Philippine House of Representatives party-list election, 2010
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The 2010 House of Representatives
of the Philippines
party-list election was on May 10, 2010. The whole country was one at-large
district, where parties nominate three persons to be their candidates, ranked in order of which they'll be seated
if elected. The elected representatives will serve in the 15th Congress
.
Candidates from the district elections are not allowed to be nominated by the parties participating in the party-list election, nor are parties who have candidates in the district elections may be allowed to join the party-list election; the parties in the party-list election must represent a distinct "sector" in the society such as women, laborers and the like.
In the election, the voter elects the party, not the nominees of the party; a voter may not be able to influence how the nominees are listed on election day, except for joining the party beforehand. If the party surpasses 2% of the national vote, the person first nominated by the party will be seated. Additional seats can be won by multiplying the percentage of the votes the party got, with the difference of number of seats the party already has (1), and the number of seats allocated for sectoral organizations (57), disregarding decimals, with no party getting more than two additional seats. However, usually only the party with the most number of votes gets the two additional seats, the other parties will get only one additional seat. If the number of seated representatives is less than the 20% quota of party-list representatives in Congress (57 for the 15th Congress), the unfilled seats will be filled up by the remaining parties in descending order of votes garnered until are seats are filled up. Note that with more than a hundred parties participating, and with the 3-seat cap, the seats that the parties with 2% of the vote or more will always be less than the 20% allocation.
(COMELEC) expected an increase of party-list organizations seeking accreditation from the 153 organizations that applied for accreditation during the 2007 elections. The COMELEC also de-listed 25 party-list organizations for either failing to participate in the last two elections or did not obtain two percent of the votes cast. However, the COMELEC said the two percent vote requirement does not cover the organizations that won a congressional seat based on a recent Supreme Court ruling. Militant groups Migrante and Sanlakas
protested such de-listment, saying that they were not covered by the 2% rule, and that such rule is unconstitutional. Another 8 such organizations also filed a motion for reconsideration or a verified opposition against their de-listment.
After purging the party-list roster, the COMELEC then acted upon the organizations that filed their manifestations of intent to run. LGBT
group Ang Ladlad
appealed their disqualification after the COMELEC's First Division disqualified the organization due to "moral grounds," citing the Bible
and the Qur'an
. Party leader Danton Remoto
, a professor at Ateneo de Manila University
, cited the Universal Declaration on Human Rights and the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights
as reasons why Ang Ladlad should be re-instated. Remoto would then appeal to the commission en banc
The COMELEC also disqualified Alliance of Concerned Teachers
(ACT) and government employees union Courage. The commission's First Division disqualified ACT after it had failed to prove hat it exists "in most of the regions;" the commission said that, Courage on the other hand, "exists in Western Visayas
, Davao del Sur
, a town in Lanao del Norte
and Rizal
and some cities in Metro Manila
," and that it failed to prove that it represents a "marginalized and under-represented sector."
In December, the commission en banc denied Ang Ladlads motion for reconsideration with finality as Remoto said he would elevate the case to the Supreme Court
. In January 2010, the Supreme Court issued a temporary restraining order to the COMELEC on disqualifying Ang Ladlad.
With the COMELEC prevented from disqualifying Ang Ladlad, the organization along with 143 others were included in the final list of accredited party-list organizations, although the status may change if the court sides with COMELEC on the issue. Under Resolution 8745, six additional party-list groups were accredited, bringing the total to 150.
The party-list election has been hit by allegations that several parties are fronts by the ruling administration. Bagong Alyansang Makabayan (BAYAN), a coalition of left-leaning party-lists, and election watchdog Kontra Daya said that nine party-lists are connected to the Arroyo political family. The parties and their first nominee cited are:
The administration distanced itself from the six pro-government parties insisting it has not endorsed any group supposedly to augment the administration's representation in Congress, saying that "it is up to the COMELEC to judge and issue a decision on the matter."
On April 8, 2010, the Supreme Court ruled that Ang Ladlad is allowed to run in the 2010 election, saying with a unanimous vote that what is immoral is not necessary illegal.
was recalled as Arroyo has a pending disqualification notice against him, and he is their #1 nominee. The winners are:
Total seats: 41, with 16 unfilled.
