The screening of nominees of party-list organizations is no longer part of the mandate of the Commission on Elections (Comelec), an official said Sunday.

"We do not screen the nominees. Nominees are not even part of the accreditation process," Comelec spokesman James Jimenez said.

Still, he said, the commission provided the public clear cut guidelines in disqualifying questionable nominees.

"We are accommodating them as much as we can. Again, the remedies are out there. They have been published. If you have any complaints regarding any party-list nominee, then take advantage of the period that we have given," Jimenez also said.

He said that if a person does not want the nominee of a party-list group, then they should not vote for it on May 10.

“The most important thing about the party-list is the party-list organization. They are the ones in the ballot," Jimenez said.

A total of 185 party-list groups submitted the names of their nominees at the Comelec.