COMELEC data showed there were 134 party-list candidates in the May 2019 elections.
Metro Manila (CNN Philippines, February 4) — The Commission on Elections gave organizations until March 31 this year to register as party-list candidates for the 2022 elections. Groups or coalitions already registered with the COMELEC must also manifest their intent to take part in next year’s polls on or before the same date.
The filing of certificates of candidacy for the May 9, 2022 polls will begin this October. A party-list candidate may nominate up to five people to represent their group.
“In case of substitution of party-list nominees by reason of withdrawal, the deadline is on November 15, 2021. However, if it’s by reason of death or incapacity, substitution is allowed until mid-day of the election,” the commission said Thursday in a statement.
A party-list nominee who refused to accept a nomination cannot be re-nominated by the same party or any other group, the election body noted. In case a nominee dies, the party-list candidate must submit proof of death within ten days, it added.
A new list of nominees with the names of substitutes must be publicly published, COMELEC said. Publication must be done within five days from the day of submission of the list to the commission. Proof of said publication must be given to COMELEC within three days from the date it was published.