On July 20, 2010, the COMELEC allowed Rep. Arroyo to sit as the representative for Ang Galing Pinoy after he was accepted as the first nominee of the party-list group. The Commission voted 4–2 while one abstained. The COMELEC also proclaimed three more parties as winners: A TEACHER
, Butil Farmers Party and 1-UTAK, although the latter's first nominee, Angelo Reyes
, was allowed to take office as he has a pending disqualification case.
While the commission upheld Angelo Reyes
nomination by 1-UTAK, on late July, the party withdrew Reyes from their list after the commission's decision was appealed. Reyes, who was prohibited from having his seat at the House of Representatives, appealed to the Supreme Court
. With the suicide of Reyes, the Supreme Court dismissed Reyes' petition.
The Supreme Court dismissed petition filed by the Alliance for Barangay Concerns
(ABC) on their disqualification by the commission, on March 22. The commission's decision, in which ABC was disqualified for being a front of the Members Church of God International
, a religious group that produces the Ang Dating Daan
television program, was upheld as it stated that the constitution gave the commission the power to register and cancel the registration of party-list groups. The commission originally dismissed the petition filed by lawyer and journalist Melanio Mauricio, Jr. in 2010, but was reconsidered on August 2010; ABC has already won a seat in Congress but has not been sworn in. ABC, through its chairman James Marty Lim, argued that since the party had already won a seat, the jurisdiction should be under the House of Representatives Electoral Tribunal. However, the court ruled that commission maintains jurisdiction as the case does not refer to qualifications of members of Congress.
House of Representatives of the Philippines
The House of Representatives of the Philippines is the lower chamber of the...
of the Philippines
Philippines
The Philippines , officially known as the Republic of the Philippines , is a country in Southeast Asia in the western Pacific Ocean. To its north across the Luzon Strait lies Taiwan. West across the South China Sea sits Vietnam...
party-list election was on May 10, 2010. The whole country was one at-large
At-Large
At-large is a designation for representative members of a governing body who are elected or appointed to represent the whole membership of the body , rather than a subset of that membership...
district, where parties nominate three persons to be their candidates, ranked in order of which they'll be seated
Closed list
Closed list describes the variant of party-list proportional representation where voters can only vote for political parties as a whole and thus have no influence on the party-supplied order in which party candidates are elected...
if elected. The elected representatives will serve in the 15th Congress
15th Congress of the Philippines
The Fifteenth Congress of the Philippines is the current meeting of the national legislature of the Republic of the Philippines, composed of the Senate and House of Representatives...
.
Candidates from the district elections are not allowed to be nominated by the parties participating in the party-list election, nor are parties who have candidates in the district elections may be allowed to join the party-list election; the parties in the party-list election must represent a distinct "sector" in the society such as women, laborers and the like.
In the election, the voter elects the party, not the nominees of the party; a voter may not be able to influence how the nominees are listed on election day, except for joining the party beforehand. If the party surpasses 2% of the national vote, the person first nominated by the party will be seated. Additional seats can be won by multiplying the percentage of the votes the party got, with the difference of number of seats the party already has (1), and the number of seats allocated for sectoral organizations (57), disregarding decimals, with no party getting more than two additional seats. However, usually only the party with the most number of votes gets the two additional seats, the other parties will get only one additional seat. If the number of seated representatives is less than the 20% quota of party-list representatives in Congress (57 for the 15th Congress), the unfilled seats will be filled up by the remaining parties in descending order of votes garnered until are seats are filled up. Note that with more than a hundred parties participating, and with the 3-seat cap, the seats that the parties with 2% of the vote or more will always be less than the 20% allocation.
Background
Prior to the election, the Commission on ElectionsCommission on Elections (Philippines)
The Commission on Elections, or COMELEC, is one of the three constitutional commissions of the Philippines. Its principal role is to enforce all laws and regulations relative to the conduct of elections, initiatives, referendums, and recalls....
