The 2010 House of Representatives of the Philippines party-list election was on May 10, 2010. The whole country was one at-large district, where parties nominate three persons to be their candidates, ranked in order of which they'll be seated if elected. The elected representatives will serve in the 15th Congress.
Candidates from the district elections are not allowed to be nominated by the parties participating in the party-list election, nor are parties who have candidates in the district elections may be allowed to join the party-list election; the parties in the party-list election must represent a distinct "sector" in the society such as women, laborers and the like.
In the election, the voter elects the party, not the nominees of the party; a voter may not be able to influence how the nominees are listed on election day, except for joining the party beforehand. If the party surpasses 2% of the national vote, the person first nominated by the party will be seated. Additional seats can be won by multiplying the percentage of the votes the party got, with the difference of number of seats the party already has (1), and the number of seats allocated for sectoral organizations (57), disregarding decimals, with no party getting more than two additional seats. However, usually only the party with the most votes gets the two additional seats, the other parties will get only one additional seat. If the number of seated representatives is less than the 20% quota of party-list representatives in Congress (57 for the 15th Congress), the unfilled seats will be filled up by the remaining parties in descending order of votes garnered until are seats are filled up. Note that with more than a hundred parties participating, and with the three-seat cap, the seats that the parties with 2% of the vote or more will always be less than the 20% allocation.
Prior to the election, the Commission on Elections (COMELEC) expected an increase of party-list organizations seeking accreditation from the 153 organizations that applied for accreditation during the 2007 elections. [1] The COMELEC also de-listed 25 party-list organizations for either failing to participate in the last two elections or did not obtain two percent of the votes cast. However, the COMELEC said the two percent vote requirement does not cover the organizations that won a congressional seat based on a recent Supreme Court ruling. [2] Militant groups Migrante and Sanlakas protested such de-listment, saying that they were not covered by the 2% rule, and that such rule is unconstitutional. Another 8 such organizations also filed a motion for reconsideration or a verified opposition against their de-listment. [3]
After purging the party-list roster, the COMELEC then acted upon the organizations that filed their manifestations of intent to run. LGBT group Ang Ladlad appealed their disqualification after the COMELEC's First Division disqualified the organization due to "moral grounds," citing the Bible and the Qur'an. Party leader Danton Remoto, a professor at Ateneo de Manila University, cited the Universal Declaration on Human Rights and the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights as reasons why Ang Ladlad should be re-instated. Remoto would then appeal to the commission en banc. [4] The COMELEC also disqualified Alliance of Concerned Teachers (ACT) and government employees union Courage. The commission's First Division disqualified ACT after it had failed to prove that it exists "in most of the regions;" the commission said that, Courage on the other hand, "exists in Western Visayas, Davao del Sur, a town in Lanao del Norte and Rizal and some cities in Metro Manila," and that it failed to prove that it represents a "marginalized and under-represented sector." [5]
In December, the commission en banc denied Ang Ladlad's motion for reconsideration with finality as Remoto said he would elevate the case to the Supreme Court. [6] In January 2010, the Supreme Court issued a temporary restraining order to the COMELEC on disqualifying Ang Ladlad. [7]
With the COMELEC prevented from disqualifying Ang Ladlad, the organization along with 143 others were included in the final list of accredited party-list organizations, although the status may change if the court sides with COMELEC on the issue. [8] [9] Under Resolution 8745, six additional party-list groups were accredited, bringing the total to 150. [10]
The party-list election has been hit by allegations that several parties are fronts by the ruling administration. Bagong Alyansang Makabayan (BAYAN), a coalition of left-leaning party-lists, and election watchdog Kontra Daya said that nine party-lists were connected to the Arroyo political family. The parties and their first nominee cited were: [11] [12] [13]
The administration distanced itself from the six pro-government parties insisting it has not endorsed any group supposedly to augment the administration's representation in Congress, saying that "it is up to the COMELEC to judge and issue a decision on the matter." [14]
On April 8, 2010, the Supreme Court ruled that Ang Ladlad was allowed to run in the 2010 election, [15] saying with a unanimous vote that what is immoral is not necessary illegal. [16]
On May 31, the leading parties in the party-list election were declared by the commission as winners; deferred are the parties (not nominees) that have pending disqualification cases against them. Ang Galing Pinoy's proclamation, the party of incumbent Pampanga 2nd district representative Mikey Arroyo was recalled as Arroyo has a pending disqualification notice against him, and he is their #1 nominee. The winners were: [17]
Total seats: 41, with 16 unfilled.
