race in the City of San Fernando, Pampanga.
Pineda-Cayabyab stresses that this is more than a political contest— it is a moral duty to uphold the democratic will of the Fernandino people. She emphasized that no candidate, regardless of political power, should ever override the sacred right of citizens to choose their leaders freely and fairly.
The protest calls for a MANUAL RECOUNT OF ALL BALLOTS cast in the city’s 239 precincts, citing the statistically improbable voting pattern – most notably the unprecedented and highly unlikely outcome in which Pineda-Cayabyab did not even win a single precinct.
This anomaly, coupled with consistent vote misattribution across varying voting demographics, strongly suggests digital scaling or manipulation in favor of the presumptive winners. The protest also demands the immediate safeguarding of all election documents and data storage devices to prevent tampering and ensure full transparency.
“This is not merely a protest against election results – this is a stand against the erosion of our democracy,” Pineda-Cayabyab declared. “We are determined to seek justice not just for my candidacy, but for every disenfranchised voter whose voice was silenced.”
The COMELEC is urged to act with urgency and impartiality in addressing this protest to restore public confidence in the electoral system.