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Party List representation in Congress is a Constitutional mandate that aims to give the so-called "marginalized" groups in Philippine society their own voices in Parliament. But the Commission on Elections had denied accreditation to a significant number of party-list applicants for various reasons. There are more or less 170 party-list groups contesting congressional seats in the recent May 10 elections. Do you think there is a need to revisit or review the Party List system? Yes 772 votes. (92.12 %) No 54 votes. (6.44 %) I am undecided 12 votes. (1.43 %) Total votes: 838    Other Polls in our site 1. The debate is raging on how best to improve the country's education system to make our graduates at par and competitive with global standards of academic and technical preparedness. A leading proposal is to increase the number of years of mandatory basic education from the current 10 years of elementary and high school to 12 years (adding a year of preschool and another year of Grade 7). Do you agree that the key to improving the quality of our education and human resources is to adopt a 12-year basic education program? 10 August 2010 2. Power is one of the most crucial ingredients of development and the Philippines, as a developing nation, cannot ignore this reality. The decades-old debate on whether nuclear power should be tapped continues with no end in sight. In the meantime, the Marcos era-initiated Bataan Nuclear Power Plant is in its mothballed state. Should the government, the 15th Congress for that matter, seriously look into the possible activation of the BNPP or scrap it all together with finality? 16 July 2010 3. Senator Benigno Aquino III won the presidency under the first ever fully automated national and local elections last May 2010. In your opinion, did the automated electoral process live up to its promise to deliver credible results? 28 June 2010 4. The recent recall of millions of defective cars sold in the United States and other countries by one of the world's leading manufacturers has raised alarm bells all over the globe. To protect buyers of brand new vehicles from possibly dangerous car defects, the House approved last year the proposed "Lemon Law of 2008" (or HB 5115) strengthening the warranty of the manufacturer and its responsibilities to buyers in case of car defects. HB 5115 is now pending in the Senate. Would you appeal to the Senate that the proposed "Lemon Law" be passed and enacted for the benefit of Filipino consumers? 03 March 2010 5. To help the country attain energy sufficiency, HB 6300 proposes the $1-billion rehabilitation of the Bataan Nuclear Power Plant. Its proponents say the BNPP reactivation will cut down the cost of electricity dramatically and lead to energy independence. Are you in favor of exploring the possibility of cheaper power through nuclear energy? 04 February 2010 6. Following the gruesome Maguindanao massacre of civilians and members of media, there are moves to review the present government policy outlawing capital punishment. Do you agree that the death penalty be reinstituted as a deterrent to the commission of heinous crimes? 12 January 2010 7. HB 3655, or the proposed Political Party Development Act of 2008, seeks to strengthen political parties by promoting party loyalty and discipline. This bill criminalizes political turncoatism or party switching. Those who change political party affiliation will forfeit the public office they currently hold and be disqualified from running for any elective position in the next succeeding election immediately following the act of party switching. Turncoats will be barred from holding executive posts in their new party and shall be directed to return all amounts received from his or her previous party, plus a surcharge. Do you want turncoatism to be prohibited and penalized? 25 November 2009 8. ON CORPORAL PUNISHMENT House Bill 682 aims to penalize parents, teachers, guardians and other persons who inflict corporal punishment on children by slapping, whipping, kicking, cursing, twisting ears, and other acts or threats of physical and verbal violence committed under the guise of enforcing discipline. Do you agree that corporal punishment of children shall be prohibited and penalized? 21 October 2009 9. The House Committee on Ways and Means has just approved the proposed P0.05 tax on each text message. Revenues to be raised are intended to boost public education in the country. The House proposal requires service providers to shoulder the tax to be imposed and NOT TO PASS IT ON to consumers. Do you support this measure? 10 September 2009 10. HB 6079 seeks to impose higher taxes on the so-called "sin" taxes (i.e. on tobacco and alcohol products) so that new earnings can be generated for health and other social services. Do you approve of higher "sin" taxes? 18 August 2009 11. The proposed Magna Carta of Women (HB 4273) makes it illegal for school officials to punish (i.e. dismiss, expel, refuse to admit) unmarried but pregnant female students and teachers. Do you agree? 17 July 2009 12. On CHARTER CHANGE, do you agree that the best time to amend the Constitution is after the May 2010 Elections? 15 June 2009 13. Many progressive countries allow foreigners to own land in their own territories. Do you favor amending our laws to allow non-Filipinos and majority foreign-owned corporations to own land as a means of attracting new capital and investments? 25 May 2009 14. The proposed five-year extension of the Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Law (CARL) involves spending P100 billion to buy more land for distribution to tenant farmers under the Compulsory Land Acquisition and Distribution provision. Do you favor the proposed five-year extension of the CARL? 11 May 2009 15. Do you agree that English should be legislated as the medium of instruction, changing the current bilingual curricula? 28 April 2009

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