Two factions of Magsasaka are here today. The group won a seat but the Comelec has not resolved with finality which faction to recognize. In this photo is King Cortez, which brings with him a copy of Comelec division order ruling in his faction's favor.
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Duterte Youth's Ronald Cardema arrives, handing out hard copies of their press release opposing any potential substitution bid by his nemesis, former poll commissioner Rowena Guanzon.
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Kabataan and Gabriela will also receive proclamation certificates. Fears emerged yesterday that they will be skipped by the Comelec in today's event, after a commissioner said they might withhold proclamation for groups with pending cases.
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The Comelec, sitting as the National Board of Canvassers, resumes session for the proclamation of 55 party-list groups.
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Comelec chief Pangarungan: Party-list groups enable Filipinos belonging to marginalized, underrepresented and those lacking well-defined political constituencies to be represented in Congress... The Comelec is proud in giving life to this system of representation.
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LOOK: List of 55 winning party-list groups, and the final number of votes and seats each one received.
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Comelec will proclaim 55 party-list groups today instead of 56. While United Senior Citizen garnered enough votes to secure one seat, its accreditation bid was denied at the Comelec division level. Its appeal is pending before the en banc.
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It's a rather heartbreaking loss for Akbayan. The group tried to mount a comeback for the 2022 elections, but ultimately fell just a bit short.
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Also dealing with an election defeat is Bayan Muna, which used to top party-list races, but will not be part of the 19th Congress. The group has been on the receiving end of NTF-ELCAC's red-tagging for years.
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STORY: ACT-CIS again tops the party-list election, which sees 54 other party-list groups secure at least one seat
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It's an awkward proclamation for party-list group Magsasaka. Because the Comelec has not yet determined which of the two factions to recognize, the host asks representatives of both factions to just look at the proclamation certificate.
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P3PWD, the party supported by former Comelec commissioner Rowena Guanzon, skips the proclamation ceremony, so far the only group to do so.
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Also dealing with an infighting drama is Senior Citizens, so both factions were also asked to just look at the proclamation certificate for the group. The Comelec has yet to determine which faction to recognize.