Party | Votes | % | +/– | Seats | +/– | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ako Bicol Political Party | 1,524,006 | 5.06 | New | 3 | New | |
Coalition of Associations of Senior Citizens in the Philippines | 1,296,950 | 4.31 | +2.98 | 2 | +1 | |
Buhay Hayaan Yumabong | 1,250,467 | 4.16 | −3.14 | 2 | −1 | |
Akbayan | 1,061,947 | 3.53 | +0.62 | 2 | 0 | |
Gabriela Women's Party | 1,006,752 | 3.35 | −0.53 | 2 | 0 | |
Cooperative NATCCO Network Party | 944,864 | 3.14 | +0.58 | 2 | 0 | |
1st Consumers Alliance for Rural Energy | 770,015 | 2.56 | New | 2 | New | |
Abono | 766,993 | 2.55 | +0.43 | 2 | 0 | |
Bayan Muna | 750,100 | 2.49 | −3.62 | 2 | −1 | |
An Waray | 712,405 | 2.37 | +0.36 | 2 | 0 | |
Citizens' Battle Against Corruption | 653,399 | 2.17 | −2.55 | 2 | 0 | |
Advocacy for Teacher Empowerment Through Action, Cooperation and Harmony Towards Educational Reforms | 617,898 | 2.05 | −1.01 | 2 | 0 | |
Agricultural Sector Alliance of the Philippines | 516,052 | 1.71 | −0.34 | 1 | −1 | |
Butil Farmers Party | 507,091 | 1.69 | −0.86 | 1 | −1 | |
Alliance for Barangay Concerns | 471,407 | 1.57 | +1.01 | 0 | 0 | |
Anakpawis | 447,201 | 1.49 | −0.82 | 1 | −1 | |
Kabataan | 418,776 | 1.39 | −0.04 | 1 | 0 | |
LPG Marketers Association | 417,771 | 1.39 | New | 1 | New | |
Abante Mindanao | 378,345 | 1.26 | New | 1 | New | |
ACT Teachers | 372,903 | 1.24 | New | 1 | New | |
Ang Asosasyon Sang Mangunguma nga Bisaya-Owa Mangunguma | 357,804 | 1.19 | New | 1 | New | |
You Against Corruption and Poverty | 337,487 | 1.12 | −0.95 | 1 | 0 | |
Association of Philippine Electric Cooperatives | 313,689 | 1.04 | −2.83 | 1 | −1 | |
Alliance for Nationalism and Democracy | 297,984 | 0.99 | −0.19 | 1 | 0 | |
Kasangga sa Kaunlaran | 296,695 | 0.99 | −0.07 | 1 | 0 | |
Bagong Henerasyon | 293,079 | 0.97 | New | 1 | New | |
Ang Galing Pinoy | 269,273 | 0.89 | +0.78 | 1 | New | |
Agbiag! Timpuyog Ilocano | 263,234 | 0.87 | +0.55 | 1 | New | |
Puwersa ng Bayaning Atleta | 258,869 | 0.86 | +0.41 | 1 | New | |
Arts, Business and Science Professionals | 257,457 | 0.86 | −0.61 | 1 | 0 | |
Trade Union Congress Party | 245,031 | 0.81 | −0.21 | 1 | 0 | |
Alyansa ng mga Grupong Haligi ng Agham at Teknolohiya Para sa Mamamayan | 242,630 | 0.81 | −0.10 | 1 | New | |
Democratic Independent Workers' Association | 239,029 | 0.79 | +0.12 | 1 | New | |
Kapatiran ng mga Nakulong na Walang Sala | 234,788 | 0.78 | −0.65 | 1 | 0 | |
Kalinga-Advocacy for Social Empowerment and Nation Building Through Easing Poverty | 230,516 | 0.77 | New | 1 | New | |
Ang Laban ng Indigong Filipino | 227,431 | 0.76 | −0.67 | 1 | 0 | |
Alagad | 227,281 | 0.76 | −1.88 | 1 | −1 | |
1-United Transport Koalisyon | 220,617 | 0.73 | −0.30 | 1 | 0 | |
