Fourteen UP Diliman students - currently enrolled in Journalism 117 (Online Journalism) this semester handled by Assoc. Prof. Danilo Arao - wrote a three-part report on the party-list system. The report had been published in alternative news
Read MoreMay 8, 2019 Reacting to a recent survey, Kontra Daya has flagged at least 35 would-be party-list representatives who do not belong to the marginalized sectors of society. Based on Kontra Daya's research, these representatives come from
Read MoreFebruary 21, 2019 Ronald Cardema, chair of the National Youth Commission (NYC), has a lot of explaining to do as regards his involvement in the party-list group Duterte Youth. This party-list group whose full name is Duty
Read MoreMarch 7, 2019. Kontra Daya calls on the Commission on Elections (COMELEC) to investigate senatorial candidate Bong Go for probable use of government funds and resources in his ongoing campaign. The media reports about T-shirts bearing the
Read MoreKontra Daya calls for voter vigilance as party-list groups of the rich and powerful continue to dominate survey. The Pulse Asia nationwide survey for party-list representatives released last April 25 shows not just a disappointing trend but also an alarming
Read More"Present enhancements on the Vote Counting Machines (VCMs) are still sorely lacking in basic safeguards to ensure accurate vote recording and counting." This was the observation of Mr. Rick Bahague, IT expert and Convenor of Kontra Daya,
Read MoreNews Release June 5, 2013 Poll watchdog Kontra Daya held a protest today in front of the Commission on Elections as it called for the scrapping of Smartmatic’s automated election system. The group based its demand
Read MorePress Statement June 4, 2013 Renato M. Reyes, Jr, Bayan Secretary General Smartmatic is trying to dupe people again through the disinformation posted on its website according to the Bagong Alyansang Makabayan. If we are to
Read MoreNews release June 3, 2013 Poll watchdog Kontra Daya today called on the public to stage mass protests to demand the junking of the precinct count optical scan (PCOS) technology and to hold the Commission on
Read MoreNews Release May 30, 2013 Kontra Daya convenor Fr. Joe Dizon today warned party list groups not to contract out their seats through term sharing agreements as that would not only be a violation of election
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