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Vendors Partylist
The Vendors Samahan ng mga Maninindang Pilipino () also known as the Vendors Partylist is an organization which sought partylist representation in the House of Representatives of the Philippines in the 2025 election. It aims to represent the interest of vendors and workers in the informal sector. Background In October 2024, Vendors Partylist filed their candidacy for the 2025 House of Representatives elections headlined by social media personality, pares vendor, and fourth nominee Diwata. The first to third nominees are Marilou Lipana, Florencio Pesigan and Sheryl Sandi. Disqualification case Election watchdog Watchdog or watch dog may refer to: Animals *Guard dog, a dog that barks to alert its owners of an intruder's presence * Portuguese Watchdog, Cão de Castro Laboreiro, a dog breed * Moscow Watchdog, a breed of dog that was bred in the Soviet U ... Kontra Daya filed a disqualification case against Vendors Partylist noting how the organization's first three nominee ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Informal Economy
An informal economy (informal sector or grey economy) is the part of any economy that is neither Taxation, taxed nor monitored by any form of government. Although the informal sector makes up a significant portion of the economies in developing countries, it is sometimes stigmatized as troublesome and unmanageable. However, the informal sector provides critical economic opportunities for the poverty, poor and has been expanding rapidly since the 1960s. Integrating the informal economy into the formal sector is an important policy challenge. In many cases, unlike the formal economy, activities of the informal economy are not included in a country's gross national product (GNP) or gross domestic product (GDP). However, Italy has included estimates of informal activity in their GDP calculations since 1987, which swells their GDP by an estimated 18% and in 2014, a number of European countries formally changed their GDP calculations to include prostitution and narcotics sales in the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Party-list Representation In The House Of Representatives Of The Philippines
While most seats in the House of Representatives of the Philippines are elected by Plurality voting, plurality vote in Single-member district, single-member districts, 20% of representatives are elected by party-list proportional representation. The 1987 Constitution of the Philippines created the party-list system. Originally, the party-list was open to underrepresented community sectors or groups, including labor, peasant, urban poor, indigenous cultural, women, youth, and other such sectors as may be defined by law (except the religious sector). However, a 2013 Supreme Court decision clarified that the party-list is a system of proportional representation open to various kinds of groups and parties, and not an exercise exclusive to marginalized sectors. National parties or organizations and regional parties or organizations do not need to organize along sectoral lines and do not need to represent any marginalized and underrepresented sector. The determination of what parties ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
House Of Representatives Of The Philippines
The House of Representatives (; '','' thus commonly referred to as ''Kamara'') is the lower house of Congress of the Philippines, Congress, the bicameral legislature of the Philippines, with the Senate of the Philippines as the upper house. The lower house is commonly Totum pro parte, referred to as Congress, although the term collectively refers to both houses. Members of the House are officially styled as ''representatives'' () and are sometimes informally called ''congressmen'' or ''congresswomen'' (). They are elected to a three-year term and can be re-elected, but cannot serve more than three consecutive terms without an interruption of one term (e.g. serving one term in the Senate ''ad interim''). Around 80% of congressmen are district representatives, representing specific geographical areas. The 19th Congress has 253 Congressional districts of the Philippines, congressional districts. Party-list representatives, who make up not more than twenty percent of the total number ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Philippines
The Philippines, officially the Republic of the Philippines, is an Archipelagic state, archipelagic country in Southeast Asia. Located in the western Pacific Ocean, it consists of List of islands of the Philippines, 7,641 islands, with a total area of roughly 300,000 square kilometers, which are broadly categorized in Island groups of the Philippines, three main geographical divisions from north to south: Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao. With a population of over 110 million, it is the world's List of countries and dependencies by population, twelfth-most-populous country. The Philippines is bounded by the South China Sea to the west, the Philippine Sea to the east, and the Celebes Sea to the south. It shares maritime borders with Taiwan to the north, Japan to the northeast, Palau to the east and southeast, Indonesia to the south, Malaysia to the southwest, Vietnam to the west, and China to the northwest. It has Ethnic groups in the Philippines, diverse ethnicities and Culture o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2025 Philippine House Of Representatives Elections
The 2025 Philippine House of Representatives elections were the List of legislatures of the Philippines, 37th lower house elections in the Philippines. It was held on May 12, 2025, within the 2025 Philippine general election. All 317 seats in the House of Representatives of the Philippines, House of Representatives were contested in this election, including one seat for each of the Congressional districts of the Philippines, 254 congressional districts in the country and 63 seats representing party-lists apportioned on a nationwide vote. Lakas–CMD remained the most dominant party inside the House of Representatives, with its candidates securing 103 seats for the 20th Congress, adding they would continue to support the presidential administration of Marcos. Akbayan topped the party-list vote with 2.7 million votes, and won the maximum three seats allowable under the law. Background In the 2022 Philippine House of Representatives elections, 2022 election, parties aligned wi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Informal Sector