(COMELEC) expected an increase of party-list organizations seeking accreditation from the 153 organizations that applied for accreditation during the 2007 elections. The COMELEC also de-listed 25 party-list organizations for either failing to participate in the last two elections or did not obtain two percent of the votes cast. However, the COMELEC said the two percent vote requirement does not cover the organizations that won a congressional seat based on a recent Supreme Court ruling. Militant groups Migrante and Sanlakas
Sanlakas
Sanlakas Kids is an upcoming 2011 Philippine TV fantasy series on ABS-CBN about a group of superheroes created by Mars Ravelo. The show, called Sanlakas earlier in its development process, is part of the Komiks Presents Mars Ravelo series....
protested such de-listment, saying that they were not covered by the 2% rule, and that such rule is unconstitutional. Another 8 such organizations also filed a motion for reconsideration or a verified opposition against their de-listment.
After purging the party-list roster, the COMELEC then acted upon the organizations that filed their manifestations of intent to run. LGBT
LGBT
LGBT is an initialism that collectively refers to "lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender" people. In use since the 1990s, the term "LGBT" is an adaptation of the initialism "LGB", which itself started replacing the phrase "gay community" beginning in the mid-to-late 1980s, which many within the...
group Ang Ladlad
Ang Ladlad
LADLAD is a Filipino lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender political party. It was founded on 21 September 2003, and is founded by Danton Remoto, Associate Professor of English at Ateneo de Manila University.The organization's thrust is toward human rights, and the organization is fighting for...
appealed their disqualification after the COMELEC's First Division disqualified the organization due to "moral grounds," citing the Bible
Bible
The Bible refers to any one of the collections of the primary religious texts of Judaism and Christianity. There is no common version of the Bible, as the individual books , their contents and their order vary among denominations...
and the Qur'an
Qur'an
The Quran , also transliterated Qur'an, Koran, Alcoran, Qur’ān, Coran, Kuran, and al-Qur’ān, is the central religious text of Islam, which Muslims consider the verbatim word of God . It is regarded widely as the finest piece of literature in the Arabic language...
. Party leader Danton Remoto
Danton Remoto
Danton R. Remoto, Ph.D. is a Filipino writer, essayist, reporter, editor, columnist, and professor. Remoto was a first prize recipient at the ASEAN Letter-Writing Contest for Young People. The award made Remoto a scholar at the Ateneo de Manila University in the Philippines. As a professor,...
, a professor at Ateneo de Manila University
Ateneo de Manila University
The Ateneo de Manila University is a private teaching and research university run by the Society of Jesus in the Philippines. It began in 1859 when the City of Manila handed control of the Escuela Municipal de Manila in Intramuros, Manila, to the Jesuits...
, cited the Universal Declaration on Human Rights and the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights
International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights
The International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights is a multilateral treaty adopted by the United Nations General Assembly on December 16, 1966, and in force from March 23, 1976...
as reasons why Ang Ladlad should be re-instated. Remoto would then appeal to the commission en banc
En banc
En banc, in banc, in banco or in bank is a French term used to refer to the hearing of a legal case where all judges of a court will hear the case , rather than a panel of them. It is often used for unusually complex cases or cases considered to be of greater importance...
The COMELEC also disqualified Alliance of Concerned Teachers
Alliance of Concerned Teachers
The Alliance of Concerned Teachers is a progressive, militant and nationalist organization of teachers, academic non-teaching personnel and non-academic non-teaching personnel established on June 26, 1982 in the Philippines...
(ACT) and government employees union Courage. The commission's First Division disqualified ACT after it had failed to prove hat it exists "in most of the regions;" the commission said that, Courage on the other hand, "exists in Western Visayas
Western Visayas
Western Visayas, one of the regions of the Philippines, is designated as Region VI. It consists of six provinces; Aklan, Antique, Negros Occidental, Capiz, Guimaras and Iloilo and 16 cities making it the region with the highest number of cities. Iloilo City is the regional center...
, Davao del Sur
Davao del Sur
Davao del Sur is a province of the Philippines located in the Davao Region in Mindanao. Its capital is Digos City. The province is bordered by Davao City to the north, and Cotabato, Sultan Kudarat, South Cotabato, and Sarangani to the west. To the east lies the Davao Gulf...