Una ang Pamilya | 218,181 | 0.73 | +0.11 | 1 | New | |
Alliance of Volunteer Educators | 216,100 | 0.72 | +0.03 | 1 | New | |
Aangat Tayo | 177,503 | 0.59 | −0.66 | 1 | 0 | |
Adhikaing Tinataguyod ng Kooperatiba | 175,636 | 0.58 | New | 1 | New | |
Kasosyo Producer-Consumer Exchange Association | 171,589 | 0.57 | +0.52 | 1 | New | |
Association of Laborers and Employees | 170,543 | 0.57 | New | 1 | New | |
Alay Buhay Community Development Foundation | 164,044 | 0.55 | New | 1 | New | |
Aksyon Magsasaka Partido Tinig ng Masa | 162,972 | 0.54 | New | 0 | 0 | |
Anak Mindanao | 161,418 | 0.54 | −1.63 | 0 | −2 | |
Katipunan ng mga Anak ng Bayan All Filipino Democratic Movement | 161,127 | 0.54 | New | 0 | 0 | |
Veterans Freedom Party | 155,672 | 0.52 | −0.71 | 0 | −1 | |
Alliance for Rural and Agrarian Reconstruction | 147,408 | 0.49 | New | 0 | 0 | |
Atong Paglaum | 146,363 | 0.49 | New | 0 | 0 | |
Pilipino Association for Country-Urban Poor Youth Advancement and Welfare | 143,553 | 0.48 | New | 0 | 0 | |
Abante Tribung Makabansa | 142,988 | 0.48 | New | 0 | 0 | |
Angat Ating Kabuhayan Pilipinas | 142,417 | 0.47 | −0.42 | 0 | 0 | |
Partido ng Manggagawa | 140,257 | 0.47 | −0.27 | 0 | 0 | |
Action for Dynamic Development | 139,494 | 0.46 | +0.16 | 0 | 0 | |
Alyansang Bayanihan ng mga Magsasaka Manggagawang-Bukid at Mangingisda | 138,310 | 0.46 | −0.91 | 0 | −1 | |
Alliance Transport Sector | 136,828 | 0.45 | +0.36 | 0 | 0 | |
Aksyon ng Mamamayang Nagkakaisa | 133,048 | 0.44 | +0.24 | 0 | 0 | |
Kaunlaran ng Agrikultura Asensadong Probinsya Angat ng Bayan | 130,498 | 0.43 | New | 0 | 0 | |
Barangay Natin | 129,089 | 0.43 | −0.67 | 0 | −1 | |
1Guardians Nationalist of the Philippines | 121,508 | 0.40 | New | 0 | 0 | |
1-Ako Babaeng Astig Aasenso | 121,405 | 0.40 | New | 0 | 0 | |
Babae Para sa Kaunlaran | 117,518 | 0.39 | +0.16 | 0 | 0 | |
Bagong Bayan na Nagtataguyod ng Demokratikong Ideolohiya at Layunin | 115,964 | 0.39 | +0.05 | 0 | 0 | |
Ahon Pinoy | 115,789 | 0.38 | +0.04 | 0 | 0 | |
Katribu Indigenous People's Sectoral Party | 114,966 | 0.38 | New | 0 | 0 | |
Ang Ladlad | 114,120 | 0.38 | New | 0 | 0 | |
1-AANI | 113,434 | 0.38 | New | 0 | 0 | |
One Advocacy for Health Progress and Opportunity | 111,495 | 0.37 | New | 0 | 0 | |
Confederation of Non-Stock Savings and Loan Associations | 111,198 | 0.37 | New | 0 | 0 | |
Kabalikat ng Mamamayan | 110,085 | 0.37 | New | 0 | 0 | |
Binhi: Partido ng mga Magsasaka Para sa mga Magsasaka | 108,174 | 0.36 | New | 0 | 0 | |
Akap Bata | 107,478 | 0.36 | New | 0 | 0 | |
Ang Assosiasyon ng mga Trabahador at Pahinante | 107,468 | 0.36 | New | 0 | 0 | |
Agila ng Katutubong Pilipino | 105,406 | 0.35 | New | 0 | 0 | |
