How to spot a 'fake' party-list? Election watchdog cites 4 red flags

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This March 14, 2022 photo shows Partylist Watch convenors at the launch of their campaign against party-list groups that serve elite interests.

Courtesy of Vec Alporha, Partylist Watch

 

MANILA, Philippines — The party-list system is steadily being coopted by groups serving elite interests, an election watchdog said Monday as it urged the public to reject questionable party-list groups trying to exploit a system meant to give the marginalized a voice at the House of Representatives.

 

In a statement, Partylist Watch said voters should not vote for party-list groups that fall under the following criteria:

 

• Run by political dynasties
• Run by multimillionaires/billionaires and business interests
• Has no track record of championing sectors
• Implicated in corruption and human rights violations

 

"What we observed is an invasion of the party-list system by elite interests representing political dynasties, big business and corrupt forces," Vec Alporha, an assistant professor of History at the University of the Philippines in Los Baños, said.

 

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