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Overhaul party-list system- Comelec
By J.Lo
“In my opinion, it should be given complete overhaul so that it can reflect decisions of Supreme Court, concerns on marginalized and underrepresented would be reflected, address qualification of nominees and even check how to compute their representation in Congress,” Commission on Elections (Comelec Chairman George Garcia called on lawmakers to push for complete overhaul of Republic Act (RA) 7941 or Party-List System Act to address concerns of different sectors, especially marginalized.
Garcia said amending the law would make it more responsive to requirements of party-list representation.
“We really hope that it will be updated, revised, amended and fixed, this party-list system, especially since it was passed way back in 1995,” he stressed.
Garcia said overhaul is necessary since all party-list groups, their nominees and even Comelec are facing numerous criticisms.
“lssues, problems and criticisms being thrown to party-list organizations are all rooted in this law that is being implemented by Comelec,” Garcia said.
RA 7941 was signed into law by then-president Fidel Ramos in March 1995. Law aims to promote proportional representation in House of Representatives through party-list system of registered parties or organizations of Filipinos belonging to marginalized and underrepresented sectors.
Critics of the law argue that it is being exploited by political aspirants who do not genuinely represent marginalized and underrepresented sector.
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