The proclamation of two winning party-lists during the 2025 mid-term elections will not push through on Monday afternoon, May 19, following a decision of the Commission on Elections (Comelec), which is sitting as the National Board of Canvassers (NBOC). (Video courtesy of COMELEC)
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READ: https://mb.com.ph/2025/05/19/comelec-suspends-proclamation-of-winning-two-party-lists
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00:00Mayroon po tayong dalawang party list na hindi po makoproclama, sinuspend po ng komisyon ng National Board of Convassers ang kanilang proklamasyon dahil sa pending cases nila.
00:11Hindi dahil sa may mga finile na mga motion, manifestation or whatever to suspend proclamation, pero ito po'y basis sa determination mismo ng National Board of Convassers at kasama na rin po ang, kasama na rin po yung mismo mga dibisyon na may hawak ng mga kaso po na yan.
00:27So mamaya na lang po hindi din yung malalaman kung ano yung dalawang party list natin na hindi po muna makakasama sa proklamasyon.
00:34Hindi po na nga ang hulugan na hindi kasama sa proklamasyon ay hindi nanalo. Nanalo po sila, kasama po sila. Yung isa po ay may tatlong seats, yung isa naman ay isang seat.
00:43So therefore po, kung sakasakali po na sila ay hindi po maproclama mamaya, hindi po na nga ang hulugan na maaari hindi naman sila maproclama sa mga susunod.
00:52Kaya lang po pinagpaliban muna bilang pagrespeto sa proseso rin. Kasi kahit po iproclama ng National Board ang party list, pwede pa rin naman po namin desisyonan yung kaso bago mag June 30 dahil nga po magiging congressman lang po ang lahat na magiging proklamang ngayon na party list.
01:13Hanggang June 30 pa po sila magiging congressman. And therefore, tsaka lang papasok yung pangatlong requisite para magkaroon ng isang congressman.
01:21Una, proclamation. Number two, valid oath. Number three, assumption to office.
01:26Ay yung assumption to office po ay mangyayari pa sa June 30. So hindi po ba mas maganda rin, base rin po sa opinion ng mga kasamahan natin sa National Board of Convassers na i-resolve na muna yung kaso para lang po hindi masayang yung proklamasyon.
01:43Tapos later on, iba pala naman yung mga yari doon sa kaso. It is also to the benefit of the party list na yan na ma-resolve yung issue nilang yan para later on,
01:52dinediretso na po yung pag-assume nila kung sakasakali bilang kongresista na nagre-representan ng kanilang party list.
02:13Tunggunga kongresista na nagre-representan ng kanilang party list.
02:18Lipkunga kongresista na nagre-representan ng kanilang party list.
02:22Tunggunga kongresista na nagre-representan ng okay.