EDITORIALS & CARTOONS: An experiment gone awry
The Editor
PHILIPPINES
EDITORIAL
Proud history of hosting refugees
Among the first of the “nine waves” of foreign refugees the Philippines has played host to included so-called “White Russians” who were fleeing prosecution from the “Red” or Communist Russians at the end of World War I.
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This open arms policy for refugees should also hopefully trigger an even broader and deeper institutionalized response to the needs of our own local refugees, those beset by any number of natural disasters and incidents of violence, terrorism, and even state-sponsored aggression and persecution. As we give refuge to foreign asylum seekers, it is also important to create a domestic social climate of inclusivity, generosity, and magnanimity among our own unfortunate brothers and sisters.
OPINION
EDITORIAL- An experiment gone awry
Framers of the 1987 Constitution have said the party-list system was meant to give marginalized sectors a voice in Congress. The intent, though not directly stated in the Charter, can be gleaned from the sectors specified: “… labor, peasant, urban poor, indigenous cultural communities, women, youth, and such other sectors as may be provided by law, except the religious sector.”
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Little wonder then that so many groups are out to take advantage of this institutional weakness. In the current race, 270 groups applied for accreditation; 165 were accepted and 93 were rejected by the Comelec. But 12 of the 93 were kept in the ballot after they secured restraining orders from where else but the Supreme Court. This failed experiment in marginalized representation is yet another manifestation of the weaknesses of the country’s institutions.
READ MORE: https://www.philstar.com/opinion/2022/03/05/2165074/editorial-experiment-gone-awry
COMMENT: Change the Congress composition then Party List will follow .
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