The Supreme Court (SC) has rejected the petition of the Duterte Youth party-list to stop the Commission on Elections (Comelec) from canceling its registration.
In a notice issued yesterday, the SC denied the plea of Duterte Youth for a temporary restraining order, writ of preliminary injunction and a status quo ante order.
The high tribunal gave the Comelec 10 days to submit its comment to Duterte Youth’s petition.
The group had filed a petition before the SC questioning two Comelec resolutions – one issued by the Second Division on June 18, which canceled its registration, and another from the Comelec en banc on Aug. 29 that dismissed Duterte Youth’s motion for reconsideration.
In affirming the Second Division’s resolution, the Comelec en banc said Duterte Youth’s withdrawal and substitution of party-list nominees ‘undermined the spirit and intent of the party-list system and mocked the election processes.’
The Second Division also cited the group for committing prohibited acts under the election law, such as the lack of bonafide intention to represent the youth sector, advocating violence and getting assistance from the government.
Duterte Youth secured three seats in the House of Representatives after receiving over 2.3 million votes in the May 2025 elections.
The Comelec suspended its proclamation due to pending cases filed against the party-list group.
In its petition before the SC, Duterte Youth argued that the Comelec rulings were issued with grave abuse of discretion.
On Sept. 30, the poll body issued a certificate of finality and entry of judgment on its decision to cancel the group’s registration.