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37 more party-lists axed as Comelec 'cleansing' continues
By MARC JAYSON CAYABYAB, GMA News
(Updated 6:23 p.m.) The Commission on Elections (Comelec) has released its largest list of disqualified party-list groups on Wednesday, most of which have names that start with "1" or "A." "This is the first time that we are taking out existing party-lists. This is also the first time that we are disallowing the participation of so many new applicants," Comelec chairman Sixto Brillantes Jr. told reporters, referring to the 37 groups barred from running in next year's elections. Among those disqualified were Butil Farmers Party, which has an incumbent representative, Agapito Guanlao, at the House of Representatives; and existing Binhi-Partido ng mga Magsasaka para sa mga Magsasaka. Both claim to represent the farmer's sectors. Butil's Guanlao has a net worth of P15.7 million as of 2011. "Butil refers to peasants or farmers pero di ka naman farmer dahil landed estate ang hawak mo. Ganun kami kahigipit," Brillantes said. Meanwhile, a cursory look at the disqualified new entrants would show that the sectors they represent include foreign exchange dealers, entrepreneurs, commuters, Social Security System beneficiaries, even adult school drop-outs. These disqualified new entrants are:
- 1 Ang Batas (1 Ang Bagong Alyansang Tagapagtaguyod ng Adhikaing Sambayanan)
- 1-A Health
- 1-AID DALAW INC. (1-Alliance of Inmates Detainees and Dalaw)
- 1-AIMCOOP (Aurora Integrated Multi-Purpose Cooperative)
- 1-AKONG MINIMUM WAGER (1-Akong Minimum Wage Earner)
- 1-APTO (1 – Alliance Of Public Transport Organization)
- 1-KOOP Mindanao (USA KA KAHUGPUNGAN SA MGA KOOPERATIBA ALANGSA KALINAW
- UG KALAMBUAN SA MINDANAO)
- 1PAGASA (The Philippine Association of GSIS, AFPSLAI, SSS and Allied
- Members, Inc.)
- 1TEACH (1 Team For Education Advancement and Change Inc.)
- 4M (Magdiwang Maharlikang Mamamayan Movement)
- 4P's (Pahiyom Pobreng Pamilyang Pinoy, Inc)
- AAA (AAA-Aviation Advancement Advocates Inc.)
- AAD (Ang Ating Damayan Citizens Alliance)
- ABI (Apila Ng Bayan Inc)
- ABP (Aktibong Bayang Pilipino Inc.)
- ACES (Alliance of Concerned Entrepreneurs for Food Security, Inc.)
- ACTS-OFW (Acts-Overseas Filipino Workers Coalition of Organizations)
- Ako Bisaya Political Party
- AKOPA (Ako ang Pasahero, Inc.)
- ANFBI (Active National Federation of Bantay Bayan Inc.)
- APELA (Advocates for Penology Enhancement and Legal Assistance Inc.)
- ARBA Inc. (Agrarian Reform Beneficiaries Association, Inc.)
- ASD (Adult School Drop-Out)
- ATTOM (Alyansang mga Tsuper at Transport Operators ng Mindanao, Inc.,)
- BRAVO (Bravo For Justice, Inc.)
- BRP-SSS (Social Security System Beneficiaries, Retirees, Pensioners
- Association Incorporated)
- HAPPI (Hanapbuhay Para Sa Pinoy, Inc.)
- MAR (Mindanao Alliance For Reforms)
- MELCHORA (Movement of Women for Change and Reform)
- NOYPI (Ang Bagong Noypi Movement, Inc.)
- PM Coalition (Partidong Manggagawa Coalition)
- PPP (Pilipinas Para Sa Pinoy)
- SPA (Samahan ng mga Personero sa Aduana Inc)
- WACCAA (Worldwide Anti-Crime and Child Abuse Assistance Group, Inc.)
- WWW.FOREXDEALERS.COM
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