Partylist representatives pose for photos during the proclamation of winning party-list groups for the midterm elections by the National Board of Canvassers at the Manila Hotel on May 19, 2025.

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<div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1747696912745winning partylists.jpg" class="fr-fic fr-dib"/><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align:left">Partylist representatives pose for photos during the proclamation of winning party-list groups for the midterm elections by the National Board of Canvassers at the Manila Hotel on May 19, 2025. <em>Jonathan Cellona, ABS-CBN News</em></span></span></span></div><p>MANILA – Several representatives-elect laid out their priority agenda once they get to work in the 20th Congress, following the official proclamation of winning party-lists.</p><p>Akbayan Party-list earned three congressional seats after it topped the party-list race with 2,779,621 votes.</p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/nation/2025/5/19/akbayan-duterte-youth-tingog-win-3-party-list-seats-each-0819">Akbayan, Duterte Youth, Tingog win 3 party-list seats each</a></div><p>Representative-elect Chel Diokno once again thanked their supporters for their help and the voters for giving them a chance to enter the House of Representatives. </p><div><span class="fr-video fr-deletable fr-fvc fr-dvb fr-draggable" contenteditable="false" draggable="true"><iframe width="640" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/Fj5vhdEJTnY?&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span><br/></div><p>&quot;Ito ay isang tagumpay ninyong lahat, ito ay tagumpay ng ordinaryong Pilipino. Ang nais po namin maging boses ng iba-ibang sektor ng ating lipunan na hindi naririnig o napapakinggan sa Kongreso,&quot; he said.</p><p>Diokno said they look to address &quot;gut&quot; issues that affect Filipinos.</p><p>&quot;Nandiyan ang problema natin yung sobrang pagtaas ng presyo ng bilihin, nandiyan &#x27;yung education crisis, nandiyan &#x27;yung unemployment. Pati na rin siyempre &#x27;yung issues pagdating sa West Philippine Sea,&quot; he said.</p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/nation/2025/5/18/gov-t-should-prioritize-education-crisis-diokno-1740">Gov’t should prioritize education crisis – Diokno<br/></a></div><p>Diokno said they are open to discussing amendments to the party-list system law as well as other political reforms.</p><p>When asked what committee chairmanship he is eyeing, Diokno said it&#x27;s too early to discuss since the lawmakers themselves have yet to talk about it.</p><p>4Ps Party-list Rep. Marcelino Libanan assured voters they will continue their service and push for laws needed to create jobs for the Filipino people. </p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/nation/2025/5/9/4ps-act-cis-top-party-list-preference-survey-ahead-of-elections-says-sws-1632">4Ps, ACT-CIS top party-list preference survey ahead of elections, says SWS</a></div><p>Mamamayang Liberal Party-list representative-elect Atty. Leila De Lima said she is &quot;more excited than ever&quot; to begin her journey in the House of Representatives.</p><p>&quot;We need everyone when we push back harder, louder, and stronger for truth, for justice, for reforms, and for our beloved country. Umpisa lang ho ito. Panibagong pagsusubok na naman ito, panibagong hamon ito sa aking journey,&quot; she said.</p><p>De Lima said she intends to be part of the minority, part of the opposition, and a &quot;fiscalizer&quot; in Congress.</p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/nation/2025/5/14/ml-party-list-nominee-de-lima-vows-to-be-independent-opposition-fiscalizer-at-house-1651">ML party-list nominee De Lima vows to be &#x27;independent opposition, &#x27;fiscalizer&#x27; at House</a></div><p>Ako Bicol Party-list representative-elect Alfredo Garbin Jr. said he will push for amendments on restrictive economic provisions in the 1987 Constitution. </p><p>&quot;Pagbalik namin, isusulong pa rin namin &#x27;yun upang mabuksan natin yung ekonomiya natin sa namumuhunang mga dayuhan. We don’t need a barrier when it comes to enticing foreign direct investors. We have a 38-year-old constitution that puts a barrier... we limit the participation of foreign direct investors,&quot; he said.</p><p>He also said he&#x27;s open to crafting a bill to ban political dynasties.</p><p>&quot;The law that will prohibit political dynasty, alituntunin at sugo yan ng constitution. Tayong mambabatas, dapat umpisahan na yan,&quot; Garbin said.</p><p>When it comes to amending the party-list system, Garbin said we should follow the doctrine set in Supreme Court jurisprudence and tighten accreditation by Comelec. </p><p>FPJ Panday Bayanihan representative-elect Brian Poe Llamanzares is grateful for the support the group received.</p><p>&quot;Nakakataba ng puso na mahigit half a million po ang bumoto sa FPJ Panday Bayanihan Party-list. Ibig sabihin po naniniwala ang taongbayan sa serbisyo ng Pamilyang Poe. Natutuwa po ako andun pa rin supporters namin,&quot; he said.  </p><div><span class="fr-video fr-deletable fr-fvc fr-dvb fr-draggable" contenteditable="false" draggable="true"><iframe width="640" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/ZwMgSvAloVc?&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span><br/></div><p>The representative-elect said their party-list will push for food, progress, and justice for all.  </p><p>But Llamanzares said the first bill he will file will amend the National Feeding Program to ensure all grade school students will have enough food and farmers will be given jobs.</p><p>Llamanzares, son of exiting senator Grace Poe, assured supporters he will do the work as a lawmaker.</p><p>&quot;Para sa kin naman pagdating sa party-list or political dynasties, these are concerns that the people have raised. Tama naman that we listen to what the people are saying,&quot; he said when asked about pushing for amendments in the party-list system and crafting a bill banning political dynasties. </p><p>&quot;Dapat magkaroon tayo ng technical working groups at consultation sa taongbayan kasi kung tutuusin, this affects our electoral process. We need to be very careful how we proceed pero dapat maging open tayo sa amendments kung sakaling meron man,&quot; Llamanzares added. </p><div><span class="fr-video fr-deletable fr-fvc fr-dvb fr-draggable" contenteditable="false" draggable="true"><iframe width="640" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/iuPYmdvq_wM?&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span><br/></div><p>The neophyte lawmaker said he will still study whether he will join the minority or majority, as well as discuss it with fellow congressmen first.</p><p>Meantime, PHILRECA Party-list representative-elect Presley De Jesus said he will push for the electrification of the whole nation, especially far-flung areas, in his third consecutive and final term.</p><p>&quot;We still need P15 billion to electrify the countryside... It is the right of every Filipino to have electricity in their household. Kaya kami adbokasiya namin total electrification. Affordable, reliable, sustainable electricity ang kailangan natin sa bansa,&quot; he said.</p><p>The Commission on Elections proclaimed 52 party-lists as winners of the 2025 midterm elections on Monday.</p><p>The poll body suspended the proclamation of two groups, Duterte Youth and Bagong Henerasyon, due to pending disqualification cases.</p>

<p>Several representatives-elect laid out their priority agenda once they get to work in the 20th Congress, following the official proclamation of winning party-lists.</p>

Several representatives-elect laid out their priority agenda once they get to work in the 20th Congress, following the official proclamation of winning party-lists.

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Jobs, food, Cha-cha: Party-list winners bare priority agenda

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