Political dynasties and billionaires hijack ‘democratic’ party-list system in the Philippines
November 22, 2021/Kodao.org Party-list seats were first reserved for marginalized sectors of society By Siegfred Deduro The “party-list” system, originally designed to provide space for the democratic representation of marginalized sectors in the House of Representatives of the Philippines, has been taken over by political dynasties. The inclusion of the party-list elections in the electoral…