, a town in Lanao del Norte
Lanao del Norte
Lanao del Norte is a province of the Philippines located in the Northern Mindanao region. Its capital is Tubod. The province borders Lanao del Sur to the southeast, Zamboanga del Sur to the west, Illana Bay to the southwest, Iligan Bay to the north, Iligan City to the northeast, and is separated...
and Rizal
Rizal
Rizal is a province located in the CALABARZON , just 16 kilometers east of Manila. The province was named after the country's national hero, José Rizal. Rizal Governor Casimiro A. Ynares III on June 17, 2008 announced the transfer of the Capitol from Pasig. Its P 270-million capitol building,...
and some cities in Metro Manila
Metro Manila
Metropolitan Manila , the National Capital Region , or simply Metro Manila, is the metropolitan region encompassing the City of Manila and its surrounding areas in the Philippines...
," and that it failed to prove that it represents a "marginalized and under-represented sector."
In December, the commission en banc denied Ang Ladlads motion for reconsideration with finality as Remoto said he would elevate the case to the Supreme Court
Supreme Court of the Philippines
The Supreme Court of the Philippines is the Philippines' highest judicial court, as well as the court of last resort. The court consists of 14 Associate Justices and 1 Chief Justice...
. In January 2010, the Supreme Court issued a temporary restraining order to the COMELEC on disqualifying Ang Ladlad.
With the COMELEC prevented from disqualifying Ang Ladlad, the organization along with 143 others were included in the final list of accredited party-list organizations, although the status may change if the court sides with COMELEC on the issue. Under Resolution 8745, six additional party-list groups were accredited, bringing the total to 150.
The party-list election has been hit by allegations that several parties are fronts by the ruling administration. Bagong Alyansang Makabayan (BAYAN), a coalition of left-leaning party-lists, and election watchdog Kontra Daya said that nine party-lists are connected to the Arroyo political family. The parties and their first nominee cited are:
- Ang Galing Pinoy, a party that claims to represents security guardSecurity guardA security guard is a person who is paid to protect property, assets, or people. Security guards are usually privately and formally employed personnel...
s: outgoing second district of Pampanga congressman Mikey ArroyoMikey ArroyoJuan Miguel Macapagal Arroyo, known as Mikey Arroyo is a Filipino actor and the representative of the party-list group Ang Galing Pinoy. He was the former congressman from second district of Pampanga from 2004 to 2010...
. Arroyo, the son of president Gloria Macapagal Arroyo willingly dropped his intention to run in Pampanga's 2nd district to let his mother run. - Transport group 1-UTAK: Secretary of EnergyDepartment of Energy (Philippines)The Philippines' Department of Energy , abbreviated as DOE is the executive department of the Philippine Government responsible for preparing, integrating, coordinating, supervising and controlling all plans, programs, projects and activities of the Government relative to energy exploration,...
Angelo ReyesAngelo ReyesAngelo Tomas Reyes was the Armed Forces of the Philippines Chief of Staff from 2000 to 2001 under President Joseph Estrada... - Pilipino Association for Country – Urban Poor Youth Advancement and Welfare (PACYAW), which claims to advocate sports development in the country: former Tourism assistant secretaryDepartment of Tourism (Philippines)The Department of Tourism is the executive department of the Philippine government responsible for the regulation of the Philippine tourism industry and the promotion of the Philippines as a tourist destination....
Janet Lazatin as its first nominee. Kabalikat ng Mamamayan (KABAYAN)
The administration distanced itself from the six pro-government parties insisting it has not endorsed any group supposedly to augment the administration's representation in Congress, saying that "it is up to the COMELEC to judge and issue a decision on the matter."
On April 8, 2010, the Supreme Court ruled that Ang Ladlad is allowed to run in the 2010 election, saying with a unanimous vote that what is immoral is not necessary illegal.