Coconut Farmers Association of Linamon, Lanao del Norte | 105,049 | 0.35 | New | 0 | 0 | |
Filipino Muslim Organization | 105,033 | 0.35 | New | 0 | 0 | |
Biyayang Bukid | 102,191 | 0.34 | +0.24 | 0 | 0 | |
Abakada Guro | 97,872 | 0.33 | −0.71 | 0 | −1 | |
Firm 24-K Association | 96,292 | 0.32 | New | 0 | 0 | |
Abante Ilongo | 94,815 | 0.32 | 0.11 | 0 | 0 | |
Ang Kalusugan Para sa Pinoy | 94,209 | 0.31 | New | 0 | 0 | |
Alyansa ng OFW Party | 91,663 | 0.30 | New | 0 | 0 | |
Ako Ayoko sa Bawal na Droga | 90,511 | 0.30 | New | 0 | 0 | |
Action Brotherhood for Active Dreamers | 88,743 | 0.29 | New | 0 | 0 | |
Philippine Coconut Producers Federation | 88,536 | 0.29 | −0.68 | 0 | −1 | |
Ang Tagapagtaguyod ng Sikap sa Ikauunlad ng mga Pinoy | 88,522 | 0.29 | New | 0 | 0 | |
Pro-Active on Climate Change Leaders | 88,457 | 0.29 | New | 0 | 0 | |
Action League of Indigenous Masses | 86,491 | 0.29 | New | 0 | 0 | |
Womenpower | 86,411 | 0.29 | New | 0 | 0 | |
1st Kabalikat ng Bayan Ginhawang Sangkatauhan | 84,687 | 0.28 | New | 0 | 0 | |
Youth League for Peace and Advancement | 82,642 | 0.27 | +0.22 | 0 | 0 | |
The True Marcos Loyalist (for God Country and People) Association of the Phil. | 81,584 | 0.27 | −0.79 | 0 | −1 | |
Partido ng Katutubong Pilipino | 80,064 | 0.27 | New | 0 | 0 | |
Ang Tao Muna at Bayan | 79,255 | 0.26 | New | 0 | 0 | |
Agapay ng Indigenous Peoples Rights Alliance | 77,270 | 0.26 | New | 0 | 0 | |
Bayani | 74,993 | 0.25 | New | 0 | 0 | |
Alliance of Associations of Accredited Workers in the Water Sector | 74,152 | 0.25 | +0.11 | 0 | 0 | |
Vendors and Traders Alliance of Philippines Party | 74,041 | 0.25 | +0.04 | 0 | 0 | |
Alliance of Mindanao Elders | 71,503 | 0.24 | New | 0 | 0 | |
Alliance of People's Organizations | 70,901 | 0.24 | +0.14 | 0 | 0 | |
Biyaheng Pinoy Labor Association | 70,480 | 0.23 | −0.26 | 0 | 0 | |
Alma sa Pagkahikaos at Ignoransiya | 70,070 | 0.23 | New | 0 | 0 | |
Akbay Pinoy OFW-National | 67,946 | 0.23 | −0.27 | 0 | 0 | |
Champions for Innovative Employment | 67,800 | 0.23 | New | 0 | 0 | |
Organization of Regional Advocates for Good Governance Onward Nation-Building | 67,366 | 0.22 | New | 0 | 0 | |
Parents Enabling Parents Coalition Party | 65,299 | 0.22 | +0.01 | 0 | 0 | |
Ugnayan ng Nagkakaisang Layunin at Adhikaing Dakila | 64,746 | 0.22 | New | 0 | 0 | |
Adhikain ng mga Dakilang Anak Maharlika | 63,065 | 0.21 | New | 0 | 0 | |
A Blessed Federation of Farmers and Fishermen International | 62,529 | 0.21 | New | 0 | 0 | |
Ang Mata'y Alagaan | 62,249 | 0.21 | New | 0 | 0 | |
Sulong! Barangay Movement | 60,606 | 0.20 | −0.02 | 0 | 0 | |
Alliance for Rural Concerns | 57,515 | 0.19 | −2.15 | 0 | −2 | |
Ang Agrikultura Natin Isulong | 57,190 | 0.19 | New | 0 | 0 | |
