Republic of the Philippines COMMISSION ON ELECTIONS Manila EN BANC IN THE MATTER OF THE FILING OF A PETITION FOR THE PURPOSE OF DETERMINING THE DOMINANT MAJORITY PARTY, DOMINANT MINORITY Conmniaonsr PARTY, TEN (10) MAJOR Commissioner NATIONAL PARTIES AND TWO C#sausioMs. Commissioner (2) MAJOR LOCAL PARTIES IN. XJ AT Commissioner CONNECTION WITH THE 13 MAY 2019 NATIONAL AND LOCAL ELECTIONS. Promulgated: May 8 x— x Lp as RESOLUTION No. 10538 Chairman Commissioner Commissioner WHEREAS, Section 34 of Republic Act No. 93691, amending Sec. 26 of Republic Act No. 7166, provides that the Commission on Elections (Commission) shall determine the dominant majority party, dominant minority party and ten (10) major national parties which shall each be entitled to one (1) official watcher in every polling place and canvassing center; WHEREAS, the Commission issued Resolution No. 10514 on 25 March 2019 which provides for the rules and regulations for the filing of petition for accreditation of the dominant majority party, dominant minority party, ten (10) major national parties and two (2) major local parties for purposes of the 13 May 2019 National and Local Elections; 1 An Act Amending Republic Act No. 8436, Entitled “An Act Authorizing the Commission on Elections to Use an Automated Election System in the May 11, 1998 National or Local Blections and in Subsequent National and Local Electoral Exercises, to Encourage Tranparency, Credibility, Fairness and Accuracy of Elections, Amending for the Purpose Batasang Pambansa Blg. 881, as ‘Amended, Republic Act No. 7166 and Other Related Election Laws, Providing Funds Therefore and for Other Purposes” 2 An Act Providing for Synchronized National and Local Elections and for Electoral Reforms, ‘Authorizing Appropriations Therefore, and for Other Purposes. &Page 2 of 11 Dominant Majority, Dominant Minority, Ten Major National Parties and Two Major Local Political Parties WHEREAS, pursuant to Republic Act No. 9369, the Commission shall furnish the dominant majority party and dominant minority party with copies of the election returns and certificates of canvass; WHEREAS, pursuant to Resolution No. 10514, nine (9) national political parties timely filed a petition for accreditation as a dominant majority party, dominant minority party or as major national party, namely: 1. AKSYON DEMOKRATIKO 2. Lakas Christian Muslim Democrats (LAKAS-CMD) 3. Laban ng Demokratikong Pilipino (LDP) 4, Liberal Party (LP) 5. Nacionalista Party (NP) 6. National Unity Party (NUP) 7. Partido Demokratiko Pilipino Lakas ng Bayan (PDP LABAN) 8. United Nationalist Alliance (UNA) 9. Workers and Peasants Party (WPP) WHEREAS, eleven (11) local parties filed a petition for accreditation as one (1) of the two (2) major local parties in their respective regions or provinces or cities: 1. Arangkada San Josefio Political Party (ARANGKADA) for the San Jose Del Monte City, Bulacan; .Asenso Manilefio Movement for the City of Manila; . Bileg Party for the Province of Ilocos Sur; Hugpong ng Pagbabago (HINP) for Region XI; . Hugpong sa Tawong Lungsod (HUGPONG) for Davao City; . Malayang Kilusan ng mga Mamamayang Zambalejio (MAKIMAZA) for the Province of Zambales; 7. Partido Abe Kapampangan (PAK) for Angeles City, Pampanga; 8, Partido Navoteno for the Navotas City; 9. Serbisyo Sa Bayan Party (SBP) for Quezon City; 10. Sulong Dignidad for Makati City; and 11.Unang Sigaw (PARTIDO NG PAGBABAGO) for the Province of Nueva Ecija aekeEV WHEREAS, on 29 April 2019, the Nationalist People’s Coalition (NPC) and Kabalikat ng Bayan sa Kaunlaran (KABAKA) filed a petition for accreditation as a major national party and petition for accreditation as one of the two major local parties, respectively. 