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MEMORANDUM NO. 240936
FOR: DIRECTOR TEOPISTO E. ELNAS, JR.
Executive Director
DIRECTOR GENESIS M. GATDULA
Office of the Clerk of the Commission

DIRECTOR JOHN REX C. LAUDIANGCO

Education and Information Department
DIRECTOR JEANNIE V. FLORORITA
Information Technology Depa ftment
RE: REQUEST FOR PUBLICATTON IN NEWSPAPERS OF GENERAL
CIRCULATION AND POSTING tN THE COMELEC WEBSITE

DATE: 28 August 2024

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Respectfully requesting for publication in newspapers of general circulation and
posting in the COMELEC Website.

FORMAL
REF NO, RESOLUTION DATE OF
TITLE
NO. PROMULGATION
Rules and Regulations Governing the Filing
of Petition for Accreditation for the purpose
of Determining the Dominant Majority party,
Dominant Minority Party, Ten (10) Major
0597-24 77047 National Parties and Two (2) Major Local
Parties in connection with the l4ay 72, 2025
August 28,2024
National and Local Elections (NLE) and
Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim
Mindanao Parliamentary Elections (BARMM-
PE)

For your information/guidance and appropriate action. Thank you.

coNs EL B.D LA
Director IV
CC Chairman
All Commlssioners

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 Republic of the Philippines
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RULES AND REGULATIONS GARCIA" George Erwin M. Chairperson

GOVERNING THE FILING OF INTING, Socorro B. Commissioner
CASQUEIO, Marlon S.
PETITION FOR FEROLINO, Aimee P.
Commissioner
Commissioner
ACCREDITATION FOR THE BULAY, Rey E. Commissioner
PURPOSE OF DETERMINING MACEDA, Emesto P., Jr. Commissioner
THE DOMINANT MAIORITY CELIS, Nelson J. Comrnissioner
PARTY, DOMINANT MINORITY
PARTY, TEN (10) MAJOR
NATIONAL PARTIES AND TWO
(2) MAJOR LOCAL PARTTES rN
CONNECTION WITH THE MAY
72, 2025 NATIONAL AND LOCAL
ELECTIONS (NLE) AND
BANGSAMORO
ALruONOMOUS REGION IN
MUSLIM MINDANAO
PARLIAMENTARY ELECTIONS
(BARMM-PE)
x Promulga 1"6. August 28, 2024

RESOLUTTON No. LLA47

WHEREAS, Section 34 of Republic Act No. 9369, which
amended Section 26 of Republic Act No. 7166, provides that the
Commission on Elections (Commission) shall determine the Dominant
Majority Party, the Dominant Minority Party, and the Ten (10) Major
Political Parties, each of which shall be entitled to one (1) official
watcher in every polling place and canvassing center, preference, and
other privileges as determined by law, rules, and regulations;

WHEREAS, Section 11 (e) of Republic Act No. 9710, otherwise

known as "The Magna Carta of Women" ,reads..

Section 11. Participation and Representation.

(e)Integration of Women in Political Parties. - The state shall provide

incentives to political parties with women's agenda. It shatl likewise
encourage the integration of women in their leadership hierarchy,
internal policy-making structures, appointive, and electoral
nominating processes.
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WHEREAS, pursuant thereto, there is a need to promulgate

rules and regulations which provides for incentives to be given to
political parties that promote the integration of women ln their
leadership hierarchy, internal policy-making structures, appointive,
and electoral nominating processes;

NOW THEREFORE, the Comrnission, by virtue of the powers

vested in it by the Constitutiory the Omnibus Election Code, and other
pertinent laws, RESOLVED, as it hereby RESOLVES to promulgate
the following rules and regulations governing the filing of petition for
accreditation for the purpose of determining the Dominant Majority
Party, the Dominant Minority Party, the Ten (10) Major Nationil
Parties and the Two (2) Major Local Parties in connection with the May
12,2025 NLE and BARMM-PE.

Section 7. Who May Eile. - A political party duly registered with the
Commission may file a verified petition for accreditation for the
determination of the Dominant M ajori\t Party, the Dominant Minority
Party, the Ten (10) Major National Parties, and the Two (2) Major Locil
Parties.

Section 2. When to File. - For purposes of the May 12,2025 NLE and
BARMM-PE , the petition shall be filed not later than 10 January 2025.

Section S.Eiling of Petition. - The pleadings, memoranda, comments,

briefs, and other submissions with complete annexes in four (4) hard
copies AND corresponding soft copy in a read-only-formatted Flash
Drive, shall be filed directly with the Office of the Clerk of the
Commission (OCOC) personally.

