> somehow, last week’s news that 55 million Filipino voters’ data was now out in the wild went largely unnoticed

> ...

> There’s voting history against names (it appears to just be dates rather than the candidate voted for).

So, the data leaked was voter registration info. Actual votes were not in this database.

Other headlines would lead a reader to believe actual votes were leaked. For example, "Megabreach: 55 MILLION voters' details leaked in Philippines". Leaking votes alongside emails would be far more injurious than email addresses and family names.