Kabalikat ng Mamamayan

Kabayan Partylist Official Logo
Kabayan Partylist Seal

KABAYAN Party List[1] or Kabalikat ng Mamamayan is a COMELEC-accredited[2] party-list that represents marginalized sectors of the Filipino community, including the disabled, senior citizens, Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs), fishermen, farmers and the poor.

KABAYAN was founded by Ron Salo in 2009.

KABAYAN's founder Ron P. Salo[3] and Harry Roque were elected to the House of Representatives in 2016. Roque was appointed the Spokesperson of President Rodrigo Duterte rendering his cases in COMELEC for ouster moot and academic.[4] Roque's successor Ciriaco Calalang died in office on 23 September 2018.

Political positions

KABAYAN's official website indicates that the group promotes the full realization of the economic, social and cultural rights of all Filipinos, particularly the marginalized. KABAYAN's core advocacies are summarized in the acronym "KABAYAN +2".[5]

KAlusugan! (lit. Health) Government should uphold every person's right to health, and to the provision of accessible, quality and compassionate health services. The party-list pursues legislation that shall ensure universal health insurance coverage, which shall ensure free medical services to the poor and underprivileged Filipinos.

paBAhay! (lit. Housing) The party-list pursues legislation for the creation of a Department of Housing to assist homeless Filipinos through a comprehensive housing program that covers housing finance, rationale land use, and active community support to ensure affordable and decent shelter.

kabuhaYAN! (lit. Livelihood) The party-list promotes capability-building in cooperativism and micro-financing for micro, small and medium enterprises to benefit more families in every community.

"+2" refers to KABAYAN's advocacies in upholding the right to education of every Filipino, particularly the children; and supporting Overseas Filipino workers. KABAYAN will work for enhanced policies and programs to address the distinctive needs of youth and students for quality education and training; and, for technical and financial assistance for OFWs to encourage entrepreneurship and homecoming.

Electoral history

2010 elections

KABAYAN party list lost in the 2010 elections after getting 110,085 votes or 0.38%. It was Kabayan's first attempt to run for a Congressional seat.[6] Ron Salo was the first nominee.

2016 elections

KABAYAN finished sixth out of a total 115 party-list groups that ran, securing two seats for the party in the House of Representatives.

References

  1. ↑ "Official Website of Kabayan Partylist Philippines". Official Website of Kabayan Partylist Philippines. Official Website of Kabayan Partylist Philippines. Retrieved 2016-02-15.
  2. ↑ "List of National Candidates for Verification". www.comelec.gov.ph. Commission on Elections. Retrieved 2016-02-15.
  3. ↑ "House of Representatives". www.congress.gov.ph. Retrieved 2018-02-07.
  4. ↑ Nonato, Leila B. Salaverria, Vince F. "Duterte picks Harry Roque as new spokesman". Retrieved 2018-02-01.
  5. ↑ "What is KABAYAN Party List? - Kabayan Party List". Kabayan Party List. Retrieved 2016-02-15.
  6. ↑ "Party List for May 2010 Elections". Scribd. Retrieved 2016-02-15.
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