Senator Robinhood "Robin" Padilla on Sunday expressed his support for the abolishment of the party-list system, noting that this move would stop the public trend of voting "popular" and "wealthy" candidates.

In a radio interview, he said the party-list abolishment should be tackled along with the amendment of the 1987 Constitution in the constitutional convention (con-con).

"Kung mapupunta tayo sa Con-con, 'yan [party-list system] dapat una nating gibain. Dahil ang party list system ay, my goodness gracious, 'di ko na makita, mula magdesisyon ang ating Korte Suprema na payagan na pati mga mayayaman, nawala na po ng anghang at sustansya," Padilla, who heads the Senate Committee on Constitutional Amendments and Revision of Codes, said.

“Eh dapat po yan e mga sektor na ‘di naririnig. Eh ngayon ewan ko, sa totoo lang po,” he added.

The Senator also said that representatives in the party-list system have become "jokes."

Padilla then said that if the country really wants to change the political arena, the party system should instead be strengthened.

"Tigilan na po natin ang kaboboto dahil sikat at dahil ito may pera. Alam nyo kung nabago natin ang Constitution at mapalakas natin ang partido, ang iboboto nyo na po ang adhikain ng partido, di na yung sikat," he said.

Last week, Senator Ronald "Bato" dela Rosa first pronounced that the party-list system in the 1987 Constitution should be removed.

He earlier claimed that the party-list system is just "redundant" since there are representatives per district.

Bato also earlier claimed these seats are being abused by "wealthy" politicians.