Walong buwan bago ang Eleksyon 2025, idineklara ng Commission on Elections (Comelec) na nanalo sa nagdaang 2022 party-list elections ang grupong Akbayan at dapat magkaroon ng isang upuan bilang kinatawan sa Kamara de Representante.

Naglabas ng proklamasyon ang National Board of Canvassers ng Comelec nitong Miyerkoles na nagdedeklara ng panalo ng Akbayan. Kasunod naman ito ng naging desisyon ng Korte Suprema na inayunan ang ginawang pagkansela ng Comelec sa rehistro ng An Waray bilang party-list group.

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Nanalo sa Eleksyon 2022 ang An Waray kaya nagkaroon ng bakante sa Kamara nang kanselahin ang kanilang rehistro bilang party-list group.

“We, the Chairman and Commissioners of the Commission on Elections, sitting En Banc as the National Board of Canvassers for the Party-List System in the Automated National and Local Elections of May 9, 2022, do hereby proclaim Akbayan Citizens Action party (Akbayan) as having obtained the required percentage of votes under the party-list system of representation to entitle its qualified nominee namely: Percival V. Cendaña,” ayon sa pasya ng Comelec.

Uupo si Cendaña bilang kinatawan sa Kamara hanggang June 30, 2025 alinsunod sa nakasaad sa ilalim ng Section 7, Article 6 ng Saligang Batas.

Ikinatuwa naman ni Akbayan Party president Rafaela David, ang naging desisyon ng Comelec.

“We would like to thank Comelec for their swift action in issuing the Certificate of Proclamation to Akbayan acting on Congress’ request to fill in a vacancy in the party-list seats as part of the constitutional mandate to fill in all seats allotted for party-list organizations,” ani David.

Sinabi ni David na ang panalo ng Akbayan ay panalo ng "progressive, democratic, and reform-oriented forces" sa bansa.

“Our victory is not a product of legal technicalities but the result of the hard work of our members, supporters, partners, and allies in bringing our brand of leadership and governance back to Congress,” ayon kay David.

“It is a validation of the work of progressive, democratic and reform-oriented forces to rein in the abuses and counter the excesses committed during the previous administration,” dagdag niya.

Sa Eleksyon 2025, pipili muli ang mga botante ng kanilang party-list group. Depende sa dami ng makukuhang boto ng party-list group kung makakakuha sila ng upuan sa Kamara. --FRJ, GMA Integrated News