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Kontra Daya files DQ case vs Vendors party-list
Poll watchdog Kontra Daya on Tuesday filed a complaint against Vendors Party-list at the Commission on Elections (Comelec) because its nominees allegedly "do not represent the marginalized sector."
"Ang Kontra Daya ay nag-file ng petition or complaint para i-disqualify ang isang party-list group at ang party-list group na ito ay Vendors Party-list. Ang grounds for disqualification, lumalabas sa aming pag-aaral na yung top three nominees ay hindi talaga mga vendor,” said Kontra Daya Convenor Danilo Arao.
(Kontra Daya filed a petition or complaint for the disqualification of the Vendors Party-list on the grounds that its three nominees are not vendors. Our study shows that the top three nominees are not actually vendors.)
“It’s a big mockery of the law, particularly the Party-list System Act of 1995 to have party-lists like these. At dapat lang ma-disqualify sila,” added Arao.
(It’s a big mockery of the law, particularly the Party-list System Act of 1995 to have partylists like these. They should be disqualified.)
Arao filed the complaint at the Comelec office in Intramuros, Manila. He was joined by the organization’s legal counsel, Atty. Joven Evangelista.
Vendors Party-list said it is targeting to advance the rights and opportunities for small businesses and vendors.
However, Kontra Daya said in its 33-page complaint, that its first three nominees Malou Lipana, Florencio Pesigan, and Sheryl Sandil do not represent the marginalized sector and have no bona fide intention to represent them.
The Comelec, for its part, said a Supreme Court decision ruled that party-list nominees may not be members of the marginalized sector they want to represent.
However, they should have proven advocacy in representing the sectoral group.
“Pwede kami hindi mag-proclaim kaagad habang pending ang kaso sa Commission. Madami na nangyari in the past na hindi pinoproklama ng Commission ang isang partylist dahil may pending na petition to disqualify the partylist,” poll chief George Erwin Garcia said. —VAL, GMA Integrated News
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