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EDITORIAL - Drug addicts as "honorable" congressmen

April 25, 2012 - 12:00am

Drug addicts are marginalized in society largely by their own choice.

Freeman Opinion

What sectors deserve party list representation in Congress?

December 15, 2009 - 12:00am

Alexander Raquepo, Ilocos Sur: The cooperative sector has been a silent but major contributor to our economic growth especially in the countryside. It needs representation in Congress via party list.

Inbox World

Anxiety

By FIRST PERSON | By Alex Magno | September 26, 2009 - 12:00am

For years, we have been clamoring for the automation of our electoral process.

Opinion

EDITORIAL - Farce

August 20, 2009 - 12:00am

Someone should put the brakes on the race for party-list representation before the system defeats its intended purpose and turns into a farce.

Opinion

Pancrudo Jr. is Bukidnon's 1st District congressman

May 13, 2009 - 12:00am

MANILA, Philippines - On the editorial portion of the May 5, 2009 issue of The Philippine STAR entitled “Governor Jocjoc”, the second sentence of the first paragraph, which refers to the 2007 midterm...

Letters to the Editor

What is your view of partylist representation in the House of Representatives?

May 2, 2009 - 12:00am

Rudy Tagimacruz, Malaybalay City, Bukidnon: Some say that the original House lawmakers can already serve us well without party list representatives.

Inbox World

Get rid of partylist only through a Con-Con

By Bobit S. Avila | April 24, 2009 - 12:00am

There are now an additional 55 new Congressmen and women coming from the ranks of the Party-list groups, in a new formula coming from the Supreme Court alloting these new Party-list seats.

Freeman Opinion

EDITORIAL - Time to scrap sectoral representation

April 23, 2009 - 12:00am

The country is being consumed by its own political greed. When the Supreme Court ruled to elevate 32 more party-list representatives to the House of Representatives, it in effect caused the Constitutionally-mandated...

Freeman Opinion

Design flaw

By FIRST PERSON | By Alex Magno | March 10, 2009 - 12:00am

The appropriation for poll automation has cleared both chambers of Congress despite some last-minute attempts at filibustering by Senator Francis Escudero.

Opinion

Dysfunctional

By FIRST PERSON | By Alex Magno | May 10, 2007 - 12:00am

On Monday, I will vote for a party-list group for the very first time. I had avoided voting for any party-list group in the previous elections as a matter of conviction. I had always felt that the...

Opinion