Makabayan
Makabayang Koalisyon ng Mamamayan (Makabayan) (English: Patriotic Coalition of the People) is a coalition of twelve party-lists political parties in the Philippine House of Representatives. It was founded on April 16, 2009. The founding assembly was held at UP Theatre, Diliman, Quezon City.[4]
Patriotic Coalition of the People Makabayang Koalisyon ng Mamamayan | |
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| Leader | Satur Ocampo |
| President | Neri Colmenares |
| Founded | April 16, 2009 |
| Headquarters | Quezon City |
| Ideology | Left-wing nationalism Progressivism[1][2] Factions: Anti-imperialism Laborism Trade unionism Agrarianism Socialist feminism (Marxist feminism) |
| Political position | Left-wing[3] |
| National affiliation | Bagong Alyansang Makabayan |
| Colors | Blue, red, yellow |
| Seats in the Senate | 0 / 24 |
| Seats in the House of Representatives | 6 / 303 |
| Provincial governorships | 0 / 81 |
| Provincial vice governorships | 0 / 81 |
| Provincial board members | 0 / 756 |
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The Commission on Elections subsequently disqualified the Akap Bata and Katribu partylists for failure to acquire the necessary votes.[5]
Party-lists
Twelve party-lists are part of Makabayan:
- Bayan Muna (Nation First)
- Teachers: Alliance of Concerned Teachers
- Workers and peasants: Anakpawis (Toiling Masses)
- Women: GABRIELA (General Assembly Binding Women for Integrity, Reform, Equality, Leadership and Action) Women's party
- Youth: Kabataan (Youth)
- Indigenous people: Katribu (Tribesmen)
- Migrants: Migrante (Migrants)
- Children's rights: Akap-bata (Childcare)
- Government employees: COURAGE (Confederation for Unity Recognition and Advancement of Government Employees)
- Drivers: Piston
- Green party: Kalikasan
- Bicolano people: Aking Bikolnon
Coalition
Makabayan also includes organizations that are not political parties, including:
- Peasants: Kilusang Magbubukid ng Pilipinas (Peasant Movement in the Philippines, KMP), Amihan (National Federation of Peasant Women), UMA (Unyon ng mga Manggagawa sa Agrikultura, Union of Agricultural Workers)
- Workers: Kilusang Mayo Uno (May First Movement, KMU)
- Youth and Students: Anakbayan, College Editors Guild of the Philippines (CEGP), League of Filipino Students (LFS), National Union of Students of the Philippines (NUSP), Karatula - Kabataang Artista para sa Tunay na Kalayaan (Youth Artists for Genuine Freedom), SCMP - Student Christian Movement of the Philippines
- Fisherfolk: Pambasang Lakas ng Kilusang Mamamalakaya Pilipinas (National Force of Fisherfolk Movement in the Philippines, PAMALAKAYA)
- Religious: Promotion of Church People's Response (PCPR), Rural Roman Catholic Missionaries of the Philippines (RMP)
- Health Workers: Health Alliance for Democracy (HEAD)
- Scientists: Agham- Advocates of Science and Technology for the People
- Teachers: Congress of Teachers and Educators for Nationalism and Democracy (CONTEND)
- Cultural Workers: Concerned Artists of the Philippines (CAP), Sinagbayan
- Indigenous People: Kalipunan ng mga Katutubong Mamamayan ng Pilipinas (KAMP)
- Human Rights Defenders: KARAPATAN - Advancement for the Advancement of People's Rights
- Lawyers: National Union of People's Lawyers (NUPL)
- Urban poor: Kalipunan ng Damayang Mahihirap (KADAMAY)
Electoral performance
House of Representatives
- 8th Congress (1987–1992) - two seats
- 12th Congress (2001–2004) - three seats
- 13th Congress (2004–2007) - six seats
- 14th Congress (2007–2010) - eight seats
- 15th Congress (2010–2013) - seven seats
- 16th Congress (2013–2016) - seven seats
Senate
- 2019: Neri Colmenares has declared his intent to run for senator in the 2019 midterm elections. Running as an independent, he failed to be elected as a member of the Senate for the second time. Colmenares finished at 24th with only 4,683,942 votes[6]
- 2016: Colmenares finished 20th with 14.48% of the vote and was not elected.
- 2013: Teodoro Casiño finished 22nd with 10.70% of the vote and was not elected.
- 2010:
- Liza Maza ran as an independent, finished 25th with 10.11% of the vote and was not elected.
- Satur Ocampo ran under Bayan Muna, finished 26th with 9.28% of the vote and was not elected.
References
- "Makabayan Koalisyon never truly matured". Manila Standard. 25 September 2018.
- "Makabayan bloc endorses Poe-Escudero tandem - The Manila Times Online". www.manilatimes.net. Retrieved 2018-07-24.
- tell-it-sunstar-left-and-poe-escudero-434985 (2015-10-09). "Tell it to Sun.Star: The left and Poe-Escudero". Sunstar. Retrieved 2018-07-24.
- "Hacked By Xbrang Wolf". www.makabayan.net. Retrieved 2019-06-05.
- II, Paterno Esmaquel. "Comelec stops purge of registered party-list groups". Rappler. Retrieved 2019-06-05.
- https://ph.rappler.com/elections/2019/race/Philippines/1/Senator/3/year/2019
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