Can the party-list system still be purged of undesirables as of this time? Party-list lawWhat created the party-list system, which became a back door for “non-winning” politicians? “Republic Act 7941, or the ‘Party-List System Act,’ was enacted in March 1995 to give full force and effect to the above-mentioned provisions of the Constitution. Political clans dominate the party-list system. The raiding of the party-list system by traditional politicians has defeated the very purpose of the kind of representation envisaged by the law.

Source: Manila Times March 12, 2021 16:13 UTC