section_path: Candidates/Withdrawals and injunctions
section_name: Withdrawals and injunctions
paragraph_text: Withdrawals and injunctions
  
  On January 14, 2025, Chavit Singson announced his withdrawal as a candidate. On the same day, the Supreme Court issued temporary restraining orders preventing the COMELEC from excluding certain aspirants on the ballot, including senatorial aspirant Subair Mustapha. The COMELEC acquiesced to the court's order, and ordered the reprinting of ballots that did not have Mustapha's name on the ballot. Singson made his withdrawal official on January 16; the COMELEC then decided to remove his name on the ballot, as they would have to reprint new ballots anyway. On January 21, the Supreme Court released more injunctions, including adding Francis Leo Marcos on the ballot as a senatorial candidate. Marcos himself withdrew on January 23. The COMELEC then reprinted ballots on January 27, still with 66 names, but with Mustapha's name on it, and without Marcos' and Singson's names.
  
  On February 10, at the eve of campaigning, WIlbert T. Lee withdrew, citing lack of political machinery as the reason. The commission, after receiving Lee's withdrawal said the printing of ballots will not be affected as Lee would remain on the ballot, and votes for him will be considered as stray votes. On February 13, Willie Ong also announced his withdrawal, citing ill health. Ong's wife Liza filed paperwork to make her husband's official on February 21.