46 Groups Hailed as Party List Winners!

20 May 46 Groups Hailed as Party List Winners!

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On Thursday, May 19, 46 groups has been proclaimed winners in the party-list elections by the National Board of Canvassers (NBOC), Commission on Elections (Comelec).

20% of the seats in the House of Representatives are allocated by the Constitution for the Party List or 59 seats.

The occupation of the seats will start on June 30.

Among the 59 seats that have been designated, only Ako Bicol got the maximum seats of 3 that is allowed per Party List. 11 others were allowed to have 2 seats each. The remaining 34 organizations that have won got 1 seat each.

Ako Bicol has collected a staggering 1,664,975 votes or 5.143% of the total votes.

Here is the list of the Party List winners and the seats reserved for each group:

1. Ako Bicol – 3 seats
2. Gabriela – 2 seats
3. 1Pacman – 2 seats
4. ACT Teachers – 2 seats
5. Senior Citizens – 2 seats
6. Kabayan – 2 seats
7. Agri – 2 seats
8. PBA – 2 seats
9. Buhay – 2 seats
10. Abono – 2 seats
11. AMIN – 2 seats
12. COOP-NATCCO – 2 seats
13. Akbayan – 1 seat
14. Bayan Muna – 1 seat
15. Agap – 1 seat
16. An Waray – 1 seat
17. CIBAC – 1 seat
18. AAMBIS-OWA – 1 seat
19. Kalinga – 1 seat
20. A Teacher – 1 seat
21. YACAP – 1 seat
22. DIWA – 1 seat
23. TUCP – 1 seat
24. Abang Lingkod – 1 seat
25. LPGMA – 1 seat
26. ALONA – 1 seat
27. 1-Sagip – 1 seat
28. Butil – 1 seat
29. Acts-OFW – 1 seat
30. Anakpawis – 1 seat
31. Ang Kabuhayan – 1 seat
32. Angkla – 1 seat
33. MATA – 1 seat
34. 1-CARE – 1 seat
35. ANAC-IP – 1 seat
36. ABS – 1 seat
37. Kabataan – 1 seat
38. BH – 1 seat
39. AASENSO – 1 seat
40. SBP – 1 seat
41. Magdalo – 1 seat
42. 1-Ang Edukasyon – 1 seat
43. Manila Teachers – 1 seat
44. Kusug Tausug – 1 seat
45. Aangat Tayo – 1 seat
46. Agbiag! – 1 seat

However, after the winners have been announced, the 2nd-placer Gabriela who have garnered 1,340,415 votes or 4.3% of the total votes said that the NBOC should review the percentages of the allocated seats. It has been known that 20% of the seats in the House is 59.5 or 60 seats for allocation. Thus, they are appealing that the NBOC should merit Gabriela 3 seats instead of 2.

Comelec Commissioner Christian Lim said that the Comelec en banc will handle the party-list organizations’ proposals next week to change their lists of nominees before certifications will be given.

The Party List system has been created to properly represent marginalized sectors and groups in the House of Representatives.

For this year’s election, 115 Party List groups joined the Party-List race.