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Sen. Ronald dela Rosa wants to prohibit party-lists “associated by any means” with rebels or persons formally tagged by the government as terrorists from participating in elections by expanding the grounds for the refusal or cancellation of registration of these civilian political groups with the Commission on Elections.
On May 9, Filipino voters will vote for a new President and other national and local leaders from among the choices listed on the front page of the ballot they will cast; at the back of that ballot is a full page of party-list candidates from which voters may choose only one party.
The first party-
The votes of the overseas Filipino workers (OFWs), both land-based and sea-based, are now being courted by groups aiming to have political seats through the party-list representation. Around 173 groups will vie for 59 seats allotted for the party-list in the House of Representatives trimmed from the 273 organizations that sought to…
Gearing away from its original purpose, the party-list system is now being “bastardized” by questionable groups. Presidential candidates were asked about their view on the party-list system during the second round of debates organized by the Commission on Elections. All candidates were present except Ferdinand Marcos, Jr. The party-list system…