Alliance of Bicolnon Party | 55,159 | 0.18 | New | 0 | 0 | |
Aabante Emmanuel Civic Association | 54,848 | 0.18 | New | 0 | 0 | |
Adhikain at Kilusan ng Ordinaryong Tao Para sa Lupa Hanapbuhay at Kaunlaran | 54,182 | 0.18 | New | 0 | 0 | |
Action for Democracy and Development for the Tribal People | 53,510 | 0.18 | −0.03 | 0 | 0 | |
Kababaihang Lingkod Bayan sa Pilipinas | 50,466 | 0.17 | New | 0 | 0 | |
Asosasyon ng mga Maliliit na Negosyanteng Gumaganap | 50,127 | 0.17 | −0.10 | 0 | 0 | |
Alliance of Advocates in Mining Advancement for National Progress | 49,990 | 0.17 | New | 0 | 0 | |
Adhikaing Alay ng Marino sa Sambayanan | 49,893 | 0.17 | New | 0 | 0 | |
Agri-Agra Reporma Para sa Magsasaka ng Pilipinas Movement | 49,635 | 0.16 | New | 0 | 0 | |
Alagaan Natin Ating Kalusugan | 47,828 | 0.16 | New | 0 | 0 | |
Batang Iwas sa Droga Foundation | 45,708 | 0.15 | New | 0 | 0 | |
Kalahi Sectoral Party | 45,494 | 0.15 | −0.41 | 0 | 0 | |
Green Force for the Environment-Sons and Daughters of Mother Earth | 44,100 | 0.15 | New | 0 | 0 | |
Advocates for Special Children and Handicapped Movement | 41,809 | 0.14 | −0.18 | 0 | 0 | |
Association for Righteousness Advocacy in Leadership | 41,159 | 0.14 | New | 0 | 0 | |
Ako Agila sa Nagkaisang Magsasaka | 39,448 | 0.13 | New | 0 | 0 | |
Anti War/Anti Terror Mindanao Peace Movement | 38,050 | 0.13 | New | 0 | 0 | |
Yes We Can | 36,819 | 0.12 | New | 0 | 0 | |
Akap Kapatiran Para sa Tangkilikan ng mga Obrero | 36,805 | 0.12 | New | 0 | 0 | |
Sectoral Party of ang Minero (Ang Minero) | 36,650 | 0.12 | New | 0 | 0 | |
Pamilyang OFW-SME Network Foundation | 35,636 | 0.12 | New | 0 | 0 | |
Alliance of Believers Bridge in Attaining Accurate and Meaningful Advancement | 34,852 | 0.12 | New | 0 | 0 | |
Itinerant Vendors Alliance of the Philippines | 34,785 | 0.12 | New | 0 | 0 | |
Pasang Masda Nationwide | 34,769 | 0.12 | New | 0 | 0 | |
Alyansa ng Mamamayang Naghihirap | 32,957 | 0.11 | New | 0 | 0 | |
Bago National Cultural Society of the Philippines | 32,942 | 0.11 | New | 0 | 0 | |
Abang Lingkod | 32,122 | 0.11 | New | 0 | 0 | |
1-Aangat Ka Pilipino | 32,048 | 0.11 | New | 0 | 0 | |
Sagip Kapwa Foundation | 31,798 | 0.11 | New | 0 | 0 | |
Koalisyon ng mga Katutubong Samahan ng Pilipinas | 31,667 | 0.11 | +0.07 | 0 | 0 | |
Alliance of National Urban Poor Organizations Assembly | 31,330 | 0.10 | New | 0 | 0 | |
Alliance of Regional Coalitions Against People's Poverty | 30,845 | 0.10 | New | 0 | 0 | |
United Movement Against Drugs Foundation | 30,651 | 0.10 | −1.47 | 0 | −1 | |
Free Workers | 30,540 | 0.10 | New | 0 | 0 | |
Small Farmers and Land Tillers Association of the Philippines | 30,001 | 0.10 | New | 0 | 0 | |
