Don’t scrap the party list – take it back
The 1987 Constitution created the party list system to fix a basic unfairness in Philippine politics: if you’re poor, landless, or outside powerful families, getting into Congress is nearly impossible. Up to 20 percent of House seats—currently 63 of 316—are reserved for party list groups, giving workers, farmers, urban poor, women, indigenous peoples, and other […]...Keep on reading: Don’t scrap the party list – take it back
