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I s it secured thre€ House
I seats. Bavan Muna sowed
I on Wednesday nieht to
lpush even harder in the
xt Congress to amend the
.ity list law, especiallyas more
an half of the 51 groups join-
g the House of Representa-
/es in June are backed by
rliticians, allies of the Duterte
.ministration and moneyed
oups.
Inloming Bayan Muna Rep.
rdinand caite told the Inquir-
that the recent elections
owed the necessity to amend
e pariy list law as it had clear-
veered away from its inten-
)n to provide the marginal-
:d and underrepresented sec-
rs avoicb in Congress.
Bayan Muna has observed
at the party list system, which
rs supposed to give represen-
lion to the "marginalized"
ctors, has been "bastardized,"
dte said.
"There is already an imbal-
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Duterte Youth's constant
Red-tagging-a campaign to
link the group to communist
rebels-managed to retain its
Bayan Muna wins but airs dismay House seat, being the 51st and
last group to make it to the vote
Duterte Youth was repre-
ance in representation, and now Farinas' son Rudy Caesar. sented on Wednesday night by
potitical dinasties are en- Following a 2p13 Supreme Ronald Cardema, who
croaching in the little sFace re- Court ruling, the Commission on sought to replace his wife,
served for those in the margins. Elections (Comblec) first dis- Ducielle Marie Suarez, as ihe
It's a travelty,'l Gaite said. 3SEATS , AKO BISAYA MAGDALO tiibuted House seats to the group's first lominee.
Of the 51 .groups that won ACT-CtS TINGOG GP groups that received more than 2 comelec Chair Sheriff
the 61 seats allotted for party BAYAN MUNA SINIRANGAN MANILATEACHERS percent of the votes cast for par- earlier on Wednesday said
list groups, 29 have nominees 2 S€ATS ABONO ty list groups. It then allocated a resolution on the
who are allies ofthe Duterte ad- AKO BICOL BUHAY ANe<arusueaN the remaining seats to the otler bid was already being
ministration or former politi- CIBAC DUTERTE YOUTH AKOPADAYON : groups, in descending order. Election Commissioner
cians, family members of gov- ANG PROBINSYANO KALINGA AAMBIS.OWA Guanzon later ;aid they
ernment officials and moneyed lPACMAN PBA . <usuc rau'suc Frontrrunners still studying the matter.
orbusiness groups. MARINO ,ALONA DUMPER PTD,A As front-t{rnners, ACT-CIS Gaite acknowledged.
Among them are: front-run- PROBINSYANO AKO RECOBODA TGP and Bayan Muna each got the amending the party list law
ner ACT-CIS, whose second rep- l SEAT' BH (BAGONG FATROL .
maximum three seats. Two be difficult given that
resentative is Special Envoy to SENIOR CITIZENS HENERASYON) seats eachwere given to Ako Bi- Muna was in the minority.
China Ramon Tulfo's sister-in- MAGSASAKA BAHAY co[, Cibac, Ang Probinsyano, "will they make a law
law Jocelyn; lPacman, hdaded by APEC cws I FCMA lPacman, Marino and Probin- will curtail, deprived them
reelected Rep. Michael Romero, GABRIELA ABANG LINGKOD syano Ako, and one seat to each their privileges? So there
the dchest lawmaker with a re- AN WARAY A TEACHER KAEAYAN of the rest, including the con- also be public pressure to
ported net worth of P7 billion; 'eoo!-N4199o
. BHW DIWA trovelsial Duterte Youth. iertain reforms. Wha!
and Probinsyano Ako, led by Agf TEACHERS SAGIP KASATAAN Kabataan party list, which pened recently should serve
- TUCP had been at the receiving end of an eye-opener," he said. INQ
outgoing llocos Norte Rep. Rudy PHILRECA .
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