Just because President Marcos did not certify the four priority bills as urgent does not mean he lacked sincerity in wanting them passed as soon as possible, Malacañang said. Palace Press Officer and Communications Undersecretary Claire Castro said the message of the President was clear: the four...
Senator Paolo “Bam” Aquino IV has filed a bill seeking to reform the country’s party-list system, in a bid to ensure that representatives genuinely serve the marginalized and underrepresented sectors and help curb corruption. In filing Senate Bill No. 1559, or the “Party-List Reform...
Senate Minority Leader Vicente “Tito” Sotto III has filed a measure seeking to amend the existing Party-List System Act or Republic Act No. 7941, to realign the system with its original intent under the 1987 Constitution. Sotto noted that through the years, the interpretation of the law on...
Two party-list groups may win the maximum number of seats in the House of Representatives, based on the latest Social Weather Stations (SWS) survey conducted from April 11 to 15. The survey, commissioned by Stratbase Consultancy, revealed that 4Ps received 8.08 of the intended party-list vote,...
PULSE ASIA If the May elections were held today, five party-list groups may each secure the maximum of three seats in the House of Representatives, based on the Pulse Asia survey results released on Friday, April 11. Tingog (6.11 percent), ACT-CIS (5.57 percent), Duterte Youth (4.74 percent),...
Pulse Asia A significant majority of the electorate (79 percent) reported awareness of the party-list system, based on the results of the Pulse Asia non-commissioned survey released on Monday, Feb. 10. Awareness levels across geographic areas range from 68 percent in the Visayas to 98 percent in...
Senate Minority Leader Aquilino “Koko” Pimentel III (Pimentel's Facebook page) Senate Minority Leader Aquilino “Koko” Pimentel III, who filed his certificate of candidacy (COC) to run for representative of Marikina City's 1st district, vowed...
Senator Ronald “Bato” Dela Rosa on Thursday, February 23 said he fully supports moves that call for amendments to the country’s 1987 Constitution but believes this would be an exercise in futility. Dela Rosa pointed out even his colleaugues in the Senate are lukewarm to the proposal. ...
ENDEAVOR Sonny Coloma On Monday, May 9, Filipino voters will elect a new president, vice president, 12 senators, a representative for their congressional district, a provincial governor, vice-governor, provincial board members, city or municipal mayor, vice-mayors and members of the city or...
Independent presidential candidate Panfilo M. Lacson on Wednesday, April 6 criticized the exploitation of the country’s party list system, saying the rich use it to lobby for their interests in Congress. Lacson issued the statement after President Duterte himself said that the next generation of...
Celine Pialago, former Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) spokesperson, on Wednesday, Oct. 6, filed Malasakit Movement Party-list’s Certificate of Nomination and Acceptance (CONA) at the Sofitel Tent in Pasay City. Malasakit Movement Party-list (Contributed Photo) Pialago was...
