Poll watchdog flags 'dubious' party-lists

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Voters should be vigilant against supporting party-list groups that champion &quot;dubious&quot; causes instead of marginalized and underrepresented sectors, a poll watchdog said Thursday. Some party-list bets weeded out from an initial list of 185 championed free Wi-Fi and prevention of power blackouts, noted Kontra Daya convenor Danilo Arao. Of the remaining party-list bets, some are pushing for patriotism and nationalism, he added. &quot;It&#x27;s too broad and too nebulous,&quot; he said of these policies. Some party-lists are also &quot;personality-based&quot;, said former Commission on Elections commissioner Gregorio Larrazabal. &quot;For example, a particular individual is not running anymore in a district, or as governor, mayor, papasok sila sa (they will enter a) party-list,&quot; he told ANC. Some incumbent officials also field relatives to the party-list system, said Arao.&quot;The hijacking and bastardization are quite apparent insofar as the party-list system is concerned to the point that the intent of the 1995 Party-list System Act has been quite defeated,&quot; he said. <ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/02/04/19/political-clans-hijack-party-list">EXCLUSIVE: Political clans ‘hijack’ party-list</a></li></ul>Larrazabal urged voters to secure <a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/03/02/19/comelec-releases-names-of-party-list-nominees-to-help-voters-make-informed-choice">Comelec&#x27;s list</a> of party-list examinees and examine their track records.<ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/focus/multimedia/infographic/02/04/19/party-list-nominees-who-belong-to-political-families">INFOGRAPHIC: Party-list nominees who belong to political families</a></li></ul>

Voters should be vigilant against supporting party-list groups that champion "dubious" causes instead of marginalized and underrepresented sectors, a poll watchdog said Thursday.

Voters should be vigilant against supporting party-list groups that champion "dubious" causes instead of marginalized and underrepresented sectors, a poll watchdog said Thursday.

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Poll watchdog flags 'dubious' party-lists

Poll watchdog flags 'dubious' party-lists

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Published Mar 07, 2019 11:23 AM PHT

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