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OMNIBUS ELECTION CODE ELECTION LAWS, RULES AND PROCEDURES

preceding section unless exempted in writing by the

Commission.

If at any time during the election period, the ground

for which the authority to engage the services of security

personnel has been granted shall cease to exist of for any

other valid cause, the Commission shall revoke the said

authority.

Section 34. Disposition of Firearms. — The firearms

of other deadly weapon found in the possession of person

prosecuted for the election offense shall be disposed of

according to existing laws.

Section

35.

Rules

and

Regulations.

—

The

Commission

shall

issue

rules

and

regulations

to

implement this Act. Said rules shall be published in at

least two (2) national newspapers of general circulation.

Section

36.

Governing

Laws.

—

The

elections

provided

herein

and

all

subsequent

elections

and

plebiscite shall be governed by this Act, by the provisions

of the Omnibus Election Code, Republic Act No. 6646 and

other election laws not inconsistent herewith.

Section 37. Appropriation. — The amount of One

billion pesos (P1,000,000,000.00) is hereby appropriated

out of any savings or unexpected balance in the National

Treasury not otherwise appropriated to cover the costs of

holding the May 11, 1992 elections. Hereafter, the amounts

necessary to fund subsequent elections shall be included

in the General Appropriations Act for the corresponding

fiscal year.

Any provision of law to the contrary notwithstanding,

and for purposes of the May 11, 1992 elections only, the

chairman

and

members

of

the

board

of

election

inspectors shall each be paid a per diem of Four hundred

pesos (P400.00) on election day. The Commission may

provide hazard pay, when warranted, incentive and merit

awards to members of the boards of election inspectors,

board of canvassers and personnel of the Commission

and its deputized agencies.

Section 38. Separability Clause. — If any provisions

or party of this Act is declared unconstitutional such

declaration of unconstitutionality will not affect the other

provisions of this Act.

Section 39. Amending and Repealing Clause. —

Section 107, 108 and 245 of the Omnibus Election Code

are hereby repealed. Likewise, the inclusion in Section 262

of

the

Omnibus

Election

Code

of the violations of

Sections 105, 106, 107, 108, 109, 110, 111 and 112 as among

election offenses is also hereby repealed. This repeal shall

have retroactive effect.

Batas Pambansa Blg. 881, Republic Act No. 6646,

Executive Order Nos. 144 and 157 and all other laws,

orders, decrees, rules and regulations or other issuances,

or any part thereof, inconsistent with the provisions of

this Act are hereby amended or repealed accordingly.

Section 40. Effectivity Clause. — This Act shall take

effect upon its publication in full in at least two (2)

national newspapers of general circulation.

Approved: November 26, 1991

RA No 7941 | Party-List System Act

[IRR] RA 7941 Party-List System Act

AN

ACT

PROVIDING

FOR

THE

ELECTION

OF

PARTY-LIST

REPRESENTATIVES

THROUGH

THE

PARTY-LIST

SYSTEM,

AND

APPROPRIATING

FUNDS

THEREFOR

Section 1. Title. This Act shall be known as the

"Party-List System Act."

Section 2. Declaration of party. The State shall

promote proportional representation in the election of

representatives to the House of Representatives through

a party-list system of registered national, regional and

sectoral parties or organizations or coalitions thereof,

which

will

enable

Filipino

citizens

belonging

to

marginalized

and

underrepresented

sectors,

organizations and parties, and who lack well-defined

political constituencies but who could contribute to the

formulation and enactment of appropriate legislation

that will benefit the nation as a whole, to become

members of the House of Representatives. Towards this

end, the State shall develop and guarantee a full, free and

open party system in order to attain the broadcast

possible

representation

of

party,

sectoral

or

group

interests in the House of Representatives by enhancing

their chances to compete for and win seats in the

legislature,

and

shall

provide

the

simplest

scheme

possible.

Section 3. Definition of Terms . (a) The party-list

system is a mechanism of proportional representation in

the

election

of

representatives

to

the

House

of

Representatives

from

national,

regional

and sectoral

parties or organizations or coalitions thereof registered

with

the

Commission

on

Elections

(COMELEC).

Component parties or organizations of a coalition may

participate independently provided the coalition of which

they form part does not participate in the party-list

system.

(b) A party means either a political party or a sectoral

party or a coalition of parties.

(c) A political party refers to an organized group of

citizens advocating an ideology or platform, principles

and policies for the general conduct of government and

which, as the most immediate means of securing their

adoption, regularly nominates and supports certain of its

leaders and members as candidates for public office.

It is a national party when its constituency is spread

over the geographical territory of at least a majority of the

regions. It is a regional party when its constituency is

spread

over the geographical territory of at least a

majority

of the cities and provinces comprising the

region.

(d) A sectoral party refers to an organized group of

citizens belonging to any of the sectors enumerated in

Section 5 hereof whose principal advocacy pertains to the

special interest and concerns of their sector,

(e) A sectoral organization refers to a group of citizens

or a coalition of groups of citizens who share similar

physical

attributes

or

characteristics,

employment,

interests or concerns.

(f)

A

coalition

refers

to an aggrupation of duly

registered

national,

regional,

sectoral

parties

or

organizations for political and/or election purposes.

Section

4.

Manifestation

to Participate in the

Party-List System. Any party, organization, or coalition

already registered with the Commission need not register

anew. However, such party, organization, or coalition shall

file with the Commission, not later than ninety (90) days

before the election, a manifestation of its desire to

participate in the party-list system.

Section 5. Registration. Any organized group of

persons may register as a party, organization or coalition

for purposes of the party-list system by filing with the

COMELEC not later than ninety (90) days before the

election a petition verified by its president or secretary

stating its desire to participate in the party-list system as

a national, regional or sectoral party or organization or a

coalition

of

such

parties

or

organizations, attaching

thereto its constitution, by-laws, platform or program of

government, list of officers, coalition agreement and

other relevant information as the COMELEC may require:

Provided, That the sectors shall include labor, peasant,

fisherfolk, urban poor, indigenous cultural communities,

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