Senator argues for need to reform party-list system in the Philippines

By Hannah Torregoza, 8 October 2019
Senate of the Philippines (photo credit: Franz Lopez/flickr)
Senate of the Philippines (photo credit: Franz Lopez/flickr)
Senator Josefa Imelda “Imee” Marcos on Tuesday highlighted the need to introduce reforms to – not scrap – the country’s party-list system to rid it of abuses and corruption. Marcos, chair of the Senate committee on electoral reforms, said it was important that the government retains the party-list system and strengthens it to ensure that the marginalized groups are well-represented in Congress.
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