MANILA - A group of young individuals on Tuesday asked the Commission of Elections (Comelec) to cancel Duterte Youth Party-list as a youth sectoral party based on several grounds.

Petitioners Reeya Beatrice Magtalas, Abigail Aleli Tan, Raainah Punzalan, and Aunell Ross Angcos asked the Comelec to nullify the party-list's registration, saying it was approved without the publication of the petition for registration and public hearing requirements.

"(We) seek the cancellation of (Duterte Youth Party-list's) registration for having violated multiple provisions of the law and the Comelec Rules," the petition read.

The group is represented by ex-Comelec Chair Sixto Brillantes Jr. and election lawyer Emil Marañon III.

A group of young individuals has asked Comelec to declare void ab initio Duterte Youth Party-list’s registration for failure to comply with publication and public hearing requirements. pic.twitter.com/nW5XfOUdf3

— Mike Navallo (@mikenavallo) September 3, 2019

The group also accused the controversial party-list of acts which are grounds for cancellation of registration such as having "no intention to represent the (youth) sector" and making untruthful statements on nominees’ eligibility.

The group also accuses Duterte Youth Party-list of committing acts which are grounds for cancellation of registration such as: making untruthful statements on nominees’ eligibility, advocating violence, being an adjunct of govt-funded National Youth Commission. pic.twitter.com/aYcQEZvmMR

— Mike Navallo (@mikenavallo) September 3, 2019

The party-list had listed former youth commission chair Ronald Cardema multiple times as its representative even after he was disqualified by the Comelec's First Division for being 4 years over the age limit of 30.

• Comelec cancels Cardema's Duterte Youth nomination

The young individuals also accused the embattled party-list of being "an entity funded or assisted by the government," saying it was an adjunct of the National Youth Commission, which Cardema had chaired.

Comelec Commissioner Rowena Guanzon had said the registration of the party-list could be canceled due to misrepresentation.

• Duterte Youth faces possible cancellation of registration: Guanzon

- Report from Mike Navallo, ABS-CBN News