The Commission on Elections (Comelec) Second Division, voting 2-1, granted the petition seeking to cancel the registration of the Duterte Youth Party-list, which ranked second in the May 2025 polls.
00:00For today's Manila Bulletin News Break, the Commission on Elections said this Wednesday, June 18, that its second division has canceled the registration of Duterte Youth as a part-alist.
00:15Comelec Chairman George Irving Garcia said during the ambush interview that they voted 2-1 on the cancellation of Duterte Youth's registration.
00:25Chairman Garcia also mentioned that they will release a resolution today regarding the cancellation.
00:32This was because of a petition to sought the part-alist to be canceled over its alleged failure to submit its accreditation requirements and no proper hearing on the application as a part-alist.
00:44It can be recalled that last 2019, youth leaders filed petition to seek the nullification of the group's registration status.
00:52However, Garcia said that the decision is not yet final and the Duterte Youth's party list can still file a motion for reconsideration within five days.