The Commission on Elections (Comelec) vowed to resolve the issues surrounding the Duterte Youth and Bagong Henerasyon (BH) party-lists before the start of the 20th Congress on June 30, 2025, after their proclamation was suspended due to pending disqualification petitions.
“Of course, the party-lists are understandably reluctant to respond to any questions about their election. Once again, we reiterate our commitment to resolving this issue before June 30,” Comelec chief George Erwin Garcia said.
Garcia also said that if decisions regarding the disqualification petitions are not made by June 30, the seats allocated for the Duterte Youth and BH party-list will stay vacant.
“Four seats in our House of Representatives will be vacant. Instead of 63, only 59 members will be seated if June 30 comes and we still haven’t proclaimed those two,” he said.
The Duterte Youth party-list won three seats in the House of Representatives while BH was set to have one seat.
Garcia said he was unaware of the matter upon assuming the role of Comelec chairman in 2022, when asked about the delay in the Comelec’s issuance of a resolution regarding the petition filed in 2019.
“Those party-lists would prefer to have a final resolution on the issue,” he said.
Editor’s Note: This story has been updated. Originally posted with the headline “Comelec to resolve Duterte Youth, BH party-list issues before 20th Congress.”