Only 9 party-lists have support of 2% of Filipino voters — Pulse Asia
MANILA, Philippines — Only nine party-lists out of 134 groups accredited by the Commission on Elections succeeded in obtaining at least a 2% voters preference score, results of a Pulse Asia poll released a day before Monday’s midterm elections showed.
According to a May 3 to 6 survey of 1,800 likely voters, these probable winners — which obtained a seat in the lower house during the first round of seat allocation as provided in the Feb. 17, 2017 resolution issued by the Supreme Court — are:
- Anti-Crime and Terrorism Community Involvement and Support (10.60%)
- Ako Bicol Political Party (6.72%)
- Bayan Muna (6.07%)
- Citizens’ Battle Against Corruption (3.68%)
- One Patriotic Coalition of Marginalized Nationals (3.50%)
- Coalition of Associations of Senior Citizens in the Philippines, Inc. (2.77%)
- Alyansa ng mga Mamamayang Probinsiyano (2.72%)
- An Waray (2.43%)
- Magkakasama sa Sakahan, Kaunlaran (2.20%)
Based on the procedure for allocating the maximum number of 59 seats for party-list representatives described in the SC resolution, Pulse Asia said three groups would succeed in winning three seats each in the House of Representatives, the maximum number of seats that any single group can obtain in the party-list elections.
These groups are Anti-Crime and Terrorism Community Involvement and Support, Inc. or ACT-CIS, Ako Bicol Political Party and Bayan Muna.
“Overall, only 54 of the 59 seats for party-list representatives would be allocated if the May 2019 elections coincided with the conduct of this pre-election survey,” Pulse Asia said.
Twelve of the 24 Senate seats, as well as all lower house seats and all elected posts of local government units are up for grabs on May 13. — Ian Nicolas Cigaral
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