Social Movement for Active Reform and Transparency | 28,617 | 0.10 | New | 0 | 0 | |
Agrarian Development Association | 27,521 | 0.09 | New | 0 | 0 | |
First People's Representative for Indigent Student Athletes | 27,229 | 0.09 | New | 0 | 0 | |
Ang Kapisanan ng mga Seaman | 26,805 | 0.09 | New | 0 | 0 | |
Abante Katutubo | 26,593 | 0.09 | New | 0 | 0 | |
Advocates for Penology Enhancement and Legal Assistance | 26,133 | 0.09 | New | 0 | 0 | |
Bagong Koalisyon ng Nagkakaisang Samahan sa Sektor ng Transportasyon | 25,547 | 0.08 | New | 0 | 0 | |
Abante Bicol Oragon | 23,902 | 0.08 | New | 0 | 0 | |
Akbay Kalusugan | 23,394 | 0.08 | New | 0 | 0 | |
Alliance of Nationalistic and Genuine Program for Agricultral Development Towards Economic Reform | 22,218 | 0.07 | New | 0 | 0 | |
Alliance for Community Transformation and Service | 21,475 | 0.07 | New | 0 | 0 | |
Association of Administrator Professionals and Seniors | 20,753 | 0.07 | −0.09 | 0 | 0 | |
Angkan Katutubo | 19,580 | 0.07 | New | 0 | 0 | |
Alyansa Lumad | 19,577 | 0.07 | New | 0 | 0 | |
United Caddies and Green Keepers Association of the Philippines | 19,221 | 0.06 | New | 0 | 0 | |
Damayan Alliance of the Aging and Disabled Filipinos | 19,069 | 0.06 | New | 0 | 0 | |
Bigkis Pinoy Movement | 19,027 | 0.06 | −0.42 | 0 | 0 | |
Alay Serbisyo (Workers in the Informal Sector Economy) | 18,164 | 0.06 | New | 0 | 0 | |
Alyansa ng Media at Showbiz | 17,534 | 0.06 | New | 0 | 0 | |
Alay sa Bayan ng Malayang Propesyonal at Repormang Kalakal | 17,125 | 0.06 | −0.20 | 0 | 0 | |
Alliance for Philippines Security Guards Cooperative | 15,595 | 0.05 | New | 0 | 0 | |
Alyansa ng mga Naulila ng mga Tagapagtanggol ng Bayan | 15,520 | 0.05 | New | 0 | 0 | |
Kabukluran ng mga Kababaihang Filipina sa Timog Katagalugan | 12,430 | 0.04 | −0.02 | 0 | 0 | |
National Council for Commuters Protection | 12,386 | 0.04 | New | 0 | 0 | |
One Nation Empowered By Technology | 12,335 | 0.04 | New | 0 | 0 | |
Ang Partido Demokratiko Rural | 11,680 | 0.04 | New | 0 | 0 | |
Abot Tanaw | 10,473 | 0.03 | New | 0 | 0 | |
A Convergence for Mindanao Agenda | 8,864 | 0.03 | New | 0 | 0 | |
Alliance and Advocates for Senior Citizens' Affairs | 7,379 | 0.02 | New | 0 | 0 | |
Alyansa Lumad Mindanao | 6,612 | 0.02 | New | 0 | 0 | |
United Filipino Seafarers | 6,121 | 0.02 | New | 0 | 0 | |
Binigkis na Interes ng mga Drayber sa Adhikain | 4,963 | 0.02 | New | 0 | 0 | |
Citizen Power Movement | 4,495 | 0.01 | New | 0 | 0 | |
Alliance of Vigilant Protectors of Aquatic Products | 4,324 | 0.01 | New | 0 | 0 | |
Ang Samahan Para sa Magandang Kabuhayan | 4,199 | 0.01 | New | 0 | 0 | |
People's Freedom Party | 3,883 | 0.01 | New | 0 | 0 | |
Ang National Coalition on Indigenous People's Action | 1,217 | 0.00 | New | 0 | 0 | |
