Chairman of COMELEC Speaks on Party-List Groups with Names Not Reflecting their Advocacies
COMELEC – The Commission on Elections is urging the party-list groups to use names that are in line with their principles and platforms.
In the recent 2025 local and national elections, 156 party-list groups vied for a seat in the House of Representatives. Most of them have fervently campaigned during the campaign period. On Election Day, millions of Filipinos exercised their right to vote.
Some of the party-list groups are named after popular people in politics and other fields like the PBBM, the Duterte Youth, and the 1PACMAN. There are also party-list groups that are named after government programs like the 4Ps.
Some of the most popular party-list groups are named after known TV shows and telenovelas. These party-lists include the Ang Probinsyano, Batang Quiapo, and the Tutok To Win. Recently, COMELEC has made a verdict with regards to party-list names.
Based on a report on GMA News, COMELEC chairman George Erwin Garcia announced the decision of the poll body to ban names for party-list groups that are after TV shows, telenovelas, and government programs. They won’t be allowed by the poll body to bear the same name in the next accreditation process.
“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,” the COMELEC chairman said.
According to COMELEC chairman George Garcia, the names of the party-list groups must reflect their principles and advocacies. Those party-list groups bearing names that were inspired after TV shows and government programs must change their names if they want to be accredited in the next accreditation period.
“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 recent 2025 Midterm Elections that included both local and national polls, 156 party-list groups vied for a seat in the House of Representatives. Here is a list of the party-list group candidates in the recent poll:
- 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
With regards to the results of the election among the party-list groups, based on the partial and unofficial results from the COMELEC, Akbayan takes the lead. Based on the report, it has garnered 2,779,621 votes followed by the Duterte Youth with 2,338,564 votes. Here is the Top 15 party-list groups based on the 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
With regards to the seats for the winning party-list groups, the Commission on Elections has yet to speak about it. It is dependent on the number of voters in the elections. Following the 2025 Midterm polls, COMELEC chairman George Garcia previously announced that there is no failure of elections.