BH party-list’s proclamation may be set by `early next week’

The proclamation of the Bagong Henerasyon (BH) party-list will possibly be set “early next week,” according to Commission on Elections (Comelec) chair George Garcia. — Photo by Noy Morcoso/INQUIRER.net

MANILA, Philippines —  The proclamation of the Bagong Henerasyon (BH) party-list may be set by “early next week,” according to the Commission on Elections (Comelec).

The Comelec statement came after the poll body initially dismissed the petition for disqualification against the BH party-list, and later upheld it.

Comelec chair George Garcia also pointed out that the poll body en banc issued a certificate of finality and entry of judgment since they had not received a restraining order on its decision.

READ: Comelec dismisses petition vs BH party-list

“Hindi kami informed kung mayroong finile na kaso (We were not informed that there is case filed). Therefore, as far as we are concerned, the decision of Comelec en banc is executory,” Garcia said in an interview with reporters on Thursday.

“So, asahan niyo that we will be proclaiming Bagong Henerasyon any moment from now. Kinakailangan na maibigay namin sa kanila yung tinatawag na certificate of proclamation. Wala nang period na pinag-uusapan doon dahil executory kaagad yung aming decision […] May posibilidad na yung proclamation mangyayari mga early part of next week,” he added.

(So, expect that we will be proclaiming Bagong Henerasyon any moment from now. We need to give them a certificate of proclamation. Our decision is immediately executory […] There is a possibility that the proclamation will happen in the early part of next week.)

On May 23, the petition seeking to disqualify the BH party-list was junked by the poll body’s first division.

Comelec said that upon scrutiny of the submitted petition and its attachments, it appears that the petitioner allegedly furnished the respondents with their respective copies of the petition via registered mail.

However, the petitioner “did not submit an affidavit stating the reasons or circumstances as to why personal service was not feasible or that respondents refused to receive the petition or that respondents’ whereabouts cannot be ascertained, as required by Section 5 (5), Rule 5 of the Comelec Resolution No. 9366,” the document states.

“In addition, the petitioner also failed to attach a copy of the Certificate of Nomination-Certificate of Acceptance of Nomination (CON-CAN), which would have been vital to properly verify the necessary information alleged in the petition such as the name of the party, organization or coalition, names and respective addresses of the nominees and other information,” the document further reads.

Last week, the poll body announced that it upheld the decision to junk the said petition./coa