[Ask Your Comelec] Trapo-proofing the party list

We’ve attached some ugly names to the Philippine party list system over time: “bastardized,” “backdoor to Congress” of trapos (short for traditional politicians, but literally meaning dirty rag). And rightly so. Our system of proportional representation has been exploited by various interest groups.
We might see an end to that practice - at least that’s what the Comelec is trying to do for the 2025 elections, as it introduces stricter nomination and substitution rules.
Hear Comelec Chairman George Erwin Garcia talk about these new rules on Ask Your Comelec with Rappler managing editor Miriam Grace A. Go. www.rappler.co...