Their own worst enemies
Their own worst enemies
The electoral watchdog Kontra Daya (literally, Against Cheating) has found that seven out of 10 groups running for party-list seats in the House of Representatives are in the hands of far from marginalized and far from voiceless sectors and interests.
Their findings have revived demands to amend the 1994 Party-List Act (Republic Act 7941) because they validate the observation of most election watch groups that the Party-List system has become yet another means through which political dynasties and traditional politicians are perpetrating their dominance in Congress. It has morphed into the very antithesis of the 1987 Constitution’s intent to assure “proportional representation” in the House of Representatives.
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