Amid Increasing Party-List Groups Named after Telenovelas, COMELEC Issues Statement
COMELEC – The Commission on Elections announced that it has decided to ban party-list group names that are after TV shows and government programs.
The 2025 Midterm Elections include both local and national polls. It was inclusive of the election for party-list groups that sought to have representatives in the House. In the recent polls, 156 party-list groups vied for a seat in the lower chamber.
Some of the party-lists groups are named after popular personalities in the political industry such as the Duterte Youth, PBBM, and 1PACMAN. There were also those that were named after TV shows and telenovelas like the Batang Quiapo, Ang Probinsyano, and the TUTUK TO WIN.
There were also party-list groups that were named after government programs like the 4PS. Recently, COMELEC announced its decision regarding the party-list groups that were named after TV shows and government programs. Based on a report on GMA News, the poll body has decided to ban party-list group names that are after telenovelas and government programs in the next accreditation.
“Hindi na kami papayag sa susunod na accreditation process na gagamit sila ng mga sikat na telenovela na pangalan. Hindi kami papayag na gagamit sila ng mga pangalan ng ayuda. Hindi na po tama ‘yon,” Comelec chairman George Erwin Garcia said.
Based on the report, Garcia stressed that the names of their party-list group must reflect the advocacy of their group. The COMELEC chairman said that party-list groups bearing the names inspired by TV shows and government programs must change their names if they want to be accredited.
“Sa mga susunod we will no longer allow. If they want accreditation, change the names of their party in accordance with their principles, kung ano ang kanilang plataporma,” he expressed.
In the 2025 Elections, there are 156 party-list groups that vied for a seat in the House of Representatives. Here are the candidates:
- 4PS
- PPP
- FPJ PANDAY BAYANIHAN
- KABATAAN
- DUTERTE YOUTH
- ML
- PBBM
- P3PWD
- MURANG KURYENTE
- BICOL SARO
- IPATUPAD
- PATROL
- JUAN PINOY
- ARTE
- WIFI
- MAAGAP
- UNITED SENIOR CITIZENS
- EPANAW SAMBAYANAN
- AKO PADAYON
- TUCP
- ACT TEACHERS
- 1PACMAN
- TGP
- DUMPER PTDA
- ANAKALUSUGAN
- AKSYON DAPAT
- BHW
- SULONG DIGNIDAD
- BATANG QUIAPO
- PBA
- GILAS
- AKO ILOCANO AKO
- PAMILYANG MAGSASAKA
- CLICK PARTY
- ABANTE BISDAK
- MANILA TEACHERS
- PAMANA
- NANAY
- KM NGAYON NA
- BABAE AKO
- ARISE
- MAGDALO
- APEC
- MAGBUBUKID
- SSS-GSIS PENSYONADO
- GABRIELA
- TINGOG
- APAT-DAPAT
- AHON MAHIRAP
- UGB
- AKBAYAN
- AGIMAT
- PHILRECA
- KAPUSO PM
- ILOCANO DEFENDERS
- 1-RIDER PARTY-LIST
- TICTOK
- BAYAN MUNA
- ANG PROBINSIYANO
- BANAT
- SBP
- BUHAY
- TULUNGAN TAYO
- SAGIP
- BTS BAYANING TSUPER
- VENDORS
- ACT-CIS
- AKTIBONG KAAGAPAY
- ASENSO PINOY
- SOLO PARENTS
- ANG KOMADRONA
- PROMDI
- PUSONG PINOY
- KUSUG TAUSUG
- DAMAYANG FILIPINO
- MPBL
- ANGAT
- KALINGA
- BOSES PARTY-LIST
- ARANGKADA PILIPINO
- AANGAT TAYO
- OFW
- BIDA KATAGUMPAY
- KAMANGGAGAWA
- BFF
- BUNYOG
- AGRI
- SENIOR CITIZENS
- 4K
- PBP
- ONE COOP
- CIBAC
- BH – BAGONG HENERASYON
- 1AGILA
- EDUAKSYON
- ANG TINIG NG SENIORS
- BG PARTY-LIST
- PINOY AKO
- H.E.L.P. PILIPINAS
- HEALTH WORKERS
- PEOPLE’S CHAMP
- AA-KASOSYO PARTY
- SOLID NORTH PARTY
- ABAMIN
- TRABAHO
- ANGKASANGGA
- TODA AKSYON
- TURISMO
- ABONO
- ASAP NA
- LINGAP
- UNITED FRONTLINERS
- KASAMBAHAY
- TUTOK TO WIN
- AKO OFW
- AGAP
- 1TAHANAN
- COOP-NATCCO
- KABAYAN
- 1MUNTI
- PINOY WORKERS
- API PARTY
- AKO BISAYA
- KAMALAYAN
- AKO TANOD
- PROBINSYANO AKO
- KABABAIHAN
- RAM
- ALONA
- 131 AKO BICOL
- GP (GALING SA PUSO)
- KAUNLAD PINOY
- ABP
- CWS
- LPGMA
- A TEACHER
- SWERTE
- GABAY
- MALASAKIT@BAYANIHAN
- AKAY NI SOL
- LUNAS
- DIWA
- PINUNO
- PAMILYA MUNA
- BAGONG PILIPINAS
- HUGPONG FEDERAL
- TUPAD
- LAANG KAWAL
- PAMILYA KO
- BBM
- HEAL PH
- ABANG LINGKOD
- MAGSASAKA
- MAHARLIKA
- USWAG ILONGGO
The canvassing of votes is ongoing. Currently, Akbayan leads the party-list groups’ election race with 2,779,621 votes. Based on the report, there is a chance that it may obtain three (3) seats. It is currently followed by the Duterte Youth. Here are the Top 15 party-list groups based on the partial and unofficial results:
- Akbayan — 2,779,621 votes
- Duterte Youth — 2,338,564 votes
- Tingog Partylist — 1,822,708 votes
- 4Ps — 1,469,571
- ACT-CIS — 1,239,930
- Ako Bicol — 1,073,119
- Uswag Ilonggo — 777,754
- Solid North Partylist — 765,322
- Trabaho — 709,283
- CIBAC — 593,911
- Malasakit @ Bayanihan — 580,100
- Senior Citizens — 577,753
- PPP — 575,762
- ML — 547,949, at
- FPJ Panday Bayanihan — 538,003
The Commission on Elections has yet to release a statement on how many seats can winning party-list groups obtain. Reportedly, it has to be computed first based on the number of voters.
Amid the ongoing counting of votes, senatorial candidate Pastor Apollo Quiboloy wanted a manual recount of the votes. COMELEC has responded to the request of Pastor Quiboloy for a manual recount of the senatorial votes.