4Page 3 of 11 Dominant Majority, Dominant Minority, Ten Major ‘National Parties and Two Major Local Political Parties NOW, THEREFORE, the Commission on Elections, by virtue of the powers vested in it by the Constitution, the Omnibus Election Code, and other pertinent laws, RESOLVED, as it hereby RESOLVES to promulgate the evaluation process for the accreditation of the DOMINANT MAJORITY PARTY, DOMINANT MINORITY PARTY, TEN (10) MAJOR NATIONAL PARTIES AND TWO (2) MAJOR LOCAL PARTIES; Criterion No. 1: “(a) The established record of the parties, coalition, or groups that now compose them, taking into account, among other things, their showing in the past elections” ‘This factor is equated with the history of the political parties or the number of years they have been in existence since 1987, the effectivity of the 1987 Constitution. Using 32 years as the equivalent of 10 points or 100%, the mean was arrived by adding together the number of years of existence of the ten (10) political parties mentioned above. The sum is 248. The sum was divided by ten (10) (the number of political parties under consideration) and the resulting quotient is 27.56 years, the mean or average corresponding, to 50% of 10 points. To determine the points for each political party, the following procedure was adopted: (1) Ifa political party’s existence is less than (or equal to) the mean, the ratio between the number of years of existence and the average (27.56), multiplied by 50% yields the percentage to be credited to the party. The number of points earned will then be this percentage multiplied by 10 points. (2) If the period of existence is more than the mean (or 27.56 years), the difference between the number of years of existence and 27.56 over the difference between 32 and 27.56 multiplied by 50% yield the percentage to be credited to the party for its year of actual existence in excess of 27.56 years. The 50% corresponding to the first 27.56 years of existence are then added to arrive at the total percentage to be credited to the political party. To obtain the number of points earned by the party, the percentage is multiplied by 10 points. 4Page 4 of 11 Dominant Majority, Dominant Minority, Ten Major National Parties and Two Major Local Political Parties Applying the above criteria in arithmetical expression, the results in percentage are as 1. AKSYON DEMOKRATIKO: follows: xX 050 X 100 = 39.91 25 2. LAKAS ~CMD: —- X 0,50 .0X 100 = 45.36 27.56 30 - 27.56 3. LDP: - —-- X 050 + 0.50 X 100 = 77.50 32 - 27.56 92 - 27.56 4. LP: - X 050 + 0.50 X 100 = 100.0 32- 27.56 32-27.56 5. NP: —— X 050 + 0.50 X 100 = 100.0 32-2756 7 6. NPC: ——-——_ X 050 X 100 = 48.98 27.56 9 7. NUP: -—— X 050 X 100 = 1633 27.56 92- 27.56 8. PDPLABAN: -—-—-—~ X 0.50 + 0.50 X 100 = 100.0 32 -27.56 7 9, UNA: —— X 050 X 100 = 1270 27.56 32-27.56 10. WPP: - X 050 + 0.50 X 100 = 100.0 32-27.56 ePage 5 of 11 Dominant Majority, Dominant Minority, Ten Major National Parties and Two Major Local Political Parties ‘The table representing the above data is presented hereunder: Name of Political Party toma bs see Percentage | Points 1, | AKSYON DEMOKRATIKO | 1997 2 39.91 3.99 2. | LAKAS CMD 1994 25 45.36 4.54 3, | LDP 1989 30 77.50 775 4, | LP 1987 32 100.00 10.00 5. [NP 1987 32 100.00 10.00 6. | NPC 1992 27 48,98 4,90 7. | NUP 2010 9 16.33 1.63 8. | PDP LABAN 1987 32 100.00 10.00 9, | UNA 2012 4 12.70 17 10. | WPP 1987 32 100.00 10.00 Criterion No. 2: (b) The number of incumbent elective officials belonging to them on the last day of the filing of the COC; In evaluating the strength of a political party on the basis: of incumbent elected officials, the elective positions were classified into: Senators Members, House of Representatives Governors / Vice-Governors Mayors/ Vice-Mayors Members, Sangguniang Panlalawigan/Panlungsod/Pambayan SReNe The five (6) positions were given weights in relation to the total possible 20 points on the basis of their impact on the