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IN NUMBERS: Dynasties and Contractors Capture Party-list Seats in the 20th Congress

Nearly 40 years ago, the framers of the post-Marcos constitution provided for a party-list system to ensure that Congress would not be dominated by political families. Today, the hope—that party list representatives would provide a counterweight to the power of dynasties—has been completely dashed. In the 20th Congress, half of the 64 party-list representatives come […]

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