The Commission on Elections (Comelec) has approved the accreditation of a health workers party list to run for a seat in the midterm elections, citing a need for medical front-liners to be represented in Congress.
Comelec granted the appeal of the Health Workers Party-list (HWP) after the Comelec en banc reversed its August decision dismissing the group’s bid to be a registered party-list organization.
In its August 22 decision, Comelec said the group failed to “undoubtedly establish its intent to participate in the 2025 elections as a sectoral organization.”
The poll body has since said the group met requirements to register as a “sector organization.”
“Considering the various issues affecting health workers and the need for their representation in the legislature, the denial of registration of the petitioner will minimize, if not, divest, the health workers’ chance of representation,” the Comelec en banc said in its resolution.
“They are our front-liners. It is good that they are given a chance to participate in the elections, and, if they are fortunate, to be a member of Congress. In the end, it is the people who will decide which party lists will have seats in the House of Representatives,” Comelec Chair George Garcia said.
