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Gabriela to enter House after Comelec increases party-list seats to 64
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) is set to discuss the allocation of an additional party-list seat on Wednesday, September 17.
Comelec Chair George Erwin Garcia confirmed that this 64th seat will likely be awarded to the Gabriela party-list to meet the constitutional requirement of 20% party-list representation in the House of Representatives.
Currently, the 63 allotted party-list seats constitute only 19.8% of the House membership.
Gabriela's first nominee is Sarah Elago, who previously served as Kabataan representative.
The Comelec's decision to re-evaluate the seat allocation stemmed from an assessment that the number of party-list winners was insufficient.
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