Manila, May 13 -- The Lakas - Christian Muslim Democrats (Lakas-CMD) has cemented its status as the most dominant political party in the House of Representatives, securing 104 seats in the May 12 midterm elections and vowing full legislative support for President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr.'s Bagong Pilipinas agenda.

In a statement on Tuesday, Lakas-CMD Executive Director Anna Capella Velasco, citing Commission on Elections data, said 104 of the party's 128 congressional candidates won, ensuring the party's strong presence in the incoming 20th Congress.

House Speaker Martin Romualdez, who serves as Lakas-CMD's president and newly reelected representative of Leyte's 1st District, described the party's victory as a vote of confidence not only...