by Sherrie Ann Torres
VERA Files
IN 1998, the Association of Philippine Electric Cooperatives or APEC decided to plunge into Philippine politics through the party-list elections.
That year happened to be the first time that Filipino voters would be electing a party-list group, on top of an individual politician in their congressional districts, to the House of Representatives. Approved three years earlier, Republic Act No. 7941 or the party-list law had sought to include “marginalized” sectors in lawmaking.
But the leaders of APEC, composed of electric cooperatives based mostly in Mindanao, only thought of joining the race five months before the May 1998 polls, and nearly everything—from the name of the group to its list of nominees for congressional seats—was done hurriedly, admits Edgar Valdez, APEC’s current representative to Congress.
Click here (part I) and here (Part II) and here (Part III) for the rest of the story.
this party list system should be abolished. Once again the lawmakers pass a law without specifying the criterias of who are who. Ang papalpak talaga ng mga lawmakers natin. Di ko alam kung papaano nila pinagdedebatihan ang isang panukala bago pa maging batas. This aprty list system is an excellent example that these lawmakers are not doing their assignment. garbage law!
Lumipat na si Swab it Swings on sa NP.
Ngayon, kung talagang hindi secret candidate ni goyang si Manny the Money Maker, maaari bang ibulgar lahat ni Mr. Wife Beater ang lahat ng kawalanghiyaan ng pamilya Pidal?
Hindi naman sila maaaring makapagkaila, eh. Si Manny Pakwan inindorso din si Mr. C-5 pero nang dumating mula sa Yu Is matapos manalo sa nagpatalong si Clito, este Clottey ay dumiretso sa malakanyang at nakipag-party kay nunal.
All their actions lead and end to one road, the C-5.
http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/nation/03/29/10/chavit-quits-lakas-kampi-after-endorsing-villar
Hayop…hayop…hayopp hayop… na pandak yan….
mayroon bang Sinungaling at magnanakaw party list?
re:rose#4 you’ve just answer you own question,di ba 85% of them ay kabilang sa mga binangit mong Tribo ng MAGNA,MANDA, MANDU at MAMBO{magnanakaw,mandaraya,mandurugas at mambobola},kahit ano ay gagawin basta lamang sila ay makasakay sa tren ng REYNA ng kurapsyon.Ang iba ay umuutang ng buhay para maisulong ang kanilang naisin makapasok sa laragan ng pangaabuso sa kaban ng bayan.
Wala pa ba ang Part III?