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16 Sec. 3, RA 7941
17 Coalition refers to an aggrupation of duly registered national, regional,
sectoral parties or organizations for political and/or election purposes [Sec. 3, RA
7941].
18 Sec. 3, RA 7941
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19 Sec. 5, RA 7941
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24 Sec. 5, RA 7941
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25 Sec. 7, Id.
26 Sec. 8, Rule 32, 1993 COMELEC Rules of Procedure, as amended
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27 Sec. 6, RA 7941
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28 Sec. 8, RA 7941
29 Ibid.
30 Ibid.
31 Ibid.
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0.80
This formula allows for the corresponding increase in
the number of seats available for party-list representatives
whenever a legislative district is created by law.
Where for instance, the House of Representatives has
220 district representatives, it follows that, based on the
above foirmula, there will be 55 seats available to party-list
representatives. Hence,
220 x .20 = 55
0.80
13.19. Procedure for allocation of party-list
seats
In determining the allocation of seats for party-list rep-
resentatives under Section 11 of R.A. No. 7941, the following
procedure are now observed:
(1) The parties, organizations, and coalitions shall
be ranked from the highest to the lowest based
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38 They are the parties, organizations, and coalitions that received two or
more percent (2% and above) of the total votes cast for the party-list system.
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where:
AS3 is the total number of sectoral organizations
next in rank (in Step 2 of Round 2) to be giv-
en one seat each,
SPL is the number of seats allocated for party-list
representatives,
AS1 is the total number awarded seats in the first
round of seat allocation, and
AS2 is the total number awarded seats in the Step
1 of Round 2 of seat allocation.
13.26. Application of three-seat limit
Finally, the three-seat cap is applied to determine the
number of seats each qualified party-list candidate is entitled
to.