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KABATAAN PARTYLIST TO SEAT FIRST YOUTH SECTORAL REPRESENTATIVE

April 23, 2009


Kabataan Partylist will be among the additional partylist representative in Congress, as per Supreme Court Ruling promulgated on APril 21, 2009. 

The said ruling overturns the Panganiban Formula in the allocation of partylist seats. The Panganiban Formula makes use of the first party rule wherein the party who garners the highst total partylist votes will have the maximum of three seats.

The decision mandates the increase from 22 to 54 partylist representatives or 20 percent of the Jouse of representatives. 

Raymond “Mong” Palatino, Kabataan Partylist’s first nominee is expected to represent the youth sector in Congress.

This will be the first time in Philippine history that the Congress will have a youth sectoral representative.

 

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congratulations kabataan partylist.mabuhay ang kabataan!

Posted by luigie at May 5, 2009, 10:39 pm

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