100ARAW.com

By Ralph Guzman The partylist system was a milestone for democracy in the Philippines, as it was intended to give marginalized and underrepresented sectors an opportunity to participate in crafting laws, as well as oversight.  While we have seen this for more than a decade, we have also seen the system’s many flaws and limitations.  [...]

Gabriela and Bayan Muna topped the latest partylist survey by Pulse Asia, but the polling firm notes that the number of Filipinos who remain unaware of the partylist system is still at a high of 60 percent.