INQUIRER.net: Party-list ruling detrimental to marginalized–Sereno

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Party-list ruling detrimental to marginalized–Sereno Apr 6th 2013, 23:36 MANILA, Philippines—Chief Justice Ma. Lourdes Sereno disagreed with the majority decision of the Supreme Court that opened the party-list system to national, regional and sectoral parties and organizations that do not represent marginalized and underrepresented sectors.   Sereno aired her views in a separate opinion after she and Justice Bienvenido Reyes were outvoted by 10 justices who granted the petitions for review of 54 party-list groups and set six new "parameters" that the Commission on Elections should observe when it rescreens the party-list groups.   "I believe the ponencia (majority decision) may have further marginalized the already marginali... Keep on reading: Party-list ruling detrimental to marginalized–Sereno Media files: sereno.jpg (image/jpeg)

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