As the election campaign kicked off its first month, only 15 party-lists—roughly 10% of the 155 vying for congressional seats—are projected to secure seats in the 2025 elections if voting were held today — February 18, 2025
manilastandard.netOur party-list system and Matalinong Boto 2025In last week’s column I made mention of the Manila Bulletin’s ongoing Matalinong Boto campaign against election-related violence, against fake news, and against mud-slinging and character assassination. I commented on how social media, with it’s lack of fact-checking or verifying posts, could be seen as one of the major culprits for the disinformation that spreads like wildfire.— February 22, 2025
mb.com.phThe negative listWith candidates and parties opting for negative campaigning, there are now people who are also dwelling on the negative, swapping notes on who they will NOT vote for in May.— February 18, 2025
qa.philstar.comWRAP: Why it matters if a party-list rep isn’t from the poor and marginalizedAn election watchdog this week flagged more than half of the groups running in the party-list elections of having dubious claims of representing the marginalized.— February 16, 2025
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