The OCOC shall docket the petition as SPP (DM).

Section 4. FilingFee. - The filing and legal research fees shall be in cash
or manager's check, cashier's check, postal money order amounting to
Ten Thousand One Hundred Pesos (P10,100) and shall be paid before
the Cash Divisiory Administrative Services Department of the
Commission upon issuance of the Order of Payment.

Section 5. Claificatory Heaing - The Comrnission may set the

petitions for hearing and shall be endorsed to the Election Records and
Statistics Department (ERSD) for assessment.
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Thereafter, the ERSD shall submit its findings and recommendations

to the Commission En Banc ttvough the office of the CoMELEC
Secretary for resolution.

s ection 6. Cit eri a f or D et ermining th e D ominant M aj o ity, D ominant

Minority Party, Ten (1-0) Major National parties and Two (2) Major
Local Parties. - The Dominant Majority party, the Dominant Minorrty
the Ten (10) Major National Parties and the Two (2) Major Local
larty,
Parties shall be determined on the basis of the forlowing criteria.

a) The established record of the said parties, coalition of groups

thatnow compose them, taking into account among otheri-hmfs,
their showing in past elections;

b) The number of incumbent elective officials belonging to them on

the last day of the filing of the Certificate of Canaiaacy (COC);

c) Their identifiable political organizations and strengths as

evidenced by their organized chapters;

d) The ability to fill a complete slate of candidates from the

municipal level to the national positions;

e) The number of women candidates fielded by political parties

from the municipal level to the national positions; and

f) other analogous circumstances that may determine their relative

organizations and strengths.

The petitioner shall include in its petitiory pertinent data and statistics
to support its arguments in accordance with the above criteria, as well
as the submission of the latest sworn InJormation Update statement
(SIUS) duly filed before the Commission.

Section 7. weighteil Aaerage points. - The accreditation of the

Dominant Majority Party, the Dominant Minority party and the Ten
(10) Major Political Parties shall be established through weighted
average points for each of the above criteria taking into consideration
the primary purpose of the law, which is to protect the interest of the
candidates and the parties they represent.

a) A party's ability to field a complete slate of candidates from the

municipal level up to the position of President is given the
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highest weighted average points of forty ( 0) points, 1n

accordance with the following point system:

Elective Positions Points

President Vice-President 9.00
Senators 8.00
Members, House of Re resentatives 8.00
Governor/ Vice-Govemor 6.00
Ma or/Vice-Ma OI 5.00
Member, 4.00
Panlalawi Panlun Ba
TOTAL 40.0

b) The number of incumbent elective official belonging to a party

on the last day of filing of COC is given the weighted urr".ug" of
twenty (20) points, in accordance with the following pol"t
system:

Elective Positions Points

President Vice-President 5.0
Senators 4.0
Members, House of ntatives 4.0
Governor Vice-Govemor 3.0
Ma or Vice-Ma or 2.5
Member, 1.5
San ruan Panlalawi / Panlun od Ba an
TOTAL 20.0

c) The organizational structure of a party is given the weighted

average of twenty (20) points.

d) Political parties that will field at least thirry per centum (30%)
women candidates shall receive ten (10) points.

e) History is given the least weighted average of ten (10) points

since the number of years of existence of a party is not a
guarantee that it has the capability to field a complete slate of
candidates whose interests the law seeks to protect.
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section 8.Effectioity. - This resolution shall take effect on the seventh

day #ter its publication in two (2) daily newspapers of general
circulation in the Philippines.

Section 9. Publication and Dissemination. - The Education and

Information Departrnent shall cause the publication of this Resolution
in tw9 (2) daily newspapers of general circulation in the philippines
and furnish copies of this Resolution to all field officiars t] trt"
Commission. The Information Technology Department shall post a
copy of this Resolution on the website of the Commission.

SO ORDERED.

GEORGE ERWIN M. GARCIA

Chairman

SOCCORO B.INTING MARLON S. CASQUEJO

Commissioner Commissioner

AIMEE P. FEROLINO REY E. BULAY

Commissioner Commissioner

ERNESTO FERDINAND P. MACEDAJR. NELSON J. CELrS

Commissioner Commissioner

CERTIFICATION

APPROVED for publicatiory August 28, 2024'

ATTY. C UE B. DIOLA
Director IV
Office of the Commission Secretary

This Resolution can be verified at this number (02)85272987; email address

comsec@comelec. gov.ph