Total | 30,092,613 | 100.00 | – | 57 | +4 | |
Valid votes | 30,092,613 | 78.88 | +25.56 | |||
Invalid/blank votes [lower-alpha 1] | 8,056,758 | 21.12 | −25.56 | |||
Total votes | 38,149,371 | 100.00 | – | |||
Registered voters/turnout | 51,317,073 | 74.34 | +4.73 | |||
Source: COMELEC |
On July 11, 2010, the Commission on Elections (COMELEC) disqualified two nominees of Kasangga sa Kaunlaran namely Teodoro Haresco and Eugenio Lacson on proving they do not support the marginalized sectors. Bagong Alyansang Makabayan (BAYAN) secretary-general Renato Reyes says that "this should now serve as a benchmark for other pending petitions against party-list nominees who do not belong to nor represent the marginalized sectors." [18]
On July 20, 2010, the COMELEC allowed Rep. Arroyo to sit as the representative for Ang Galing Pinoy after he was accepted as the first nominee of the party-list group. The Commission voted 4–2 while one abstained. [19] The COMELEC also proclaimed three more parties as winners: A TEACHER, Butil Farmers Party and 1-UTAK, although the latter's first nominee, Angelo Reyes, was not allowed to take office as he has a pending disqualification case. [20]
While the commission upheld Angelo Reyes nomination by 1-UTAK, on late July, the party withdrew Reyes from their list after the commission's decision was appealed. [21] Reyes, who was prohibited from having his seat at the House of Representatives, appealed to the Supreme Court. [22] With the suicide of Reyes, the Supreme Court dismissed Reyes' petition. [23]
The Supreme Court dismissed petition filed by the Alliance for Barangay Concerns (ABC) on their disqualification by the commission, on March 22. The commission's decision, in which ABC was disqualified for being a front of the Members Church of God International, a religious group that produces the Ang Dating Daan television program, was upheld as it stated that the constitution gave the commission the power to register and cancel the registration of party-list groups. The commission originally dismissed the petition filed by lawyer and journalist Melanio Mauricio, Jr. in 2010, but was reconsidered in August 2010; ABC has already won a seat in Congress but has not been sworn in. ABC, through its chairman James Marty Lim, argued that since the party had already won a seat, the jurisdiction should be under the House of Representatives Electoral Tribunal. However, the court ruled that commission maintains jurisdiction as the case does not refer to qualifications of members of Congress. [24]
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Elections were held in Central Luzon for seats in the House of Representatives of the Philippines on May 10, 2010.
