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Sanlakas
Sanlakas is a party-list organization in the Philippines. It is a progressive coalition of different marginalized sectors in the Philippines founded on October 29, 1993. After topping the party-list tally in the National Capital Region, Sanlakas won a seat in the House of Representatives in 1998, the first party-list elections in the Philippines. Sanlakas won a seat in the lower house for the second time in 2001. Some of the notable affiliates of Sanlakas are Bukluran ng Manggagawang Pilipino, Kongreso ng Pagkakaisa ng Maralita ng Lungsod (KPML), Aniban ng Manggagawa sa Agrikultura (AMA), Zone One Tondo Organization (ZOTO), Metro Manila Vendors' Alliance (MMVA), Alliance of Transport Operators Member Intra-Cebu (ATOMIC), Teachers' Dignity Coalition (TDC), Pagkakaisa ng mga Manggagawa sa Transportasyon (PMT), and Piglas-Kabataan. Track record Known as an activist political party, Sanlakas constantly figures in protest actions against certain policies of the governmen ...
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Bukluran Ng Manggagawang Pilipino
The Bukluran ng Manggagawang Pilipino or Solidarity of Filipino Workers (BMP) is a socialist political center of militant workers and trade unions in the Philippines. It comprises 200 local unions nationwide with a mass membership of over 100,000 laborers. Established on 2 September 1993 as the Bukluran ng Manggagawa para sa Pagbabago (Solidarity of Workers for Change), it was formed as a result of the great left divide in the Philippines, which also affected the Kilusang Mayo Uno (KMU), about 70 percent of KMU-NCR's membership left the organization to form BMP as a counterpose to its sectarian politics that failed to unite Filipino workers and advance the Philippine labor movement. Campaigns In 1993, BMP initiated the formation of Labor Alliance for Wage Increase (LAWIN), a broad alliance of labor organizations campaigning for a P35 across-the-board increase in the minimum wage. The government yielded and gave workers a P25 wage increase. Together with Sanlakas, BMP was instru ...
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Filemon Lagman
Filemon Castelar Lagman (March 17, 1953 – February 6, 2001), popularly known as Ka Popoy, was a revolutionary socialist and workers' leader in the Philippines. He shares the ideology of Marxism-Leninism. He split with the Communist Party of the Philippines in 1991 to form Bukluran ng Manggagawang Pilipino (BMP) and the multi-sectoral group Sanlakas. From the split, he led the formation of the ''Partido ng Manggagawang Pilipino'' (Filipino Workers' Party), an underground revolutionary socialist party, which, after his death, merged with the Sosyalistang Partido ng Paggawa (Socialist Party of Labor) and the ''Partido para sa Proletaryong Demokrasya'' (Party for Proletarian Democracy). During the First Quarter Storm, he was a member of ''Samahang Demokratiko ng Kabataan'' (Democratic Association of the Youth) in the 1970s. After only a year in college at the University of the Philippines, he decided to go underground and do full-time organizing work in the factories and urban po ...
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Partido Lakas Ng Masa
The Partido Lakas ng Masa (PLM; ) is a democratic socialist political party in the Philippines. Created in 2009, it includes as its affiliate the labor group Bukluran ng Manggagawang Pilipino and is Sanlakas' political party for purposes of contesting non-party-list elections. It is the umbrella group of various organizations such as Zone One Tondo Organization (ZOTO) and Kongreso ng Pagkakaisa ng Maralita ng Lungsod (KPML). The party fielded Leodegario "Ka Leody" de Guzman as its candidate for the 2022 presidential elections. Political positions PLM protested Israeli airstrikes on the Gaza Strip during the Gaza War; a party member remarked that the airstrikes were "Israel's 'Final Solution' to the Palestine people." PLM remained neutral on the issue of postponing the 2011 elections in the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM), as a postponement only served to benefit the Liberal Party, while holding the elections would've only promoted the status quo. Instead, the ...
