Comelec eyes clearer amendments to Party-list Law after SC's decision on Guanzon substitution

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Comelec eyes clearer amendments to Party-list Law after SC's decision on Guanzon substitution
George GarciaEleksyon 2025Supreme Court
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The Commission on Elections on Sunday said the decision of the Supreme Court to scrap retired poll commissioner Rowena Guanzon ’s substitution as P3PWD party-list nominee in 2022 has paved the way for clearer guidelines on how the Party-list Law should be amended. Comelec chairman George Garcia said the poll body will make use of the High Court’s decision to push for amendments on the existing policies on party-list groups, specifically when it comes to the substitution of nominees.

The SC en banc earlier granted a petition seeking the removal of Guanzon from the list of nominees of Komunidad ng Pamilya, Pasyente at Persons with Disabilities party-list in the 2022 national and local elections.In a 131-page decision, the SC granted the petition filed by the Duty to Energize the Republic Through the Enlightenment of the Youth party-list seeking to declare a Comelec resolution, which allowed the substitution of Guanzon as P3PWD nominee, as null and void.

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