Commission on Elections (COMELEC) Commissioner Rowena Guanzon on Wednesday said the poll body has rejected 126 groups bidding to register as party-list for the 2022 national and local elections.
“126 applicants for Party List registration were denied by @Comelec,” Guazon said in a post on her Twitter account.
She, however, said, “more than 100 of denied party-list applicants filed a motion for reconsideration.”
Guanzon said the COMELEC has to resolve the matter by early next month in time for the printing of the ballots.
“@COMELEC must finish by December 6. The final date for ballot preparation is December 15,” she said.
During the filing period from Oct. 1 to 8, a total of 270 party-list groups filed their Certificates of Nomination and Acceptance to participate in the party-list system of representation.
On October 25, COMELEC released the names of 53 new party-list groups that have been granted registration.
The COMELEC has now 171 registered party-list groups, including the 118 existing organizations, for the May 9 elections. (PNA)