The Commission on Elections (COMELEC) is set to delist 39 party-list groups for next year’s national and local elections.

In a statement, the poll body said the registration of these organizations will be removed or cancelled for failure to obtain at least 2 percent of votes cast under the party-list system and to participate in the last two preceding elections for the constituency in which it was registered.

A total of nine groups failed to participate in the last two preceding elections. These are ADING (Advance Community Development in New Generation); 1-AAMOVER (1-A Action Moral & Values Recovery Reform of the Phils., Inc.); ANG PAMILYA (Una Ang Pamilya); and AG (Ang Galing Pinoy); ALAGAD (Alagad Party-List).

Also included in the list are ANAD (Alliance For Nationalism and Democracy); KAKUSA (Kapatiran ng mga Nakulong na Walang Sala, Inc.); KALIKASAN PARTY-LIST (Kalikasan Partylist) and 1-AANI (Usa An Aton Nahigugma Nga Iroy Nga Tuna).

A total of 30 organizations have failed to obtain at least 2 percent of the votes cast for the party-list system and a seat in the second round of seat allocation for the party-lists in the last two preceding elections.

They are ALAY BUHAY (Alay Buhay Community Development Foundation, Inc.); ATING KOOP (Adhikaing Tinataguyod ng Kooperatiba); AVE (Alliance of Volunteer Educators); ABAKADA (Abakada Guro); BANAT (Barangay Natin); ABAMIN (Abante Mindanao, Inc); APPEND (Append, Inc); ANG NARS (Ang Nars, Inc.); TAO MUNA (Ang Tao Muna at Bayan); and AKO AN BISAYA (Ako An Bisaya).

Also on the list are ANUPA (Alliance of National Urban Poor Organizations Assembly, Inc.), CONSLA (Confederation of Non-Stock Savings and Loan Associations, Inc.), ASEAN (Academicians, Students and Educators Alliance, Inc.), AMEPA OFW (Amepa OFW Access Center, Inc.), FICTAP (Federation of International Cable TV and Telecommunications Associations of the Philippines), GLOBAL (Global Workers and Family Federation, Inc.), KMM (Kaisahan ng mga Maliliit na Magsasaka), METRO (Movement For Economic Transformation and Righteous Opportunities), PM (Partido Manggagawa), SAMAKO (Sandigan ng mga Manggagawa sa Konstruksiyon).

The other groups include SINAG (Sinag Tungo Sa Kaunlaran), ITO ANG TAMA (Tanggol Maralita, Inc.), TINDERONG PINOY (Tinderong Pinoy Party), TRICAP (Tribal Communities Association of the Philippines), UNIDO (Union of Nationalist Democratic Filipino Organization), ALL-FISH (Alliance of Philippine Fishing Federations Inc.), AWAKE (Awareness of Keepers of the Environment, Inc.), KAMAIS Kamais Pilipinas (Kapatirang Magmamais ng Pilipinas Inc.), PBB (Partido ng Bayan ang Bida) and 1-AHAPO (One Bagong Ahapo ng Pilipinas Party-List) are also being considered to be taken off the list.

COMELEC is authorized to remove or cancel the registration of party-list groups, organizations, or coalition under Republic Act 7941 or the Party-List System Act.PNA