On August 2, 2007, members of Anak Mindanao Partylist in the National Capital Region trooped to the COMELEC national office in Intramuros to rally for the proclamation of AMIN as winner of the recently concluded National elections. The rallyists headed by AMIN National President Prof. Moy Edding demanded COMELEC to immediately proclaim AMIN. Almost two months after the national elections the COMELEC has not yet proclaimed AMIN even if it had already reached more than the required 2% threshold for a Partylist to win one seat in Congress.

The group numbering around a hundred came from different Muslim communities in Metro Manila and supported by a contingent from AMIN allied political organizations and Partylist. The group gathered in front of the main entrance of the Palacio del Gobernador where COMELEC holds office. A small unit of the Police barricaded the doors to prevent the rallyists from advancing. The group then just held a program right in front of the door step of the building. AMIN leaders and other speakers, including AKBAYAN Rep. Risa Hontiveros-Baraquel, took turns in lambasting COMELEC for delaying AMIN's proclamation. 

By sheer timing, COMELEC Chairman Abalos arrived and got off from his car right in the middle of the rallyists. The rallyist surged to him and shoved their placards in front of his face. Obviously annoyed and upset by being put on the spot, Chairman Abalos invited AMIN leaders and some supporters to his office to discuss the issue.

Chairman Abalos offered the AMIN rallyists with the lamest excuse of not having been informed about the results of canvass for AMIN. He promised to look into the matter as soon as possible.

The next day, the news read: 

Anak Mindanao gets House seat

By Nikko Dizon
Inquirer
Last updated 11:22pm (Mla time) 08/03/2007

MANILA, Philippines — The Commission on Elections on Friday proclaimed Anak Mindanao (Amin) as one of the winners in the party-list race in the May midterm elections.

In a two-page resolution, the Comelec en banc, sitting as the National Board of Canvassers, said that Amin is guaranteed to have one seat in the House of Representatives after it obtained 324,433 votes, or more than the two percent minimum to win a seat.

The Comelec said that the projected maximum total number of party-list votes, on which the two percent threshold is based, is 16,221,659.

Mujiv Hataman, Amin’s representative in the previous Congress, slammed the Comelec for the delay in his party-list group’s proclamation.

Hataman surmised that his group’s criticism of the strong showing of Byaheng Pinoy headed by the brother of Comelec Chairman Benjamin Abalos in Mindanao could have something to do with the delay.

Abalos said that the special elections in Pantar, Lanao del Norte, delayed the proclamation of Amin.

Only An Waray, another party-list group, has a chance of still winning a House seat since its votes could reach the two percent threshold.