The Commission on Elections, sitting as the National Board of Canvassers, proclaimed late Thursday the winning 55 party-list groups led by ACT-CIS, which secured three seats, with 2,111,091 votes, and Tingog, which garnered two seats.
1-Rider or Ang Buklod ng mga Motorista ng Pilipinas was also in second spot and received two seats like Tingog, along with the 4Ps or Pagtibayin at Palaguin ang Pangkabuhayang Pilipino.
Tingog will be represented again by Rep. Yedda Marie K. Romualdez and her former chief of staff, Jude Acidre, who is the group’s second nominee.
Tingog finished strong in the recently-concluded polls, placing third with 886,959 votes.
“We express our sincere gratitude to all our supporters who stood for Tingog until the proclamation day. We will never forget your support and kindness,” Acidre said.
Romualdez is the chairperson of the House committee on welfare of children and a registered nurse.
Acidre was the 2021 JCI Philippines President and a former youth leader, community volunteer and political affairs consultant from Barugo, Leyte.
Tingog reiterated its commitment to sustain its core advocacies for change, hope and progress, respectively — by empowering and improving quality of life and outcomes for many Filipino families and communities in the margins of society, starting with its home region of Eastern Visayas.
The following groups will have one seat each: Ang Probinsyano; Uswag Illonggo; Tutok to Win; Cibac; Senior Citizens Partylist; Duterte Youth; Agimat; Kabataan; Angat; Marino; Ako Bisaya; Probinsyano Ako; LPGMA; API; Gabriela; CWS; Agri; P3PWD; Ako Ilocano Ako; Kusug Tausug; An Waray; Kalinga; Agap; Coop Natcco; Malasakit@Bayanihan; BHW; GP Party; BH; ACT Teachers; TGP; Bicol Saro; Dumper PTDA; Pinuno; Abang Lingkod; PBA; OFW; Abono; Anakalusugan; Kabayan Magsasaka; 1-Pacman; Apec; Using Pinoy; TUCP; Patrol; Manila Teachers; Aambis-Owa; Philreca; Alona; and Voice of Voters.
Based on the NBOC Resolution 005-22, the voting from Shanghai, China, with 1,991 registered votes, will no longer affect the results and ranking of the winning candidates of party-list groups.
The Comelec earlier suspended the overseas absentee voting in Shanghai, the epicenter of China’s worst COVID-19 outbreak to date.
The resolution also stated that under the tabulated National Tally Sheet Report 8, the United Senior Citizen’s Party-list has garnered enough votes to entitle it to one seat.
The resolution, however, noted that the United Senior Citizen’s Party-list shall not be included among those to be proclaimed as winning party-list groups due to pending resolution of its motion for reconsideration of the denial of its registration.
Comelec chairman Saidamen Pangarungan said party-list groups have enabled Filipinos, particularly those “marginalized, underrepresented, and lacking well-defined political constituencies,” to be represented in the Congress.
“Such groups are given a stronger voice so that all sectors may be included as our nation moves towards development and prosperity. It is a hallmark of how Philippine democracy unites us all for a common purpose and a shared brighter tomorrow. The Comelec is proud of giving life to this system of representation,” Pangarungan said.
“It is my hope that the voices of the voters ring clearer in the officials and representatives they voted for, from the President down to the members of local councils. I pray for discernment and guidance for all of our elected leaders,” he added.
