Registration for political parties, party-lists opens
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) has started accepting the petition for registration of political parties and party-list groups eyeing a seat in the May 2025 midterm elections.
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) has started accepting the petition for registration of political parties and party-list groups eyeing a seat in the May 2025 midterm elections.
Retired elections commissioner Rowena Guanzon has been named as the first nominee of Komunidad ng Pamilya, Pasyente at Persons with Disabilities or P3PWD Party-list after its five original nominees tendered their resignation.
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) has proclaimed the 55 victorious party-list groups, which will take 62 seats in the House of Representatives.
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) is confident that it can declare the elected senatorial candidates by Wednesday and party-list groups by Thursday.
An election watchdog said the rich and powerful use the party-list system as a backdoor to further entrench their political and economic interests.