Comelec mulls delisting of 39 party-list organizations

By ERWIN COLCOL, GMA News

Published February 8, 2021 2:44pm

The Commission on Elections is considering the delisting of 39 party-list organizations for the 2022 national polls for failing to participate or receive enough votes in the last two preceding elections.

In a statement on Monday, Comelec spokesperson James Jimenez said the delisting of the 39 party-list organizations is pursuant to Section 2, Rule 3 of Resolution 9366, in relation to RA 7941 or the Party-List System Act.

It states that the Comelec is authorized to remove or cancel the registration of any party-list group, organization, or coalition for failing to participate in the last two preceding elections, or failing to obtain at least 2% of votes cast under the party-list system in the last two preceding elections for the constituency it was registered.

Party-lists that failed to participate in the last two elections, according to the Comelec, are as follows:

ADING
1-AAMOVER
ANG PAMILYA
AG
ALAGAD
ANAD
KAKUSA
KALIKASAN party-list
1-AANI

Meanwhile, party-lists who failed to obtain at least 2% of the votes for the party-list elections and failed to obtain a seat in the second round of seat allocation for the party-list system in the last two elections are:

ADING
ATING KOOP
AVE
ABAKADA
BANAT
ABAMIN
APPEND
ANG NARS
TAO MUNA
AKO AN BISAYA
ANUPA
CONSLA
ASEAN
AMEPA OFW
FICTAP
GLOBAL
KMM
METRO
PM
SAMAKO
SINAG
ITO ANG TAMA
TINDERONG PINOY
TRICAP
UNIDO
ALL-FISH
AWAKE
KAMAIS
PBB
1-AHAPO

The Party-List System Act provides for "proportional representation in the election of representatives in the House of Representatives." It states that party-list representatives should constitute 20% of the total number of the members of Lower House.

The law intends to "enable Filipino citizens belonging to the marginalized and underrepresented sectors, organizations, and parties, and who lack well-defined political constituencies" to be part of the House.—AOL, GMA News

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