A misleading post from 2018 that warned readers against voting for 14 “party lists” that are “anti-government” is making the rounds on Facebook (FB) once again.
FB page Filipino Opinión posted a photo of 14 “party lists” with the caption, “BABALA SA MGA BOTANTE HUWAG KAYONG BUMOTO KAHIT ISA NITONG MGA PARTY LIST NA KONTRA GOBYERNO,, SAYANG ANG BUWIS NATIN TAONG BAYAN.” (Warning to voters: Don’t vote for a single one of these party lists that are anti-government. The country’s tax money will go to waste.)
The post identified the following party lists and groups:
- Kabataan Partylist
- Bayan Muna
- Migrante Partylist
- Kalikasan Partylist
- Courage Partylist
- Anakpawis Partylist
- ACT Teachers Partylist
- Katribu Partylist
- GABRIELA Women’s Party
- League of Filipino Students
- Makabayang Koalisyon ng Mamamayan (MAKABAYAN)
- Kilusang Mayo Uno
- Anakbayan
- Kadamay
Other than being dated, this post misleads because only five groups on the list are in the Commission on Elections’ official list of party list contenders in the May 9 polls. They are: Kabataan Partylist, Bayan Muna, Anakpawis, ACT Teachers Partylist, and GABRIELA Women’s Party.
Migrante Partylist, Kalikasan Partylist, Courage Partylist and Katribu Partylist are not on the official ballot for the 2022 party list race.
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