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Comelec issues certificate of finality on cancellation of Duterte Youth Party-list

by Nova Mae Francas
written by Nova Mae Francas

THE COMMISSION on Elections issued a Certificate of Finality and Entry of Judgment of the Order of the Commission En Banc, cancelling the registration of the Duterte Youth Party-list effective immediately. 

In a ruling dated Aug. 29, the Commission En Banc resolved to deny the motion for reconsideration of the Duterte Youth Party-list and affirmed the resolution of the Comelec Second Division to cancel the party-list’s registration.

“The Commission En Banc iterated the decision of the Commission Second Division wherein it found that Duterte Youth Party-list’s registration is void ab initio for failure to comply with the publication and hearing requirements, which are jurisdictional in nature,” it said. 

The grounds for the cancellation of its party registration, which includes untruthful statements in its Petition, particularly on the eligibility of its nominees; no bona fide intention to represent the sector for which the petition has been filed, preventing a faithful determination of the true will of the electorate.

Comelec also stressed that the party-list advocated violence or unlawful means to achieve its goal and was an adjunct of or an entity funded or assisted by the National Youth Commission.

It also violated or failed to comply with laws, rules or regulations relating to elections; and the petition has been filed to put the election process in mockery or disrepute.

“The withdrawal and substitution en masse, as well as the back-and-forth switching of DUTERTE YOUTH partylist nominees during the 2019 National and Local Elections, undermine the spirit and intent of the party-list system and put a mockery on the election process,” it added.

Meanwhile, in a Facebook post, the Duterte Youth slammed the Comelec for the resolution.

“Kaya nagiging kurakot ang mga pulitiko sa bansa, meron namemera sa simula pa lang e, need iareglo lagi, e tayo wala tayo pang areglo, di tayo nag negosyo sa gobyerno or nangurakot, tayo pa kaisa-isa sa Kongreso na nagbabalik ng Death Penalty para sa mga kurakot sa gobyerno,” it said.

“Magkano bayad nung tatlong talo na mabibigyan ng 3 Congress Seats? Putanginang Bulok na Marcos Admin to!” it added.

With the ruling, the Comelec will tackle the redistribution of three seats won by the Duterte Youth.

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Duterte Youth: Proclaiming Gabriela Partylist is ‘naked political maneuver’

by Nova Mae Francas
written by Nova Mae Francas

THE RECENT decision by the Commission on Elections to declare the Gabriela Party-list is a “naked political maneuver, thinly veiled in bureaucratic jargon,” the Duterte Youth Party-list said Sunday. 

The group said the move of the Comelec is an insult to the democracy of the Filipinos who voted for Duterte Youth.

Comelec George Erwin Garcia announced in a radio interview that it will proclaim former Congresswoman Sarah Elago as the number one nominee of the Gabriela partylist.

Garcia said the Comelec en banc will decide on the matter on Wednesday and is expected to make the announcement on the same day.

Duterte Youth slammed Comelec, saying that it effectively nullified the votes of two million Filipinos who chose them in the last mid-term elections.

“Due process demands consistency. As it stands, there is a pending case before the Supreme Court, a higher and impartial tribunal, which is already hearing arguments challenging Comelec’s own decision,” the group said.

It stressed that to proclaim Gabriela before that case is resolved is trampling on the rule of law and on constitutional guarantees.

Duterte Youth pinned Garcia as making decisions that favor a certain party, noting that Garcia was a former lawyer of the Marcoses.

“It is difficult to see this as anything but part of a broader pattern: favoritism toward left-leaning groups like Gabriela, while opposition voices—especially those with massive popular support—are targeted with legalistic technicalities,” it said.

The group is planning to file a protest and is calling on Garcia to immediately rescind the decision.

“Why would you stop the proclamation of Duterte Youth Party-List due to a made-up simple issue, then allow Gabriela Party-List to be proclaimed now, while there is a more serious pending Terrorism case,” it stressed.

The group already filed a petition before the Supreme Court on Sept. 1 to declare Comelec’s move to cancel its registration as unconstitutional. It insisted that the Comelec En Banc, voting 5-1, committed a grave abuse of discretion in rejecting its motion for reconsideration.

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Fight not over

by Nova Mae Francas
written by Nova Mae Francas
  • Duterte Youth to file petition vs Comelec in decision to cancel registration

THE DUTERTE Youth Party-list will file a petition before the Supreme Court on Monday, Sept. 1, to declare Comelec’s move to cancel its registration as unconstitutional.

In its Facebook page, the group insisted that Comelec committed a grave abuse of discretion in rejecting its motion for reconsideration.

The Comelec En Banc, voting 5-1, denied the motion of reconsideration filed by Duterte Youth that sought to reverse the June 2025 decision of the Second Division.

The en banc said there is “no cogent reason” to reverse the decision, as the party-list failed to raise valid grounds for reconsideration of the resolution.

“We will file a Petition for Review in the Supreme Court on Monday (Sept 1) to challenge this Act of Comelec which is clearly very UNCONSTITUTIONAL and a GRAVE ABUSE OF DISCRETION,” Duterte Youth Party-List chairman Ronald Cardema said in a statement Friday.

The party-list secured three congressional seats after getting two million votes in the May mid-term elections.

He stressed that the Comelec’s act “to twist the law” is no surprise, citing Republic Act 7941 or Partylist Law, Section 5. Registration: “The COMELEC Shall Publish.”

“Bakit iti-twist nila sa decision nila na tayo dapat ang nakahula na tayo ang magpublish ng ano at kelan. Sa batas mismo, KLARO na sila dapat,” Cardema said, questioning the credibility of the five commissioners who voted yes.

Cardema emphasized there is nothing to discuss since the issue does not exist in the first place.

The Comelec’s decision stemmed from a 2019 case filed by left-leaning groups who argued that Duterte Youth’s registration was void from the beginning due to its failure to comply with the requirements.

“We will not anymore discuss these issues in detail as it would not serve any useful purpose and would merely repeat the same justifications and reasons already taken up in the foregoing Assailed Resolution,” the en banc ruling stated.

In the decision, the en banc affirmed that the Duterte Youth committee violations including untruthful statements in its petition on the eligibility of its nominees.

Cardema maintained that their nominees are all Iskolar ng Bayan PMA, PNPA, UP, at Philippine Science High School.

The Duterte Youth slammed the Comelec as it did not uphold the decision of the citizens who voted for them during the May elections.

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