The 2007 election of members to the Senate of the Philippines was the 29th election to the Senate of the Philippines. It was held on Monday, May 14, 2007, to elect 12 of the 24 seats in the Senate. The winners in this election joined the winners of the 2004 election to form the 14th Congress of the Philippines. The senators elected in 2004 will serve until June 30, 2010, while the senators elected in this election will serve up to June 30, 2013. The elections to the House of Representatives as well as local elections occurred on the same date. The Philippines uses plurality-at-large voting for seats in the Senate.
Presidential elections, legislative elections and local elections were held in the Philippines on May 10, 2004. In the presidential election, incumbent president Gloria Macapagal Arroyo won a full six-year term as president, with a margin of just over one million votes over her leading opponent, highly popular movie actor Fernando Poe Jr.
Party-list representation in the House of Representatives of the Philippines refers to a system in which 20% of the House of Representatives is elected. While the House is predominantly elected by a plurality voting system, known as a first-past-the-post system, party-list representatives are elected by a type of party-list proportional representation. The 1987 Constitution of the Philippines created the party-list system. Originally, the party-list was open to underrepresented community sectors or groups, including labor, peasant, urban poor, indigenous cultural, women, youth, and other such sectors as may be defined by law. However, a 2013 Supreme Court decision clarified that the party-list is a system of proportional representation open to various kinds of groups and parties, and not an exercise exclusive to marginalized sectors. National parties or organizations and regional parties or organizations do not need to organize along sectoral lines and do not need to represent any marginalized and underrepresented sector.
Local elections were held in Manila on May 13, 2013, within the Philippine general election. The voters elected for the elective local posts in the city: the mayor, vice mayor, the six congressmen, and the councilors, six in each of the city's six legislative districts.
Ako Bicol Political Party (AKB) is a political party in the Philippines participating in the party-list elections in the Philippines. It represents the Bicol Region and the Bicolano people. In the 2016 elections, AKB was the top partylist with 1,664,975 votes, earning it 3 seats in Congress.
A general election in the Philippines took place on May 9, 2016, for executive and legislative branches for all levels of government – national, provincial, and local, except for the barangay officials.
Kabataan, also known as the Kabataan Partylist and formerly known as Ang Nagkakaisang Kabataan Para sa Sambayanan, is a partylist in the Philippines affiliated with the leftist political coalition Makabayan. It is currently represented by Raoul Manuel at the Philippine Congress since 2022. According to its website, the partylist represents the youth sector, and aims to "galvanize the Filipino youth’s unity for social change," believing that the youth should "devote its intellect, energy, and courage to building a new society devoid of corruption, inequality, and social injustice."
Elections were held in Mimaropa for seats in the House of Representatives of the Philippines on May 9, 2016.
Elections were held in Bicol Region for seats in the House of Representatives of the Philippines on May 9, 2016.
Elections were held for seats reserved for the party-list representation in the House of Representatives of the Philippines on May 9, 2016. At most 20% of the seats in the House of Representatives of the Philippines are reserved for party-list representatives. The election was via the party-list system, with a 2% "soft" election threshold via the Hare quota, except that no party can win more than 3 seats, and if the seats won do not reach the 20% of the seats of the entire House of Representatives, the parties that have yet to win seats will get a seat each until the 20% reserved for party-lists have been filled up.
Coalition of Associations of Senior Citizens in the Philippines, Inc., commonly known as Senior Citizens Partylist, is a political party in the Philippines representing the interests of the elderly, otherwise known as "senior citizens" in the Philippines. It has run and won seats in the party-list elections. It has been plagued by party infighting, which has led to delay in its nominees taking their seats in the House of Representatives.
Abang Lingkod is a political organization with representation in the House of Representatives of the Philippines. It aims to represent the interest of Filipino farmers and fishermen.