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. Source: The Daily Tribune URL: http://www.tribuneonline.org/headlines/20100722hed5.html |
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