Kontra Daya: Party-list system 'hijacked' by powerful groups
More than half of the 63 incoming party-list representatives in the 20th Congress do not represent marginalized sectors, according to poll watchdog Kontra Daya.
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More than half of the 63 incoming party-list representatives in the 20th Congress do not represent marginalized sectors, according to poll watchdog Kontra Daya.
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Returning senator Bam Aquino on Saturday thanked the Filipino youth for helping him clinch his Senate victory.
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The CBCP must also confront the perception that it is out of touch with the faithful, particularly the younger generation.
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The May 2025 midterm elections reaffirmed a familiar truth in Philippine politics: Dynasties remain strong. However, in a year marked by renewed civic…
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Diversified engineering conglomerate DMCI Holdings Inc., controlled by the Consunji family, is cautiously optimistic about its short — to medium-term…
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Nestled in the heart of Negros Oriental, the 8,000-hectare Bateria Watershed is a vital natural resource that sustains the lives and livelihoods of over…
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May those who receive the mandate and support of the electorate become their best versions of being a public servant.
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Instead of efficiently superintending state affairs as the focus of the national government, it apparently resorts to micromanaging them, even choosing to take…
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The electorate’s hope for economic transformation is evident, but it is tempered by structural realities: tax policy ambiguities, bureaucratic inefficiencies,…
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We need to unlock the full potential of our international financial institutions.
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Around 15,000 new classrooms equipped with electricity, internet access, and modern learning tools will be built through a partnership between the government…
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BAGUIO CITY — The Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) announced Friday that farmers in Barangay Banban, Conner, Apayao, will now have easier access to markets…
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Enacted in 1988, CARL mandated the redistribution of agricultural lands to landless farmers to promote social justice and equitable land ownership.
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Once, we were a nation proud in its unity, a people driven by the spirit of bayanihan, where the hands that held each other in solidarity were stronger than…
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IMELDA, Zamboanga Sibugay — An Agrarian Reform beneficiary urged the 1st Infantry “Tabak” Division of the Philippine Army, based in Barangay Upper Pulacan,…
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Senate Committee on Basic Education Chairperson Sherwin Gatchalian on Thursday called on the Department of Education (DepEd) to ensure a more balanced…
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‘Improving road safety is the justice that the government can give to the 12 people who died these past few days and all those who died or were injured in road…
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We must ensure that the electoral process itself is fair and transparent. Vote-buying and other forms of electoral fraud undermine the essence of democracy.
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