00:00A new 41-accredited part list of the Commission on Elections or COMELEC for the upcoming midterm elections in 2025 has been recorded.
00:08The new number came from their investigation to ensure the validity of each party.
00:14The current number is low compared to the first 2022 poll of COMELEC, which has 70 accredited organizations, according to COMELEC Chair George Garcia.
00:23Not only because they want to reduce the number of parties, but also because they want a group that truly represents the marginalized and underrepresented communities of the country.
00:35In addition, they can no longer do anything about the operation of the first accredited or accredited party list.
00:41Currently, there are 142 parties that were rejected due to lack of bylaws, wrong number of members, wrong signatories, dubious advocacy, and small documents.
00:53It is expected that COMELEC's Office of the Clerk of the Commission will be able to issue a final list of parties in the coming days.