Dominant majority, minority parties for May 12 polls named

Comelec headquarters in Intramuros, Manila. INQUIRER FILES

MANILA, Philippines  – The Commission on Elections (Comelec) has named two political parties classified as the dominant majority party and the dominant minority party for the May 12 midterm polls.

Under Resolution No. 11119 issued Thursday, the poll body declared Lakas–Christian Muslim Democrats (CMD) as the dominant majority party and the Nacionalista Party as the dominant minority party.

Comelec chairperson George Erwin Garcia said the dominant majority and minority parties would be given hard copies of the election returns.

They will also have their own servers, which they can use for quick counting of votes, and counter-checking of the poll results.

“Whereas, under Resolution No. 11076 as supplemented/amended by Resolution No. 11098, the dominant majority party and the dominant minority party are entitled to receive the election results to be transmitted directly to their respective servers from all the polling precincts that functioned and from the overseas voting,” the resolution added.

The Comelec said a total of 11 political parties applied for accreditation for the determination of the dominant majority and minority parties.

They were ranked in accordance to their history, the number of incumbent elective officials, as well as their organized chapters in cities, municipalities and provinces.

Other accredited political parties include Akbayan Citizens Action Party; Aksyon Demokratiko; Liberal Party of the Philippines; Nationalist People’s Coalition; National Unity Party; Partido Demokratiko Pilipino-Lakas ng Bayan; Partido Demokratikong Reporma; Partido Federal ng Pilipinas; and United Nationalist Alliance.

Meanwhile, a total of 15 local parties have filed their respective petition for accreditation as one of the two major local parties in their respective regions, provinces or cities.

These include Arangkada San Joseno Inc. for the City of San Jose Del Monte, Province of Bulacan; Asenso Manileño Movement for the City of Manila;

Bileg Party for the Province of Ilocos Sur; Filipino Rights Protection Advocates of Manila Movement for the National Capital Region; Hugpong sa Tawong Lungsod for the City of Davao; Kabalikat ng Bayan sa Kaunlaran for National Capital Region; Kusog Bikolandia for Region V.

READ: Dominant majority party: Lakas-CMD; dominant minority: NP, says Comelec

Also in the list are: Malayang Kilusan ng mga Mamamayang Zambaleno for the Province of Zambales; Partido Balikatan ng Bataan for the Province of Bataan; Partido Navoteno for the City of Navotas; Serbisyo ng Bayan Party for the National Capital Region; Solidarity for Transformation, Advancement Nationalism Towards a Dynamic, United and Progressive Quezon Province for the Province of Quezon; Together as One for Region II; Unang Sigaw Partido ng Pagbabago for the province of Nueva Ecija; and Umpungan ng Mapagmalasakit Party for the Province of Maguindanao.