national life of the country. Thus, the Office of the Senators, 5.50 points; Members, House of Representatives, 5.00 points; Governors/Vice-Governors, 4.00 points; Mayors/Vice-Mayors, 3.50 points; and Members, Sangguniang Panlalawigan/Panlungsod/Pambayan, 2.00 points With the above data, the formula used to credit points to a political party, is the ratio between the number of incumbent elected officials claimed or listed by a political party divided by the maximum number of -Page 6 of 11 Dominant Majority, Dominant Minority, Ten Major National Parties and Two Major Local Political Parties positions authorized to be elected nationwicle, multiplied by the maximum points allotted to each category of positions. The formula in arithmetic expression is: ‘Number of Incumbent elected officials 5.50 pts. (for Senators) Number of — x 5,00 pts. (for Members, HR) = Points Earned Maximum number of political 4.00 pts. (for Gov./V.Gov.) by a Political positions authorized to be 3.50 pts. for Mayor/V.Mayor) Party elected nationwide 2.00 pts. (for Members, Sangguniang Panlalvigan/Pantungsod/ Parabayar) On the basis of the records of the Commission, the ten (10) political parties that fielded candidates in the May 13, 2019 National and Local Elections and the corresponding points credited to them are as follows: wen [cone | | Senay ramectanttoany || np] te, | {Ae |e! | so | Number of Points 5.50 5,00 4.00 3.50 2.00 20.00 ‘Number of Incumbents | _ 24 238 162 | 3,268| 14316 | 18,008 | 1 ON cae | _ 1 o 6 5 12 | 003 2. | LAKAS CMD oO 3 4 16 13, 36 018 3. | LDP oO 2 i aoe 55 69 0.09 | 4.) LP 4 18 10 98 451 581 171 5. | NP 3 41 20 428 1,559 2,051 2.72 6. | NPC 1 41 4 (222 0 278 1.67 7. | NUP 0 28 i 204 498 741 115 8. | PDP LABAN, 2 | 89 49 570 | 953, 1,663 4.28 9. | UNA 1 nl 8 142, 1,357 519 1.00 10. | WPP 0 0 oO 0 0 0 0.00 Criterion No. 3: “(c) Their identifiable political organizations and strengths as evidenced by their organized chapters.” &Page 7 of I Dominant Majority, Dominant Minority, Ten Major National Parties and Two Major Local Political Parties Using 1,634 (total number of cities and municipalities nationwide) as the equivalent of 20 points or 100%, the ratio between the number of city, municipality, and provincial chapters and the total number of cities and municipalities, multiplied by 20 points will yield the relative number of points earned by a political party. Letiit be noted that although the total umber of provinces (81) is not included in the total number of local geographical units as divisor, this formula grants the political parties bonus for each provincial chapter, equivalent to a city municipal chapter. This criterion recognizes that the strength and the national reach of a political party is its organization at the city/ municipal level. ‘The formula in arithmetic expression is: ‘Total Number of Municipality / City / Provincial Chapters Number of Points — X points = Earned by a Political Total Number of Party Municipalities and Cities However, after careful scrutiny of the respective records, the Commission finds that these political parties failed to submit a verified/ verifiable data and information needed by the Commission to determine the existence of their respective organized chapters. Hence, in order to determine if a petitioner has an existing organized chapter, considering the urgency in resolving petitions filed under Comelec Resolution No. 10514 and the time constraints in verifying the existence of all of petitioners’ respective organized chapters, the Commission took into consideration the fact that a petitioner was able to field a candidate in a city/ municipality they are claiming to have established organized chapter. nutes 1. [ AKSYON DEMOKRATIKO 15 2. | LAKAS CMD 178 491 2.34 3. | LDP 20 22 0.27 4. [LP 9 113 122 | 1.49 5. | NP 20° 440 460 5.63 6. | NPC 4 391 