Comelec: SC ‘formula’ to fill party list seats

Hi Edward, Here are the most important news that you need to know.       Comelec: SC ‘formula’ to fill party list seats  The Commission on Elections (Comelec) will choose which of the 177 candidate party lists groups it will allow to occupy the 63 seats for party list representatives mandated by the Constitution, its spokesperson said on Thursday.   Inquirer Plus offers FREE 30 day trial   GDP growth better than expected With the reopening of more economic activities, the country’s gross domestic product grew by a stronger-than-expected 8.3 percent year-on-year in the first quarter, despite continuing pandemic concerns over the Omicron coronavirus variant at the start of the year.   STAY TUNED Old videos of presumptive president Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. are played as news teams await briefings on Thursday at his campaign headquarters in Mandaluyong City. —LYN RILLON   W. Visayas, Masbate dynasties endure Voters in Western Visayas and in Masbate have kept their faith in local political clans. Among the winners are the Garin, Biron, Defensor, Treñas and Tupas families of Iloilo; the Navas of Guimaras; and the Castros of Capiz.   LEARN MORE   Opinion: Challenges ahead for President-elect Another crucial issue that Marcos Jr. has to deal with is the government’s drug war and the reported extrajudicial killings that have the International Criminal Court accusing Mr. Duterte of crimes against humanity. While his team has brushed off questions about the issue of ill-gotten wealth and nonpayment of taxes, these issues are bound to crop up when the time comes to ask taxpayers to cough up more or higher taxes to finance the government’s key programs.     SUBSCRIBE | FACEBOOK | VIBER INSTAGRAM | LINKEDIN | SUGGEST     © 2022 PHILIPPINE DAILY INQUIRER, All rights reserved. You are receiving this email because you are subscribed to Inquirer Newsletters. Unsubscribe