Akbayan, Duterte Youth, Tingog top early party-list tally

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MANILA, Philippines (Updated 10:47 p.m.) — In a surprising turn of events, Akbayan is leading the party-list race based on partial, unofficial results from transparency servers as of 10:15 p.m. on Monday, May 12.

Akbayan has so far garnered around 2.62 million votes, a sharp contrast to pre-election surveys where it failed to break into the top 10 party-list groups.

In WR Numero’s last non-commissioned survey from April, Akbayan ranked 21st, with just 1.3% of respondents indicating support. 

Their performance was even weaker in Pulse Asia and Social Weather Stations' polls, where they garnered only about 0.5% — a figure statistically unlikely to secure a seat.

Here is the current ranking as of 10:15 p.m.: 

• Akbayan - 2,621,208
• Duterte Youth - 2,128,121
• Tingog - 1,575,062
• 4Ps - 1,285,294
• ACT-CIS - 1,143,161
• AKO BICOL - 980,252
• Solid North Party - 718,605
• Uswag Ilonggo - 718,603
• TRABAHO - 586,441
• Cibac - 557,072
• Senior Citizens - 533,178
• PPP - 532,199

Among the party-list groups likely to win, according to partial and unofficial results that align with pre-election surveys, are Duterte Youth, fueled by recent issues surrounding the Duterte family, as well as 4Ps, ACT-CIS, and Senior Citizens..

Party-list groups need to reach at least 2% of votes cast to secure at least one seat. Those leading have higher chances of filling up a maximum of three seats each in the 20th Congress. 

However, it is still possible for party-lists to have at least one seat despite falling below the 2% threshold. 

As of 10:14 p.m., the Commission on Elections (Comelec) has received 71.40% of election returns or 51,936,862 out of 69,773,653 registered voters.