Buhay Hayaan Yumabong (Buhay), the top party list with most number of votes, on Friday rejected the Commission on Elections’ (Comelec) decision to withhold one of its seats in the incoming 16th Congress.

Buhay, in a statement issued through its lawyer, said that it is unacceptable for their group to be directly affected by the status quo ante order (SQAO) issued by the Supreme Court (SC) on the disqualification cases of the Senior Citizens and Abang Lingkod party-lists.

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