SC denies Duterte Youth's plea to stop Comelec registration cancellation

The Supreme Court denied the Duterte Youth party-list's request for a temporary restraining order (TRO), preliminary injunction, and status quo ante order against the Commission on Elections' (Comelec) decision to cancel its registration.

The high court rejected the petition and also denied the group's plea for a special raffle.

The Comelec's Second Division initially canceled Duterte Youth's registration on June 18, 2025, citing multiple violations of election law.

The Comelec en banc later affirmed the decision on August 29, 2025, dismissing the group's motion for reconsideration.

The poll body ruled that the party-list's registration was void from the beginning due to its failure to publish its petition and hearing notice.

Despite denying the urgent pleas, the Supreme Court directed the Comelec and named individuals to submit their comments within 10 days.

Duterte Youth ranked second in the May 12 elections, garnering 2,338,564 votes and three House seats.

The Comelec formally proclaimed Gabriela Women's Party as the winner of the 64th congressional seat on September 17, clarifying this was due to recomputation of seat allocations, not the nullification of Duterte Youth's registration.