An informal economy (informal sector or grey economy) is the part of any economy that is neither taxed nor monitored by any form of government. Although the informal sector makes up a significant portion of the economies in developing countries, it is sometimes stigmatized as troublesome and unmanageable. However, the informal sector provides critical economic opportunities for the poor and has been expanding rapidly since the 1960s. Integrating the informal economy into the formal sector is an important policy challenge. In many cases, unlike the formal economy, activities of the informal economy are not included in a country's gross national product (GNP) or gross domestic product (GDP). However, Italy has included estimates of informal activity in their GDP calculations since 1987, which swells their GDP by an estimated 18% and in 2014, a number of European countries formally changed their GDP calculations to include prostitution and narcotics sales in their official GDP s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pares (food)
''Pares'' (pronounced: ), also known as beef ''pares'', is a term for a serving of Filipino cuisine, Filipino Braising, braised beef stew with Sinangag, garlic fried rice, and a bowl of clear soup. It is a popular meal particularly associated with specialty roadside Diner, diner-style establishments known as ''paresan'' (''Pares house''). In recent years, it had also become a common dish served in small eateries called ''carinderia, carinderias'' that serve economical meals for locals. Informally, ''pares'' can also refer to any dish that is cooked in the manner reminiscent of the "Philippine asado, asado-style" (i.e. stewed in a sweet-soy sauce). Etymology The origin of the term ''pares'' is credited to the carinderia ''Jonas'' established by Lolita Tiu and Roger Tiu in 1979 at the corner of Mayon Street and Malindang Street in Quezon City, near Calle Retiro (present-day N.S. Amoranto Sr. Street) in Quezon City. The term literally means ''pairs'' in English and comes from the pra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Diwata (entrepreneur)
Deo Jarito Balbuena (born August 31, 1982), also known as Diwata, is a Filipino internet personality, food vlogger, entrepreneur, and advocate within the LGBTQ+ community. Best known for his business Diwata Pares Overload, Balbuena is also one of the nominees of Vendors Partylist (Vendors Samahan ng mga Maninindang Pilipino) for the 2025 Philippine House of Representatives elections. Biography Balbuena was born on August 31, 1982 in Northern Samar. At the age of 17, Balbuena ventured to Metro Manila in pursuit of opportunities, completing secondary education at Don Juan F. Avalon National High School in San Roque, Northern Samar. Initially employed as a beautician, Diwata later diversified into trading, vending coffee, cigarettes, and candies, alongside construction work to supplement income. Diwata's pares business has garnered significant attention on social media for its perceived value, offering a comprehensive meal package for , inclusive of unlimited rice, soup, and a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Watchdog Journalism
Watchdog journalism is a form of investigative journalism where journalists, authors or publishers of a News, news publication fact-checking, fact-check and Interviewing, interview political figure, political and Public figure, public figures to increase accountability in democratic governance systems. Role Watchdog journalists gather information about the actions of people in power and inform the public in order to hold elected officials to account.Coronel, S. S. (2008)The Media as Watchdog, Harvard. This requires maintaining a certain professional distance from people in power. Watchdog journalists are different from Propaganda, propagandist journalists in that they report from an independent, nongovernmental perspective. Due to watchdog journalism's unique features, it also often works as the Fourth Estate, fourth estate. The general issues, topics, or scandals that watchdog journalists cover are political corruption and any wrongdoing of people in power such as government ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kontra Daya
Kontra Daya (Against Fraud) is an election watchdog based in the Philippines. The organization counts teachers, members of the clergy, information technology experts, and activists among its members. Member organizations include scientists' organization Advocates of Science and Technology for the People (Agham), Alliance of Concerned Teachers, Blogwatch.ph, Computer Professionals Union, Health Action for Human Rights, Health Alliance for Democracy, Kawani Kontra Daya, and Promotion of Church Peoples Response. The organization, patterned after international poll watchers' groups, aims to expose cheating and other forms of electoral fraud. The late activist priest Joe Dizon served as one its convenors.{{Cite web, url=https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/story/333997/news/nation/fr-joe-dizon-activist-priest-and-kontra-daya-convenor-dies/, title=Fr. Joe Dizon, activist priest and Kontra Daya convenor, dies, date=November 5, 2013, website=GMA News Online, language=en-US, access-date=2019-0 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
20th Congress Of The Philippines
The 20th Congress of the Philippines (), composed of the Philippine Senate and House of Representatives, is scheduled to convene on July 28, 2025. The 20th Congress will meet during the last three years of Bongbong Marcos's presidency, and will end on June 2028. The convening of the 20th Congress followed the 2025 general elections, which replaced half of the Senate membership and the entire membership of the House of Representatives. The House of Representatives will continue to meet in the Batasang Pambansa Complex. The Senate will also remain meeting in the GSIS Building before transferring to the New Senate Building in Taguig by 2028. History In the 2025 Philippine midterm election, the administration-backed Alyansa para sa Bagong Pilipinas won the most seats in the Senate but lost ground to groups opposed to President Bongbong Marcos. The DuterTen ticket endorsed by Vice President Sara Duterte and former President Rodrigo Duterte outperformed pre-election surveys a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Party-list Representation In The House Of Representatives Of The Philippines
While most seats in the House of Representatives of the Philippines are elected by Plurality voting, plurality vote in Single-member district, single-member districts, 20% of representatives are elected by party-list proportional representation. The 1987 Constitution of the Philippines created the party-list system. Originally, the party-list was open to underrepresented community sectors or groups, including labor, peasant, urban poor, indigenous cultural, women, youth, and other such sectors as may be defined by law (except the religious sector). However, a 2013 Supreme Court decision clarified that the party-list is a system of proportional representation open to various kinds of groups and parties, and not an exercise exclusive to marginalized sectors. National parties or organizations and regional parties or organizations do not need to organize along sectoral lines and do not need to represent any marginalized and underrepresented sector. The determination of what parties ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