Results
On May 31, the leading parties in the party-list election were declared by the commission as winners; deferred are the parties (not nominees) that have pending disqualification cases against them. Ang Galing Pinoy's proclamation, the party of incumbent Pampanga 2nd district representative Mikey ArroyoMikey Arroyo
Juan Miguel Macapagal Arroyo, known as Mikey Arroyo is a Filipino actor and the representative of the party-list group Ang Galing Pinoy. He was the former congressman from second district of Pampanga from 2004 to 2010...
was recalled as Arroyo has a pending disqualification notice against him, and he is their #1 nominee. The winners are:
- 3 seats:
- Ako Bikol
- 2 seats each:
- Coalition of Associations of Senior Citizens in the Philippines
- Akbayan Citizens' Action PartyAkbayan Citizens' Action PartyThe Akbayan Citizens' Action Party or AKBAYAN is a registered national political party representing marginalized sectors in the Philippines. Akbayan first participated in the partylist elections in the House of Representatives in the 1998 National Elections and won one seat. The first...
- Gabriela Women's PartyGABRIELAGABRIELA is a leftist Filipino organization that advocates for women's issues.It is a nationwide network of grassroots organizations, institutions, and programs that address issues such as human rights, poverty, globalization, militarism, violence, health, sex trafficking, censorship and other...
- Cooperative NATCCO Network PartyCooperative NATCCO Network PartyThe Cooperative NATCCO Network Party is a party-list in the Philippines. In the 14 May 2007 election, the party won 1 seat in the nationwide party-list vote.-Electoral performance:...
- AbonoAbonoAbono is a party-list in the Philippines. In the 14 May 2007 election, the party won 1 seat in the nationwide party-list vote.-Electoral performance:The Abono Party-list presently occupies 2 seats at the 15th Congress of the House of Representatives....
- Bayan MunaBayan MunaBayan Muna is a leftist political party in the Philippines.The motto of the party is "New Politics, the Politics of Change", against "traditional, elitist, pro-imperialist politics". Its platform includes the advocation of a government that progressively supports the working class, with meaningful...
- An WarayAn WarayAn Waray is a party-list in the Philippines, mainly based on the islands of Leyte, Samar and Biliran.In the 2004 elections for the House of Representatives An Waray got 268,164 votes and one seat...
- BuhayBuhay Hayaan YumabongBuhay Hayaan Yumabong is a party-list in the Philippines founded by El Shaddai Leader Mike Velarde.In the 2004 elections for the House of Representatives the party-list got 705,730 votes and two seats . In the 14 May 2007 election, the party won 3 seats in the nationwide party-list vote...
- 1 seat each:
- Agricultural Sector Alliance of the Philippines
- Alliance for Barangay ConcernsAlliance for Barangay ConcernsThe Alliance for Barangay Concerns is a political party in the Philippines. It is accredited by the Commission on Elections as a party-list group...
- Butil Farmers Party
- AnakpawisAnakpawisAnakpawis is a party-list in the Philippines. The party-list is the electoral wing of the radical trade union movement Kilusang Mayo Uno.In the 2004 elections for the House of Representatives the party-list obtained 538,396 votes and two seats...
- Kabataan
- Abante Mindanao
- Alliance of Concerned TeachersAlliance of Concerned TeachersThe Alliance of Concerned Teachers is a progressive, militant and nationalist organization of teachers, academic non-teaching personnel and non-academic non-teaching personnel established on June 26, 1982 in the Philippines...
- Youth Against Corruption and Poverty
- Kasangga sa Kaunlaran
- Bagong Henerasyon
- Ang Galing Pinoy
- Agbiag! Timpuyog Ilocano
- Puwersa ng Bayaning Atleta
- Arts, Business and Science Professionals
- Trade Union Congress PartyTrade Union Congress PartyTrade Union Congress Party is a party-list in the Philippines, set up by the Trade Union Congress of the Philippines as its electoral wing. The list contested the 2004 legislative elections, mustering 201,396 votes nationwide . The list failed to win any seat...
- Alyansa ng mga Grupong Haligi ng Agham at Teknolohiya para sa Mamamayan
- Democratic Independent Workers’ Association
- Kapatiran ng mga Nakulong ng Walang Sala
- Kalinga-Advocacy for Social Empowerment and Nation Building Through Easing Poverty
- AlagadAlagadAlagad means "Ally" in the Filipino language.A party-list in the Philippines which is the electoral wing of the Iglesia ni Cristo is named Alagad....
