Comelec cancels Duterte Youth registration

The Commission on Elections (Comelec) Second Division, voting 2-1, granted the petition seeking to cancel the registration of the Duterte Youth party-list, which ranked second in the May elections.

- By DHEL NAZARIO

In the resolution dated June 18, 2025, petitioners Reeya Beatrice Magtalas, Abigal Aleli Tan, Raainah Punzalan, and Aunell Ross Angco prayed for the cancellation of the registration of Duterte Youth. They argued that Duterte Youth failed to comply with the requirements of publication and hearing, which are both jurisdictional in character.

Aside from this, they also claimed that the Duterte Youth committed grounds for the cancellation of its registration.

According to Comelec Chairman George Erwin Garcia, the party-list can still file a motion for reconsideration before the Comelec en banc.