Don't use party-lists as rich's gateway, Reds' legal front: solon
Batasan Pambansa. (File photo) MANILA - The party-list system should not be abused as "gateways" by the rich and powerful to occupy seats in government, nor as "legal fronts" by communist rebels, a lawmaker on Friday said. In an interview, Ang Probinsyano Party-List Representative Alfred delos Santos said party-list groups should genuinely represent the interest of marginalized sectors, as intended under the 1987 Constitution. "The party-list system should not be used as a gateway of those aspiring seats in Congress, nor should it be used by people allegedly serving as...