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Speaker Faustino “Bojie” G. Dy III on Friday expressed support for reforms to the country’s party-list system, underscoring the need to strengthen its original mandate of providing a voice to marginalized sectors, particularly Filipino workers, in the House of Representatives. Speaking at the celebration of the 50th anniversary of the Trade Union Congress of the […]
Until it is corrected, the twisted implementation of the party-list system will remain a laughingstock because it benefits the wealthy instead of the poor and marginalized Filipinos. Senator Robin Padilla stressed this at the hearing of the Senate Committee on Electoral Reforms and People’s Participation, where he said even wealthy contractors now have their own […]
Senator Robin Padilla supports abolishing the party-list system if the time comes to amend the Charter’s political provisions through a constitutional convention. Padilla, who chairs the Senate Committee on Constitutional Amendments and Revision of Codes, also vowed to strengthen the party system to end the cycle of people voting for candidates on the basis of […]