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Laban Ng Masa
Laban ng Masa (LnM, ) is a major left-wing electoral coalition of democratic socialist and progressive groups in the Philippines. Being democratic socialist, LnM participates in the political processes of the state, insisting on elections as a legitimate and viable means of achieving socialism. It opposes taking the extralegal route preferred and deemed necessary by Marxist–Leninist–Maoists. The coalition positions itself firmly against authoritarianism and elitism. The coalition endorsed Leody de Guzman and Walden Bello in the 2022 presidential and vice-presidential elections. Coalition members * Alab Katipunan * Anihan ng Manggagawa sa Agrikultura * Bangsa * Bukluran ng Manggagawang Pilipino (BMP) * KAISA-UP * Katarungan * Kongreso ng Pagkakaisang Maralitang Lungsod (KPML) * Metro East Labour Federation (MELF) * Metro Manila Vendors' Alliance (MMVA) * Oriang * Pagkakaisa ng Manggagawa sa Transportasyon * Partido Lakas ng Masa * Pwersa LGBTQ * Pwersa Riders Club ...
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12th Congress Of The Philippines
The 12th Congress of the Philippines (Filipino: ''Ikalabindalawang Kongreso ng Pilipinas''), composed of the Philippine Senate and House of Representatives, met from July 23, 2001, until June 4, 2004, during the first three years of Gloria Macapagal Arroyo's presidency. The convening of the 12th Congress followed the 2001 general elections, which replaced half of the Senate membership, and the entire membership of the House of Representatives. Sessions * First Regular Session: July 23, 2001 – June 7, 2002 ** ''First Special Session'': January 8 – March 1, 2002 * Second Regular Session: July 22, 2002 – June 6, 2003 * Third Regular Session: July 28, 2003 – June 4, 2004 ** ''Second Special Session'': January 5 – February 13, 2004 Legislation Laws passed by the 12th Congress: Leadership Senate * President of the Senate :: Franklin M. Drilon (''independent'') * Senate President Pro-Tempore :: Manuel B. Villar Jr. (''independent'') ::Juan M. Flavier ( Lakas-NUC ...
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11th Congress Of The Philippines
The 11th Congress of the Philippines (Filipino: ''Ikalabing-isang Kongreso ng Pilipinas''), composed of the Philippine Senate and House of Representatives, met from July 27, 1998, until June 8, 2001, during the 31-month presidency of Joseph Estrada and the first four months of Gloria Macapagal Arroyo's presidency. The convening of the 11th Congress followed the 1998 national elections, which replaced half of the Senate membership, and the entire membership of the House of Representatives. The Estrada impeachment was the highlight of the 11th Congress. Sessions * First Regular Session: July 27, 1998 – June 4, 1999 ** ''First Special Session'': January 4 – February 5, 1999 * Second Regular Session: July 26, 1999 – June 9, 2000 ** ''Second Special Session'': January 3 – February 4, 2000 * Third Regular Session: July 24, 2000 – June 8, 2001 ** ''Third Special Session'': January 1 – February 16, 2001 Legislation Laws passed by the 11th Congress: Leadership ...
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Supreme Court Of The Philippines
The Supreme Court ( fil, Kataas-taasang Hukuman; colloquially referred to as the ''Korte Suprema'' lso used in formal writing is the highest court in the Philippines. The Supreme Court was established by the Second Philippine Commission on June 11, 1901 through the enactment of its Act No. 136, an Act which abolished the '' Real Audiencia de Manila'', the predecessor of the Supreme Court. The Supreme Court compound, which sits in what is formerly a part of the University of the Philippines Manila campus, occupies the corner of Padre Faura Street and Taft Avenue in Ermita, Manila, with the main building directly in front of the Philippine General Hospital’s cancer institute. History Pre-hispanic period Prior to the conquest of Spain, the islands of the Philippines were composed of independent barangays, each of which is community composed of 30 to 100 families. Typically, a barangay is headed by a ''datu'' or a local chief who exercises all functions of government—ex ...
