Akbayan Tops Eleksyon 2025 Party-List Race
Akbayan emerged as the leading party-list in the Eleksyon 2025 party-list race, securing the highest number of votes and positioning itself to gain three seats in the House of Representatives. This significant development came after the Commission on Elections (Comelec), acting as the National Board of Canvassers (NBOC), concluded the canvassing of votes for senators and party-list groups during the May midterm elections.
According to the official national certificate of canvass, Akbayan party-list obtained 2,779,621 votes in the recent polls. Trailing behind were Duterte Youth with 2,338,564 votes and Tingog Partylist with 1,822,708 votes. The 4Ps party-list ranked fourth, garnering 1,469,571 votes, followed by ACT-CIS with 1,239,930 votes.
Top Party-Lists and Their Vote Counts
Other party-list groups that made it to the top 15 include Ako Bicol with 1,073,119 votes, Uswag Ilonggo with 777,754 votes, and Solid North Partylist with 765,322 votes. Additionally, Trabaho earned 709,283 votes, CIBAC received 593,911 votes, and Malasakit @ Bayanihan gathered 580,100 votes.
Further down the list, Senior Citizens obtained 577,753 votes, PPP had 575,762 votes, ML secured 547,949 votes, and FPJ Panday Bayanihan earned 538,003 votes. While these numbers indicate strong support, the Comelec has yet to finalize and announce the seat allocations for these party-list groups.
Fastest Canvassing in Philippine Election History
The board of canvassers began their work on Tuesday, May 13, and impressively completed tallying 175 certificates of canvass (COCs) within three days. This achievement marks the fastest canvassing process in Philippine election history. Among the 175 COCs, one was from local absentee voting, two from the overseas board of canvassers, 82 from provinces, 26 from highly urbanized cities, and 64 from overseas voting.
On the first day, the NBOC tallied 58 COCs, the highest count recorded during the initial day of canvassing. By the second day, they completed 101 COCs, and the remaining 16 were finalized on the third day. Despite releasing vote counts and rankings, the NBOC clarified that these results are preliminary and still subject to audit and verification.
Conclusion and Next Steps
As the Eleksyon 2025 party-list race concludes its canvassing phase, Akbayan stands out as the clear leader with strong voter support. The exact distribution of seats, however, remains pending until the official announcement from the election authorities. Voters and observers alike await the final confirmation of which party-lists will hold seats in the upcoming House of Representatives term.
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