Cheap Eats: Election Promos Beyond May 12, 50% Off on Melona Ice Cream + More Promos You Shouldn't Miss This Week

(SPOT.ph) Hey, if you spent the day queuing to vote or monitoring the results online and couldn’t enjoy any of the election promos (May 12), there are still a few left while you still have the indelible ink on your index finger. In this week’s Cheap Eats, we list more promos trickling beyond elections—there are a couple covering Mother’s Day, and a credit card promo as well.

Also read: LIST: Food and Drink Promos for Voters on Election Day 2025

Here are the Cheap Eats promos from May 13 to 18:

The Marketplace: 50% discount on Melona ice cream 

During one of our grocery runs, we spotted a pint of Melona Ice Cream for half the price. Available at The Marketplace, you can get a Melona Ice Cream Tub Melon from its regular price of P295 to its discounted price of P147.50. And if you can't commit to an entire tub, you can also get the popsicle at the same 50% discount, from its regular price of P35 to P17.50 per piece. These promos are available until May 31.

See list of The Marketplace branches. For more information, check out The Marketplace's Facebook page.

The Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf: B1T1 coffee for JCB credit card

Got a JCB credit card? Congratulations, you get to enjoy a JCB-exclusive perk of a BOGO promo on regular-sized drinks from The Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf (CBTL). Your options include (but are not limited to) Iced Americano and Vanilla Latte if you want coffee, or African Sunrise Tea Latte and Moroccan Mint Tea Latte if you want tea. This CBTL promo is available every Tuesday until July 29. There is a limit of one transaction per card, per visit, per branch, per day. 

See list of The Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf participating branches. For more information, check out The Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf (Philippines)'s Facebook page.

Burger King: Free Thick-Cut Fries for voters

Burger King's election promo lets voters get a regular Thick-cut Fries (yes, one that we think is the dark horse when talking about the best fast food fries) when you buy a large cup of iced coffee—either Iced Mocha or Iced Vanilla. This Burger King promo is available until May 13, valid for dine-in, takeout, and drive-thru transactions. Note that there is a maximum of five orders per transaction.

For more information, check out Burger King's Facebook page.

Wendy's: Free drink upgrade for voters

Wendy's also has an election promo wherein you can get a free Biggie Drink Upsize when you order a burger combo meal, e.g., the Cheeseburger Deluxe, Bacon Cheeseburger, Bacon Mushroom Melt, or the better option, the Big Bacon Mushroom Melt Combos. Wendy's election promo is available until May 15 (Thursday), and is available for dine-in, takeout, and drive-thru transactions. Just show your finger with the indelible ink!

For more information, check out Wendy's Philippines' Facebok page.

Fruitas: Free upsize on fruit shake for voters

Another drink promo for the voters is from Fruitas. Available until May 13 only, you can get a free upsize to your favorite Fruitas fruit shake—from a Large (16 oz) to a Grande (22 oz). All you have to do is show your finger with the indelible ink. This promo is available in select Fruitas branches—81 branches to be exact. You can check to see which participating Fruitas branch is closest to you through this list.

For more information, check out Fruitas' Facebook page.

de Original Jamaican Pattie: B1T1 on Jamacian Pattie

de Original Jamaican Pattie Shop (or The Jamaican Pattie) has an election promo—wittingly called BOTO (Tagalog word that means vote), a buy one, take one promo on a box of Jamaican Pattie. When you buy a box of five Jamaican Patties and show your finger that proves you have voted, you can get a free Jamaican Pattie of any flavor. This promo is available until May 13 and is available in select Jamaican Pattie branches only.

But let's be real here. All six will be Cheesy Pinatubo, right? Not surprised.

For more information, check out Jamaican Pattie PH's Facebook page.

Pizza Hut: P1 pizza for voters

Nothing says “job well done” like pizza! Celebrate that you exercised your right to vote with Pizza Hut's P1so Pizza: when you buy one Large Pan or Stuffed Crust pizza, you can get a regular pizza for only P1. This Pizza Hut promo is available until May 18—probably the longest election-related promo there is that we've seen, also it's long enough that it covers payday. You can place an order via Pizza Hut's website or the mobile app (available for both Android and iOS), or call them at (02) 8911-11-11.

For more information, check out Pizza Hut's Facebook page.

Chowking: B2T1 on Extra Creamy Halo Halo for voters and free delivery for Mother's Day

Chowking is offering a Buy 2, Get 1 Free promo on their Halo-Halo Supreme: buy two small Halo-Halo Supremes and get one small Halo-Halo Supreme for free. Not only that, you can also get a free additional scoop of ice cream when you present your finger with the indelible ink. This Chowking promo is available in all branches until May 13.

As for Chowking's Mother's Day promo, you still have until May 15 (Thursday) to get free delivery (because every peso counts!) when you order Chowking's Family Lauriat. All you have to do is use the promo code CKMOTHERSDAY when ordering via the Chowking Delivery website. Just take note that there is a minimum purchase of P499 for this Mother's Day promo.

See list of Chowking branches nationwide. For more information, check out Chowking's Facebook page.

Tapa King: Mother's Day bundles available for less than P700

Tapa King's Mother's Day treat is available until Sunday. There's the Classic Treat (P599, save up to P86), which includes any two Tapa Favorites, two drinks, and a Panna Cotta; the Royal Treat (P699), which includes two Royal Meals, two drinks, and one Panna Cotta. These Mother's Day bundles are available until May 18 in select branches, and each purchase comes with a Mother's Day balloon for free. 

See (comment) for list of participating Tapa King branches. For more information, check out Tapa King's Facebook page.

Peri-Peri Charcoal Chicken & Sauce Bar: BOGO promo on the signature Charcoal Chicken

One of the best deals you can get this week is a BOGO promo on Peri-Peri Charcoal Chicken & Sauce Bar's famous Charcoal Chicken. For the steal price of P830 (base price), you can get two whole—yup, whole!—chickens for the price of one.

You can choose two flavors for the Charcoal Chicken with options such as Classic, Spicy Picante, and Sweet BBQ. For the dipping sauces, you can mix and match and get six from these options: Cajun Remoulade, Chili Peppa, Garlic Brew, Harissa Exotica, Hosin Sesame, Mesquite BBQ, Spiced Vinegar, and Sweet Soy.

Peri-Peri Charcoal Chicken & Sauce Bar's promo is exclusively available via GrabFood until May 15. The Grab mobile application is available to download for iOS and Android users.

For more information, check out Peri-Peri Charcoal Chicken & Sauce Bar's Facebook page.

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