The Supreme Court (SC) has issued a ruling that declared as unconstitutional provisions of the Party-List System Act that prevent a candidate for any elective office or a person who has lost in the immediately preceding elections from being included in the list of nominees for party-list representatives.
Ibang mga party-list at raliyista, halatang-halata at obvious na kasapi ng kilusang CPP-NPA ayon kay Senator Ronald “Bato” dela Rosa sa interview ng Mahiwagang Mundo ng Politiko.
A party-list lawmaker has filed a measure seeking to establish Kadiwa Agri-food Terminals in every city and municipality to provide farmers and fishers a venue to market and trade their produce at affordable prices.
A party-list lawmaker has filed a measure seeking to provide free learning materials and other school supplies to public school students.
Senior Citizens party-list Rep. Rodolfo Ordanes is hopeful that the measure increasing the social pension fund from P500 to P1,000 will be signed by the President or lapse into law.
ACT-CIS is the only party-list that won 3 seats in the House of Representatives.
The Commission on Elections is set to resume the canvassing for party-list groups on Wednesday (May 25).
Anakpawis party-list on Monday rebuked outgoing President Rodrigo Duterte for calling for the abolition of the party-list system because leftist groups are using it.
President Rodrigo Duterte urged the next administration to abolish the country’s party-list system.
Reelectionist Senator Leila de Lima denounced the continued use of the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) Act by unscrupulous politicians and party-lists, who have no connection whatsoever with the government program, to gain mileage in the elections.
