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Partido ng Manggagawa (PM), et al. vs. The Hon. Commission on Elections (COMELEC), et al

PARTIDO NG MANGGAGAWA (PM) and BUTIL FARMERS PARTY (BUTIL), Petitioners, vs. THE HON. COMMISSION ON ELECTIONS (COMELEC), REPRESENTED BY ITS HON. CHAIRMAN BENJAMIN ABALOS, SR., Respondent.

G.R. No. 164702 | 2006-03-15



EN BANC
D E C I S I O N 

PUNO, J.: 

The petition at bar involves the formula for computing the additional seats due, if any, for winners in party-list elections. 

The antecedents are undisputed. 

Several party-list participants sent queries to the respondent COMELEC regarding the formula to be adopted in computing the additional seats for the party-list winners in the May 10, 2004 elections. In response, the respondent Commission issued Resolution No. 6835,[1] adopting the simplified formula of "one additional seat per additional two percent of the total party-list votes." The resolution reads: 

Considering that the...