P3PWD explained

P3PWD Party List
Colorcode:
  1. FBB109
Sector:Persons with disabilities and patients
Headquarters:Quezon City
Colors:Yellow, Red, Cyan

The Komunidad ng Pamilya Pasyente at Persons with Disabilities, also known as the P3PWD Party List,[1] is a political organization seeking party-list representation in the House of Representatives of the Philippines.

Background

The P3PWD Party List ran in the 2022 House of Representatives elections managing to secure a single seat.[2] [3] The party listed Grace Yaneza, Ira Paulo Pozon, Marianne Heidi Fullon, Peter Jonas David, and Lili Grace Tiangco as its official nominees while former Commission on Elections commissioner Rowena Guanzon was actively involved in the organization's campaigning.[4] P3PWD aims to represent the interest of persons with disabilities (PWDs) and patients.[5] [6]

Guanzon announced herself as the presumptive representative for P3PWD, despite not being on the organization's official nominees list.[4] At that time, the Commission on Elections stated that it has also not received any documents for substitution that would make Guanzon eligible to fill in P3PWD's seat.[7]

On June 14, 2022, all five of the party's official nominees resigned, with three of the nominees citing personal reasons. The party submitted a certificate of nomination to the COMELEC that day, comprising Rowena Guanzon, Rosalie Garcia, Cherrie Belmonte-Lim, Donnabel Tenorio, and Rodolfo Villar Jr.[8] [9]

Acting COMELEC spokesperson Rex Laudiangco confirmed that the COMELEC has received their new certificate of nomination, stating that the "matter is subject to the deliberation of the Commission en banc".[10]

On June 15, the COMELEC en banc allowed Guanzon to sit as the party's first nominee.[11]

Legal actions

On June 21, 2022, Duterte Youth party-list filed a petition asking the Supreme Court (SC) to prohibit Guanzon from taking a seat designated for the P3PWD party-list.[12] The SC decided on June 29 to temporarily stop a COMELEC resolution allowing her substitution.[13]

Prior to the decision from the SC, the COMELEC en banc denied Duterte Youth's complaint against the substitution of Guanzon.[14]

Meanwhile, Guanzon, on June 21, filed libel and unjust vexation charges against Duterte Youth chairman and National Youth Commission chairman Ronald Cardema before the Quezon City Prosecution Office;[15] [16] and on June 28, filed a complaint against him before the Office of the Ombudsman, all regarding the latter's statements in connection to her substitution.[17]

Representatives to Congress

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19th Congress
2022 - 2025
Rowena Guanzon
To be confirmed

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Certified List of Candidates (National) (Philippines) - Party Lists . Commission on Elections . 16 May 2022.
  2. News: Patinio . Ferdinand . 55 party-list groups to be proclaimed Thursday afternoon . 26 May 2022 . Philippine News Agency . 26 May 2022 . en.
  3. News: Comelec proclaims new batch of party-list groups in 19th Congress . 26 May 2022 . Rappler . 26 May 2022.
  4. News: Guanzon in limbo as P3PWD nominee despite celebratory posts as incoming solon . https://web.archive.org/web/20220516171627/https://www.cnnphilippines.com/news/2022/5/16/Guanzon-in-limbo-P3PWD-nominee-.html . dead . May 16, 2022 . 26 May 2022 . CNN Philippines . 16 May 2022.
  5. Web site: Mga dapat malaman hinggil sa party-list system ng Pilipinas . BilangPilipino . TV5 . 27 May 2022 . fil.
  6. Web site: May 27, 2022 . About . May 27, 2022 . Facebook. P3PWD - Komunidad ng Pamilya, Pasyente at Person's With Disabilities.
  7. News: Cruz . RG . Comelec yet to receive substitution docs for P3PWD party-list . 26 May 2022 . ABS-CBN News . 16 May 2022.
  8. News: 2022-06-14 . In Comelec filing, Rowena Guanzon formalizes party-list substitution bid . 2022-06-15.
  9. News: Bordey . Hana . Guanzon named 1st nominee of P3WD party-list . . June 14, 2022 . June 19, 2022.
  10. News: Fernandez . Daniza . 2022-06-14 . P3PWD Party-list nominees resign; Guanzon name comes out as replacement . 2022-06-15 .
  11. News: Bordey . Hana . Comelec en banc allows Guanzon to sit as P3PWD party-list rep . GMA News . June 15, 2022 . June 19, 2022.
  12. News: Cardema to court: Disqualify Guanzon . . June 22, 2022 . June 29, 2022.
  13. News: SC issues TRO vs. Guanzon's substitution as P3PWD party-list nominee . . June 29, 2022 . June 29, 2022.
  14. News: Bordey . Hana . Comelec denies Duterte Youth bid vs. Guanzon substitution as party-list rep . GMA News . June 23, 2022 . June 25, 2022.
  15. News: Guanzon, Cardema swap raps . . June 22, 2022 . June 29, 2022.
  16. News: Guanzon files libel, unjust vexation raps vs Cardema . . June 21, 2022 . June 29, 2022.
  17. News: Ex-Comelec exec files complaint vs Cardema . The Manila Times . June 29, 2022 . June 29, 2022.