- Una Ang Pamilya
- Alliance of Volunteer EducatorsAlliance of Volunteer EducatorsAlliance of Volunteer Educators is a NGO and party-list in the Philippines.In the 2004 elections for the House of Representatives the party-list got 343,498 votes and one seat ....
Total seats: 41, with 16 unfilled.
- Incumbents nominated by their parties are italicized; proclaimed winners are boldfaced. Seats in parenthesis indicates the number of seats to be won by the party pending disqualification cases, while parties highlighted are disqualified prior to the election.
Aftermath
On July 11, 2010, the Commission on Elections (COMELEC) disqualified two nominees of Kasangga sa Kaunlaran namely Teodoro Haresco and Eugenio Lacson on proving they do not support the marginalized sectors. Bagong Alyansang Makabayan (BAYAN) secretary-general Renato Reyes says that "this should now serve as a benchmark for other pending petitions against party-list nominees who do not belong to nor represent the marginalized sectors".On July 20, 2010, the COMELEC allowed Rep. Arroyo to sit as the representative for Ang Galing Pinoy after he was accepted as the first nominee of the party-list group. The Commission voted 4–2 while one abstained. The COMELEC also proclaimed three more parties as winners: A TEACHER
Advocacy for Teacher Empowerment Through Action, Cooperation and Harmony Towards Educational Reforms
Advocacy for Teacher Empowerment Through Action, Cooperation and Harmony Towards Educational Reforms, Inc, abbreviated as A Teacher, is a party-list in the Philippines. In the 14 May 2007 election, the party won 1 seat in the nationwide party-list vote Advocacy for Teacher Empowerment Through...
, Butil Farmers Party and 1-UTAK, although the latter's first nominee, Angelo Reyes
Angelo Reyes
Angelo Tomas Reyes was the Armed Forces of the Philippines Chief of Staff from 2000 to 2001 under President Joseph Estrada...
, was allowed to take office as he has a pending disqualification case.
While the commission upheld Angelo Reyes
Angelo Reyes
Angelo Tomas Reyes was the Armed Forces of the Philippines Chief of Staff from 2000 to 2001 under President Joseph Estrada...
nomination by 1-UTAK, on late July, the party withdrew Reyes from their list after the commission's decision was appealed. Reyes, who was prohibited from having his seat at the House of Representatives, appealed to the Supreme Court
Supreme Court of the Philippines
The Supreme Court of the Philippines is the Philippines' highest judicial court, as well as the court of last resort. The court consists of 14 Associate Justices and 1 Chief Justice...
. With the suicide of Reyes, the Supreme Court dismissed Reyes' petition.
The Supreme Court dismissed petition filed by the Alliance for Barangay Concerns
Alliance for Barangay Concerns
The Alliance for Barangay Concerns is a political party in the Philippines. It is accredited by the Commission on Elections as a party-list group...
(ABC) on their disqualification by the commission, on March 22. The commission's decision, in which ABC was disqualified for being a front of the Members Church of God International
Members Church of God International
The Members Church of God International is an independent Christian organization with headquarters in the Philippines. The Church of God International is colloquially known through its flagship international television program, Ang Dating Daan...
, a religious group that produces the Ang Dating Daan
Ang Dating Daan
Ang Dating Daan is a religious radio and television program in the Philippines produced by the Members of the Church of God International. It is primarily hosted by Eli Soriano. In Portugal and Brazil, it airs as O Caminho Antigo which is a direct translation for The Old Path...
television program, was upheld as it stated that the constitution gave the commission the power to register and cancel the registration of party-list groups. The commission originally dismissed the petition filed by lawyer and journalist Melanio Mauricio, Jr. in 2010, but was reconsidered on August 2010; ABC has already won a seat in Congress but has not been sworn in. ABC, through its chairman James Marty Lim, argued that since the party had already won a seat, the jurisdiction should be under the House of Representatives Electoral Tribunal. However, the court ruled that commission maintains jurisdiction as the case does not refer to qualifications of members of Congress.
Results
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- ELEKSYON 2010: National Election Results Tally - GMA Site
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