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39 partylist groups, posibleng tuluyang matanggal sa listahan ng Comelec

Johnson Manabat, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 08 04:09 PM

Ikinokonsidera na ng Commission on Elections (Comelec) ang pagtatanggal sa opisyal na listahan ng 39 na party-list organizations bago ang 2022 elections.  Read more »

Write from scratch: Lawyer calls for overhaul of party-list system

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 19 10:48 AM

The party-list system needs to be overhauled to ensure true representation of marginalized sectors in Congress, an election lawyer said Tuesday. Read more »

‘Most unconstitutional in 80-yr-history’: Election lawyers hit Comelec’s decision to proclaim Duterte Youth rep

Mike Navallo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 25 04:40 PM

MANILA – A group of election lawyers who had opposed the proclamation of the representative of the Duterte Youth Party List has denounced the Commission on Election’s eventual decision to grant a certificate of proclamation to its nominee, Ducielle Cardema.   Read more »

'That's one evil': Duterte says party-list system exploited by the rich

Davinci Maru, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 13 03:15 AM

MANILA - The party-list system was originally crafted to represent the marginalized sectors and President Rodrigo Duterte has had enough of people taking advantage over it. Read more »

Comelec approves Cardema's application as Duterte Youth House rep

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jun 04 07:46 PM

The Commission on Elections (Comelec) on Tuesday said it accepted the Duterte Youth Party-list’s petition to name former youth commissioner Ronald Cardema to its seat in the House of Representatives.  Read more »

Public pressure sought to flush political dynasties out of party-list system

Christian V. Esguerra, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jun 01 12:40 PM

MANILA - Political dynasties kept tight control of the party-list system following the May elections, raising fears it would be even more difficult to overhaul an electoral system originally designed for the poor and the marginalized. Read more »

Lacson: Cardema, Duterte Youth are why party-list system now 'a joke'

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 21 09:27 PM

Sen. Panfilo Lacson was the latest to slam former National Youth Commission chair Ronald Cardema for his bid to become the first nominee of Duterte Youth party-list.  Read more »

The party-list problem

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 01 02:59 PM

Under the Constitution, 20 percent of the House of Representatives shall be composed of party-list representatives, with the remaining 80 percent to be elected per legislative district. But an election watchdog says nearly half of party-list groups running in May have links to political dynasties and special business interest. Get to know the party-list system better in this report. Read more »

Comelec releases names of party-list nominees to help voters 'make informed choice'

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Mar 02 06:13 PM

The names of party-list nominees were released by the Commission on Elections (Comelec), Saturday in a bid to "enable voters to make an informed choice." Read more »

Mga miyembro ng political clans, party-list nominees sa halalan

Gigi Grande, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 05 10:25 PM

Maraming kinatawan ng party-list groups na tatakbo ngayong Mayo ay galing sa mga makapangyarihang angkan ng politiko, base sa pananaliksik ng ABS-CBN Investigative and Research Group. Read more »

EXCLUSIVE: Political clans ‘hijack’ party-list

Gigi Grande, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Apr 25 05:11 PM

If all goes well for the family of former Speaker Pantaleon Alvarez in the upcoming elections, he, his wife and daughter could all be sitting side by side when the 18th Congress opens on June 30, 2019.  Read more »

What's wrong with the Philippine party-list system?

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 04 09:52 PM

MANILA - The party-list system in the Philippines has been "flawed" from the beginning, a member of an election reform group said Tuesday.   Read more »