1. Definition of the negative list system for market access. The negative list system for market access refers to a series of institutional arrangements where the State Council clarifies in a list the ...

THE party-list system was born of a noble impulse: to open the doors of Congress to the marginalized and under-represented in the Philippines. This includes the laborers, farmers, women, indigenous ...

THE Center for People Empowerment in Governance (CenPEG) has condemned the blatant manipulation of the party-list system, where political dynasties, retired government officials, and wealthy ...

THE COMMISSION on Elections (Comelec) should review the country’s party-list system, which critics say has been dominated by big business and political clans. The system should be revamped and aligned ...

Gearing away from its original purpose, the party-list system is now being “bastardized” by questionable groups. Presidential candidates were asked about their view on the party-list system during the ...

'Seats in the House of Representatives may be taken away by law, but a genuine organization with a real constituency and real advocacies cannot be melted by the mere stroke of a pen' Maverick ...

The Commission on Elections (Comelec) has taken a neutral stand on President Duterte’s call to abolish the party list system, saying it cannot be abolished without amending the Constitution. John Rex ...

Actor-turned-Senator Robin Padilla faced significant public backlash on social media for his remarks regarding the party-list system, which he argued should be abolished due to what he perceives as ...

Isn’t it clear that the party-list system is being abused? If the Commission on Elections cannot stop these abuses, the system should be abolished. Of the more than 100 party-list congressmen, only ...

IN a recent episode of my program "Abogado" on Bilyonaryo News Channel, my co-host Mike Toledo and I asked Comelec's Ronald Santiago: "Should the party-list system be abolished?" The question stemmed ...