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156 party-list groups to be included in ballot
The Philippine Star
|October 19, 2024
A total of 156 party-list groups have been approved for inclusion in the official ballot for the midterm elections next year, the Commission on Elections (Comelec) announced yesterday.
An electronic raffle to determine the order of listing in the ballot of the party-list organizations was held yesterday at the Comelec office in Intramuros, Manila. Printing of official ballots is set in December.
The 4PS (Pagtibayin at Palaguin ang Pangkabuhayang Pilipino) took the number one spot among party-lists in the official ballot, followed by the PPP (Puwersa ng Pilipinong Pandagat), FPJ Panday Bayanihan, Kabataan and Duterte Youth.
The next five spots went to ML (Mamamayang Liberal), PBBM (Pilipinas Babangon Muli), P3PWD (Komunidad ng Pamilya, Pasyente at Persons with Disabilities), Murang Kuryente and Bicol Saro. The final spot (number 156) went to Uswag Ilonggo.
The Comelec named the 156 groups eligible for inclusion in the electronic raffle through Resolution No. 11074 issued on Oct. 11.
A total of 190 groups filed their certificates of nomination and acceptance from Oct. 1 to 8.
This story is from the October 19, 2024 edition of The Philippine Star.
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