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become veritable lawmakers themselves. The constitutional intent was to open the
party-list system only for poor or marginalized groups.
Political pluralism in elections does not mean expanding the participation of dominant
traditional political parties through the partylist system. Rather it means providing the
marginalized and underrepresented sectors an opportunity to become members of
Congress which has long been dominated by the elite and traditional politicians,
intervenors said.
Aside from allowing the non-marginalized groups to participate in the partylist polls, the
high court has also set new parameters which the Commission on Elections (Comelec)
was instructed to adhere to in determining which group may participate in the party-list
polls.