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Parties have until April 11 to apply for the title of “dominant party.”

MANILA – Political parties that plan to participate in the May 9 elections have until the second week of April to file their petitions for accreditation in order to determine which party will be the dominant majority and which will be the dominant minority.

“A political party that has been officially registered with the Commission may submit a verified petition for accreditation in order for the Dominant Majority Party, Dominant Minority Party, 10 Major National Parties, and 2 Major Local Parties to be determined. The petition must be filed no later than April 11, 2022, for the National and Local Elections on May 9, 2022 “On Friday, the Commission on Elections (Comelec) issued Resolution No. 10770.

The petitions must be sent online at clerkofthecommission@comelec.gov.ph to the Clerk of the Commission.

Parties must pay a filing and legal research fee of PHP10,100, which must be paid at the Commission’s Cash Division.

It also listed six criteria for determining the dominant majority party, the dominant minority party, the ten major national parties, and the two major local parties, including the parties’ established track records based on previous election results; the number of incumbent elective officials who belonged to them on the last day of the Certificate of Candidacy (COC) filing; and their identifiable political organizations and strengths.

Their ability to field a full slate of candidates from the municipal level to the presidency; the number of women candidates fielded by political parties from the municipal level to the presidency; and other similar circumstances that may determine their relative organizations and strengths are among the criteria.

“The petitioner shall include appropriate data and statistics to support its arguments in accordance with the above criteria in its petition, as well as the submission of the most recent Sworn Information Update Statement (SIUS) officially filed before the Commission,” according to the Comelec.

The ability of a party to field a complete slate of candidates from the local level up to the position of president is given the highest weighted average points of 40 points in the computation of their weighted average points.

The number of incumbent elective officials belonging to a party on the last day of filing of the COC is given a weighted average of 20 points, according to the Comelec, as does the organizational structure of a party.

Political parties’ ability to field at least 30% female candidates, as well as their history or number of years in existence, will be granted 10 points each.

During the counting of the votes, the dominant majority party will have access to the fifth copy of the election returns and the seventh copy of the certificates of canvass, while the dominant minority party will have access to the sixth copy of the election returns and the eighth copy of the certificates of canvass.

The ten accredited major national parties will receive the ninth through 18th copies of election returns and canvass certificates, while the two accredited major local parties will receive the 19th and 20th copies of election returns and canvass certificates.

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