405 4.96 7._| NUP - 2 201 213 2.61 | PDP LABAN 56 995, 1,051 12.86 9. | UNA 34 583 617 7.55 10. | WPP [Sy 8 4 0.13Page 8 of 11 Dominant Majority, Dominant Minority, Ten Major National Parties and Two Major Local Political Parties Criterion No. 4: “(d) The ability to field a slate of candidates from the municipal level to the Senatorial positions”; The five (5) positions were given weights in relation to the possible 40 points on the basis of their impact on the national life of the country. ‘Thus, the Office of the Senators, 10.0 points; Members, House of Representatives, 9,0 points; Governor/Vice-Governor, 8.0 points; Mayor/Vice-Mayor, 7.0 points; Member, Sangguniang Panlalawigan/ Panlungsod/Pambayan, 6.0 points. ‘Number of Official 10.0 pls. (for Senators.) Candidates of a Political Party _-9.00 pts. (for Members, HR) ‘Number of Points X 8.00 pts. (for Gov/V.Gov.) = Barmed bya Maximum Number of Positions 7.00 pts. (for Mayors/V.Mayors) Political Party "Authorized to be voted for 6,00 pts. (for Members, Sangguniang Pantalawigan/Panlungsod/ Pambayan) On the basis of the records of the Commission, the ten (10) political parties and the corresponding points credited to them are as follows: Points a . say [700 Winberoteandne| a2 | mas | tae | Sasa 7 SSR no | eet | m |e | ose a 3 fie 1 pops |e | we a_i Be we 6 25 wv 218 1,045 1,311 7.65 we ype |e | er | ame [azn | 302s «. [wre ae ete | gas ane [oa 7 [wwe ope fe | me | 200 | ze [am 20. | WPP o 1 4 3 - 14 28 0.26 Criterion No. 5: “(e) The number of women candidates fielded by political parties from the municipal level to the position of Senator; &‘Number of women candidates x 10 points = Number of Points Page 9 of 11 Dominant Majority, Dominant Minority, Ten Major National Parties and Two Major Local Political Parties Total Number of Candidates Farmed by Political Parties 30 Percentage of Number of | otat women Name of Political Party | Women | c.ngidates | candidates to | POINTS Candidates total candidates ft | een Anika 33 148 2.30 7.43 2. | LAKAS CMD 299 1,663 17.98 5.99 3. | LDP 8 237 20.25 675 4 [LP 266 1311 20.29 6.76 5. | NP 1,038 477 278 7.26 6. | NPC 864 4,14 21.00 7.00 | 7.. | NUP. 347 2,642 13.13 4.38 8, | PDP LABAN 2,138 9,904 21.59 7.20 9, [UNA 139 766 18.15 6.05 10. | WEP 5 29 17.24 575 determine their relative organizations and strengths. Criterion No. 6. (f) Other analogous circumstances that may This criterion is unlike the circumstances prescribed in subparagraphs (a), (b), (c), (a) and (e) which are facts, It is better part of judgment, therefore, to omit this factor in the evaluation process. On the basis of the weight average points given to each of the five (6) criteria, the ranking of the ten (10) political parties, which applied for accreditation, is: NASGEFORTICAT) | wasrony | rscunmens | cuarvens | canproates | wom | rorat | xank 1. [ARSYON rao 37 | om | om | oe | ras | t2as | 10 2[taKascmp | 454 018 234 a | 59 | a8 | 6 3. | LDP 795 0.09 0.27 1.25 675 16.11 8 a [ir i000 | 17 149 765 | 676 | 2703 | 3 5. | NP 10.00 272 5.63 10.26 ail 7.26 35.87 2Page 10 of 11 Dominant Majority, Dominant Minority, Ten Major National Parties and Two Major Local Political Parties 6, | NPC 4.90 107 4.96 8.48 700 | 701 7. | NUP 1.63 15 261 475 age | 1452 8, | PDPLABAN 10.00 428 1286 21.40 7.20 | 55.74 9, | UNA 1.27 1.00 755 a0 60s | 1897 10) wep 10.00 0.00 013 0.26 5.95 16.35 On the basis of the foregoing considerations, the dominant majority party and dominant minority party and the eight (8) major accredited political parties for the May 13, 2019 National and Local Elections are: Dominant Majority Party Dominant Minority Party Eight (8) Major Political Parties: eNO eee LP NPC . UNA LAKAS CMD wer LDP NUP AKSYON DEMOKRATIKO PDP LABAN NP The watchers of the dominant majority party and dominant minority party shall be given preference, if