The Supreme Court has slammed the door shut on at least 10 groups earlier disqualified by the Commission on Elections (Comelec) from joining the party-list elections in May.

The groups include the controversial “Alyansa Sabungero” and Filipinos for Peace, Justice and Progress Movement (FPJPM).

Court Administrator Jose Midas Marquez, the SC spokesperson, said the petitions for certiorari filed by the disqualified party-list groups were dismissed either for non-compliance with the requirements of Republic Act 7941, also known as the Party-list Law, or for failure to show grave abuse of discretion on the part of Comelec.

Both petitions of Alyansa Sabungero and FPJPM were dismissed for “non-compliance with the rules,” Marquez said.

Alyansa Sabungero is an alliance of cockfighting aficionados and workers in the cockfighting industry while FPJPM is claiming to be comprised of supporters of the late actor Fernando Poe Jr.

Aside from the two, the SC also dismissed the petitions of “Alab ng Pusong Pinoy,” “Abag sa Kalikupan,” “Koalisyon at Aksyon Nag-iimpok Para sa Ekonomiya at Gabay ng mga Organisasyon” (1-KANEGOSYO), “Alyansa Alay sa Adhikain ng Beterano,” “Anak sa Pantalan,” Agro-Industrial Productivity Exponents (APEX), “1-Angkan Party,” and “Alyansa ng Sambayanang Pilipino” (ASAP).

At the same time, Marquez said the SC threw out the petition of Gerardo del Mundo, a vice presidential aspirant, for his failure to prove that the Comelec committed grave abuse of discretion when it disqualified him for being a nuisance candidate.

The SC also dismissed the petition of a certain Richard Recto, who was earlier barred by the poll body from joining the senatorial race, also for being a nuisance candidate, on the petition of former Socio-Economic Planning Secretary Ralph Recto who is running for senator under the Liberal Party of Sen. Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino III.

Also, the SC denied with finality the motion for reconsideration on the dismissal of the petition for certiorari jointly filed by Lt. Col. Romeo Maganto and singer Anthony Castelo, both senatorial hopefuls under the banner of the Kilusang Bagong Lipunan or KBL.

The SC ruled that their petition failed to comply with Rule 64 and other related provisions of the 1997 Rules of Civil Procedure that govern review of judgments and final orders or resolutions of Comelec.