Word war between Mikey A, militant solons rages 07/22/2010

Word war between Mikey A, militant solons rages

07/22/2010 Opposition to the ruling of the Commission on Elections (Comelec), allowing former Pampanga Rep. Juan Miguel “Mikey” Arroyo to return to Congress representing a marginalized group of tricycle drivers and security guards, continued to persist yesterday even as other party-list lawmakers said the decision was a travesty of the party-list system. “It is a travesty of the party-list system. The party-list system was set up so that those coming from the marginalized sectors can have a voice in Congress. Allowing Mikey Arroyo to sit as party-list representative sets a very dangerous precedent of using the party-list system as a way to perpetually entrench a family in power and pursue vested interests,” Gabriela party-list Rep. Luzviminda Ilagan said. Mikey is representing Ang Galing Pinoy party-list group.  Aside from Mikey, other Arroyos in the 15th Congress include former President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo who took over Mikey’s seat in the 2nd district of Pampanga, Camarines Sur Rep. Diosdado “Dato” Arroyo and Negros Occidental Rep. Ignacio “Iggy” Arroyo. Malacañang, for its part, distanced itself from the Comelec’s decision with presidential spokesman Edwin Lacierda expressing no comment on whether the government is inclined to support petitions that the opposing parties would file in a bid to reverse the Comelec ruling..... MORE Source:  The Daily Tribune URL: http://www.tribuneonline.org/headlines/20100722hed5.html

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