the space in the canvassing/ consolidation center is insufficient, Furthermore, considering that they have been found to have substantially complied with the criteria set forth by law, the local political parties enumerated below shall hereinafter be declared as the sole major local party of their respective regions/ provinces/ cities for purposes of the said elections, to wit: Major Local Parties: 1. Arangkada San Josefio (ARANGKADA) for the San Jose Del Monte City, Bulacan 2, Asenso Manilefio Movement for the City of Manila 3. Bileg Party for the Province of Ilocos Sur 410538 Page 11 of 11 Dominant Majority, Dominant Minority, Ten Major National Parties and Two Major Local Political Parties 4, Hugpong ng Pagbabago (HNP) for Region XI 5, Hugpong sa Tawong Lungsod for Davao City 6. Kabalikat ng Bayan sa Kaunlaran (KABAKA) for NCR 7. Malayang Kilusan. ng © Mamamayang = Zambalefio (MAKIMAZA) for the Province of Zambales 8, Partido Abe Kapampangan (PAK) for Angeles City 9, Partido Navotefio for Navotas City 10, Serbisyo sa Bayan Party (SBP) for Quezon City 11. Sulong Dignidad for the City of Makati 12. Unang Sigaw (PARTIDO NG PAGBABAGO) for the Province of Nueva Ecija SECTION 4. Dissemination. - The Education and Information Department (EID) shall cause the publication of this Resolution and furnish copies thereof to the Regional Election Directors, Provincial Election Supervisors, all Election Officers, and the President and Secretary General of the ten (10) national political parties and twelve (12) local political parties evaluated. MA. hat ete GUANZOI SO ORDERED. Th. ests A — wietitor. cia thet CommiSsioner Commissioner SL concur wilh Comm £7 CommissionerREPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES RESO No1 0538 COMMTSSION, ON ELECTEONS yraind 996 Office of Commissioner Luie Tito F. Guia AY 8, 2019 3 OTT WA MEMORANDUM dead. i, 4 FOR : THE COMMISSION EN BANC RECEIVE THROUGH 7 ATTY. CONSUELO B. DIOLA Om: 07 coe spy Acting Commission Secretary my Date: in, at no, SUBJECT + POSITION ON THE RESOLUTION ON DETERMINING THE DOMINANT MAJORITY AND MINORITY PARTIES DATE :_7MAY 2019 Thave no objection on the criteria and formula used in determining the ranking of patties as to their “dominance.” 1, however, have a serious reservation on the basis through which the Dominant Minority Party was selected. It appears that the party that obtained the second highest rating was selected as the Dominant Minority Party. I respectfully submit that the Dominant Minority Party should logically come from the minority, that is, a party that belongs to those that stand opposite the majority. It must be understood in the context of the Dominant Opposition Party described under Section 274 of the Omnibus Election Code, to wit: Section 274, Accreditation of dominant opposition party. ~ xxx the dominant ‘opposition party shall be that political party, group or organization or coalition ‘of major national or regional political parties opposed to the majority party which has the capability to wage a bona fide nationwide campaign as shown by the extent of its organization xxx Obviously, the second most dominant party would not necessarily belong to the minority. The purpose of determining which are the Dominant Majority and Minority Parties is to ensure fairness in treating contending or opposing political groups. This purpose will not be served if the Dominant Minority Party also comes from the majority. Thus, I submit that the process should first involve determining which parties belong to the majority and to the minority. Thereafter, the most dominant party in each ofthe two categories willbe selected.) * Batas Pambansa Bilang 881 (1985),10538 With the current polarized political climate, it is not hard to divine which group belongs to the majority or minority. Respectfully submitted. ‘OF, GUIA