Who may participate?
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Instead of individual candidates, only registered organized groups may participate and these are:
+ Sectoral Party an organized group of citizens whose principal advocacy pertains to the special interests and concerns of the following sectors:
– labor – fisherfolk – peasant
– women – urban poor – youth
– indigenous – overseas workers – veterans
cultural
communities
– professionals – handicapped – elderly
+ Sectoral Organization a group of qualified voters bound together by similar physical attributes or characteristics, or by employment, interests or concerns.
+ Political Party an organized group of qualified voters pursuing the same ideology, political ideas and principles for the general conduct of the government; it may be:
[1] A national party when its constituency is spread over the geographical territory of at least a majority of the regions; and
[2] A regional party when its constituency is spread over the geographical territory of at least a majority of the cities and provinces comprising a region.
Coalition an aggrupation of duly-registered national, regional, sectoral parties or organizations for political and/or election purposes.
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* What is the basic requirement for party-list participation?
Only organized groups duly registered with the Commission on Elections, and which have manifested their desire to participate in the party-list elections, may participate.
* How may a party, organization or coalition [herein-after referred to as party] participate in the party-list election?
[a] Organized groups not yet registered with the Commission on Elections can participate by filing a petition for registration under oath. For purposes of the 2001 election, the petition must be filed not later than November 15, 2000.
[b] An organized group already registered need not register anew but shall file with the Commission a manifestation to participate in the party-list election.
When is the deadline to file manifestation?
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Last day to file manifestation to participate in the party-list system for the May 14, 2001 elections February 12, 2001.
2007 Elections
