Philippines: Indigenous Peoples' Shocked Over COMELEC Decision


Philippines: Indigenous Peoples' Shocked Over COMELEC Decision   Indigenous peoples' party KATRIBU, was aghast over the decision of the Commission on Elections (Comelec) to allow presidential son Mikey Arroyo to represent the security guards as a representative of Ang Galing Partylist (AGP).   According to Nelson Mallari, KATRIBU secretary general, “The Comelec's decision is a defeat on the true essence of the partylist system. The partylist system is meant to facilitate participation of...

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