A survey by the Island Press Association of Palawan (iPAP) in the municipality of Roxas on May 1 revealed that party-lists with names sounding similar to government programs appear to have caused confusion among voters.
The survey asked respondents whether they had received assistance from specific party-lists in the past 12 months. Leading the list were TUPAD with 29% and 4Ps with 27%.
According to the certificates of nomination and acceptance filed by the party-lists, TUPAD has no connection to the Department of Labor and Employment’s (DOLE) Tulong Panghanapbuhay sa Ating Disadvantaged/Displaced Workers program, and the 4Ps party-list, or Pagtibayin at Palaguin ang Pangkabuhayang Pilipino, is different from the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD).
Despite this, a large percentage of respondents appeared to assume or believe that they had received aid from government programs through these party-lists.
This has prompted the Commission on Elections (COMELEC) to announce that it will no longer allow party-lists to use names similar to government programs or even popular television shows.
“From here henceforth, wala na kaming papayagan na ganyan. We will not allow it, even those names of television programs, telenovelas, etc.,” said COMELEC Chairman George Garcia.
Garcia cited the 4Ps party-list as an example of groups that are frequently mistaken as an extension of the DSWD program.
Pinoy Workers leads Roxas party-list survey
The partylist group “Pinoy Workers” emerged as the top choice among voters in the municipality of Roxas, Palawan, according to the latest survey by the Island Press Association of Palawan (iPAP).
The survey showed that 22.8% of respondents said they would vote for Pinoy Workers if elections were held on May 1. It was followed by ACT-CIS with 14.2%, and 4PS with 10.4%, both of which also garnered significant voter preference.
The survey was conducted by iOptions Ventures Corp. with a total of 360 respondents and a ±5% margin of error.
iPAP reiterated that the results reflect only the opinion of voters at the time the survey was conducted and may change as the elections approach.
Here are the top 10 party-list groups based on the survey:
– Pinoy Workers – 22.8%
– ACT-CIS – 14.2%
– 4PS – 10.4%
– Kapuso PM – 6.6%
– Senior Citizens – 4.4%
– Kalinga – 2.5%
– 4K – 2.2%
– ACT Teachers – 1.6%
– FPJ Panday Bayanihan – 1.6%
– H.E.L.P. Pilipinas – 1.6%
Among the 114 partylist groups included in the survey, a significant number either received less than 1% of support or no vote at all. A third of all party-list groups, including prominent names like Gabriela, Bayan Muna, and Sagip, did not register any support from respondents in the municipality.
iPAP President Romy Luzares said the survey aims to provide a snapshot of electoral sentiment in key Palawan towns ahead of the 2025 midterm elections, as part of its broader mission to strengthen data-driven local journalism.
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Lumabas sa survey ng Island Press Association of Palawan (IPAP) sa bayan ng Roxas na tila nagdulot ng kalituhan sa hanay ng mga botante ang mga partylist na may katunog o kapangalang programa ng gobyerno.
Sa survey, tinanong ang mga respondent kung nakatanggap ba sila ng tulong mula sa mga partikular na party-list sa nakaraang 12 buwan. Ang nanguna sa mga nabanggit ay TUPAD na may 29% at 4PS na may 27%.
Base sa certificate of nomination and acceptance ng mga partylist, ang TUPAD ay walang kinalaman sa Tulong Panghanapbuhay sa Ating Disadvantaged/Displaced Workers (TUPAD) na programa ng Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) at ang ang 4Ps o Pagtibayin at Palaguin ang Pangkabuhayang Pilipino ay iba sa Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) ng Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD).
Sa kabila nito, isang malaking porsyento ng mga sumagot ang tila nag-assume o naniwala na sila ay nakatanggap ng ayuda mula sa mga programa ng gobyerno sa pamamagitan ng mga nasabing party-list.
Isa ito sa mga dahilan kaya inanunsyo ng Commission on Elections (COMELEC) na hindi na nila papayagan ang mga party-list na gumamit ng mga pangalan na kahalintulad ng mga programa ng pamahalaan o kahit ng mga palabas sa telebisyon.
“From here henceforth, wala na kaming papayagan na ganyan. We will not allow it, even those names of television programs, telenovelas, etc.,” pahayag ni COMELEC Chairman George Garcia.
Isa ang 4Ps party-list sa mga binanggit ni Garcia bilang halimbawa ng mga grupong madalas mapagkamalang extension ng DSWD program.
Pinoy Workers nanguna sa party-list survey sa Roxas
Ang party-list group na Pinoy Workers ang lumitaw na pangunahing pinipili ng mga botante sa bayan ng Roxas, Palawan, ayon sa pinakahuling survey na isinagawa ng Island Press Association of Palawan (iPAP).
Batay sa resulta ng survey, 22.8% ng mga respondent ang nagsabing iboboto nila ang Pinoy Workers kung gaganapin ang halalan noong May 1. Sumunod ang ACT-CIS na may 14.2% at 4PS na may 10.4%, na kapwa rin nakakuha ng malaking suporta mula sa mga kalahok.
Ang survey ay isinagawa ng iOptions Ventures Corp. sa kabuuang 360 respondents, at may ±5% margin of error.
Muling paalala ng iPAP, ang resulta ng survey ay sumasalamin lamang sa opinyon ng mga botante sa panahon ng pagsasagawa nito at maaaring magbago habang papalapit ang halalan.
Narito ang nangungunang 10 party-list batay sa survey:
– Pinoy Workers – 22.8%
– ACT-CIS – 14.2%
– 4PS – 10.4%
– Kapuso PM – 6.6%
– Senior Citizens – 4.4%
– Kalinga – 2.5%
– 4K – 2.2%
– ACT Teachers – 1.6%
– FPJ Panday Bayanihan – 1.6%
– H.E.L.P. Pilipinas – 1.6%
Sa kabuuang 114 party-list group na isinama sa survey, marami ang nakakuha ng mas mababa sa 1% o kaya’y walang boto mula sa mga respondent. Kabilang dito ang ilang kilalang pangalan tulad ng Gabriela, Bayan Muna, at Sagip.
Ayon kay iPAP President Romy Luzares, layunin ng survey na ito na magbigay ng larawan ng pulso ng mga botante sa mga pangunahing bayan ng Palawan bilang bahagi ng mas malawak na adbokasiya ng iPAP para sa mas makabatayang pamamahayag gamit ang datos.
