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“Bayan Muna Party-list will be permanently disqualified if it fails to secure a seat in the coming midterm elections.”
Social media posts Claim dated 12 Feb 2025.
Vera Files rated thisFalse

What Vera Files found

This is not true.The Commission on Elections said it may delist a party-list that has failed to secure a seat in two successive elections but the party-list can still register again.

Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.

In short

This claim spread on social media around 12 February 2025. Vera Files (Philippines) looked into it and published its finding on 26 February 2025, 14 days later. Its rating was “False”.

Where the claim appeared

Links recorded by Vera Files. Some posts may have been deleted since.

This check was done by Vera Files, not by DoesItStand. We list it so you can find it. Their full evidence and reasoning are in their article.