Young Filipinos were unquestionably the driving force in the May 9 national elections, and it shouldn't come as a surprise. At least, not to the Commission on Elections (Comelec), whose records show that more than half of the country's 65.7 million registered voters fall within the youth demographic.

Citing actual numbers, Millennials (ages 26 to 41) made up 23.9 million of the voting population, while Gen Zers (ages 18 to 25) totaled 13 million voters. Combined, they account for over 56 percent of registered voters.

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