Manila, April 4 -- Is there a possibility in the near future that the 24 Filipino senators mandated in the 1987 Constitution will all come from Metropolitan Manila and the rest of Luzon to the detriment of the people from the Visayas and Mindanao?

This question begins lingering in my mind as the Commission on Elections (Comelec) once again has started preparations for the conduct of the next mid-year polls on May 12, 2025, or barely a year from now.

To be elected in that polls are 12 senators, over 300 congressmen or representatives under the party-list system of election, 82 provincial governors and an equal number of vice governors, provincial board members and other local government officials such as city and municipal mayors and vic...