Comelec pushes anew for amendment of party-list law

Commission on Elections (Comelec) Chairperson George Erwin Garcia. (Photo courtesy: Comelec)

By Ferdinand Patinio | Philippine News Agency

In a statement on Monday, May 19, the Commission on Elections (Comelec) pushed for amendments in the party-list law to allow only legitimate groups that represent the marginalized sectors to join.

Comelec Chairperson George Garcia said in a press briefing, referring to Republic Act No. 7491 or the Party-list System law, “I will always push for the amendment of the law. The party-list law needs to be amended, I believe even party-list organizations will always aspire to a new law to reflect the true sentiments of marginalized and underrepresented sectors”

Garcia highlighted that amending RA No. 7491, which was signed into law in 1995 by the late president Fidel V. Ramos, is an “ongoing call” of the Comelec.

R.A. 7941 aims to promote proportional representation in the House of Representatives through a party-list system of registered parties or organizations of Filipinos belonging to marginalized and underrepresented sectors.

“Some say that the party-list is no longer marginalized and underrepresented. In the end, that is what the law should be,” Garcia said.

Sitting as the National Board of Canvassers, Comelec proclaimed the winning party-list organizations on Monday afternoon.

At least 59 of the 63 total seats for party-list representatives will be occupied by the 52 winning groups, with the remaining four seats for Duterte Youth and Bagong Henerasyon still pending per the Comelec’s decision.

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