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2016 Philippine House Of Representatives Elections
The 2016 Philippine House of Representatives elections were the 34th lower house elections in the Philippines. They were held on May 9, 2016 to elect members to the House of Representatives of the Philippines. The winning candidates were to comprise the House's contingent in the 17th Congress of the Philippines that would serve from June 30, 2016 to June 30, 2019. The House of Representatives elections were part of the 2016 general election where elections for President, Vice President, Senators, and all local officials, including those from the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao, were also held. The Philippines uses parallel voting in its lower house elections. There are 297 seats in the House; 238 of these are district representatives, and 59 are party-list representatives. The law mandates that there should be one party-list representative for every four district representatives. District representatives are elected under the plurality voting system from single-member ...
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2013 Philippine House Of Representatives Elections
The 2013 Philippine House of Representatives elections were the 33rd lower house elections in the Philippines. They were held on May 13, 2013 to elect members to the House of Representatives of the Philippines that would serve in the 16th Congress of the Philippines from June 30, 2013 to June 30, 2016. The Philippines uses parallel voting for the House of Representatives: first past the post on 234 single member districts, and via closed party lists on a 2% election threshold computed via a modified Hare quota (3-seat cap and no remainders) on 58 seats, with parties with less than 1% of the first preference vote winning one seat each if 20% of the party-list seats are not filled up. Major parties are not allowed to participate in the party-list election. While the concurrent Senate election features the two major coalitions in Team PNoy and the United Nationalist Alliance (UNA), the constituent parties of the coalitions contested the lower house election separately, and in s ...
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2010 Philippine House Of Representatives Elections
The 2010 Philippine House of Representatives elections were held on May 10, 2010, to elect members to the House of Representatives of the Philippines to serve in the 15th Congress of the Philippines from June 30, 2010, to June 30, 2013. The Philippines uses parallel voting for seats in the House of Representatives; a voter has two votes: one for a representative from one's legislative district, and another for a sectoral representative via closed lists under the party-list system, with a 2% election threshold and 3-seat cap, when the parties with 2% of the national vote or more not meeting the 20% of the total seats, parties with less than 2% of the vote will get one seat each until the 20% requirement is met. In district elections, 229 single-member districts elect one member of the House of Representatives. The candidate with the highest number of votes wins that district's seat. In the party-list election, parties will dispute 57 seats. In all, the 15th Congress will have 2 ...
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2007 Philippine House Of Representatives Elections
The 2007 Philippine House of Representatives elections were held on May 14, 2007, to elect members to the House of Representatives of the Philippines to serve in the 14th Congress of the Philippines from June 30, 2007, until June 30, 2010. The Philippines uses parallel voting for seats in the House of Representatives. In district elections, 219 single-member constituencies elect one member of the House of Representatives. The candidate with the highest number of votes wins that district's seat. In the party-list election, the parties with at least 2% of the national vote were elected, and 21 representatives were elected However, later in 2007 the Supreme Court ruled in ''Banat vs. COMELEC'' that the 2% quota was unconstitutional, and that the sectoral representatives should comprise exactly 20% of the House. This led to the increase in the number of sectoral representatives to 51. The administration-led TEAM Unity maintained control of the House of Representatives although th ...
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2004 Philippine House Of Representatives Elections
Elections for the House of Representatives of the Philippines were held on May 10, 2004. Being held together with presidential election, the party of the incumbent president Gloria Macapagal Arroyo, Lakas-Christian Muslim Democrats, and by extension the administration-led coalition, the Koalisyon ng Katapatan at Karanasan sa Kinabukasan (K4), won majority of the seats in the House of Representatives House of Representatives is the name of legislative bodies in many countries and sub-national entitles. In many countries, the House of Representatives is the lower house of a bicameral legislature, with the corresponding upper house often c .... The elected representatives served in the 13th Congress from 2004 to 2007. Results District elections Party-list election See also * 13th Congress of the Philippines References Notes * * * {{Philippine elections 2004 2004 elections in Asia 2004 in the Philippines 2004 Philippine general election May 2004 events in ...
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