Thursday, May 19, 2016

Comelec proclaims 46 winning party-lists
Mindanao's very own partyl-ist, Anak Mindanao (AMIN), is number 12

Forty-six party-list groups on Thursday, May 19, 2016, made it to the House of Representatives following proclamation rites conducted by the Commission on Elections (Comelec) in Pasay City.

The party-list groups include topnotcher Ako-Bicol, Gabriela, Buhay, 1-Pacman, ACT Teachers Inc., An Waray, Cibac, Abono, Kabataan and Bayan Muna.


The other top party-list groups that got two seats are: One Patriotic Coalition of Marginalized Nationals (1PACMAN), Act Teachers Party-list (ACT Teachers), Coalition of Associations of Senior Citizens in the Philippines (Senior Citizens), Kabalikat ng Mamamayan (Kabayan), Agri-Agra na Reporma para sa Magsasaka ng Pilipinas Movement (Agri), Puwersa ng Bayaning Atleta (PBA), Buhay Hayaang Yumabong (Buhay), Abono Party-list (Abono), Anak Mindanao Party-list (AMIN), and Cooperative Natcco Network Party (Coop-Natcco).

The following groups are guaranteed with one seat: Akbayan, Bayan Muna, Agap, An Waray, Cibac, Aambis-Owa, Kalinga, A Teacher Inc., Yacap, Diwa, TUCP, Abang Lingkod, LPGMA, ALONA, 1-Sagip, Butil, Acts-OFW, Anakpawis, Ang Kabuhayan, Angkla, Mata, 1-Care, Anac-IP, ABS, Kabataan, BH, Aasenso, SBP, Magdalo, 1-Ang Edukasyon, Manila Teachers, Kusug Tausug, Aangat Tayo and Agbiag.

Fifty-nine House seats are allocated for party-list groups, comprising 20 percent of the whole membership of the House of Representatives.

Under the formula laid down by the Supreme Court in 2009, groups that garnered at least 2 percent of total votes cast for party-lists are guaranteed one seat.

Party-lists that obtain more than two percent may have additional seats, calculated by multiplying their vote percentage by the total number of available party-list seats (total seats minus the guaranteed seats).

Unfilled seats will then be allocated among the groups that are next in rank.

The so-called "Carpio formula" ensures that the seats are filled up with no group granted more than three seats. A total of 115 party-list organizations took part in the 2016 polls.



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