The Agimat ng Masa (), also known as the Agimat Partylist, is a political organization seeking
party-list
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representation in the
House of Representatives of the Philippines
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.
Background
The Agimat ng Masa was formally established as a social organization in 2011 by actor-politician
Ramon Revilla Sr.
Ramon Bautista Revilla Sr. (born Jose Acuña Bautista; March 8, 1927 – June 26, 2020), popularly known simply as Ramon Revilla Sr., was a Filipino actor who served as Senator of the Republic of the Philippines.
He was known as the "''Hari ng ...
It has been conducting programs for the needy and disaster victims prior to its registration as a partylist organization.
This includes health, livelihood, and education programs.
Electoral history
2022 elections
Agimat participated in the
2022 elections
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, vying to win at least a seat in the
House of Representatives
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. It characterize itself as a multi-sector partylist since it aims to cater to the interests of various groups including the private and public sector, farmers, fisherfolks, professionals, small to medium scale industry workers, the elderly, the youth, and the persons with disabilities.
[ Agimat has come up with a Workers, Health and Economic Agenda which it seeks to implement once elected]Agimat ng Agila
''Agimat ng Agila'' (International title: ''The Eagle’s Quest'' / () is a Philippine television drama fantasy series broadcast by GMA Network. Directed by Rico Gutierrez, it stars Bong Revilla. It premiered on May 1, 2021 on the network's Sab ...
'' which starred Bong Revilla
Ramon Bautista Bong Revilla Jr. (; born Jose Mari Bautista; September 25, 1966) and commonly known as Bong Revilla, is a Filipino actor, television presenter and politician serving as a Senator since 2019, and previously from 2004 to 2016.
The ...
according to the actor's son and partylist nominee Bryan Revilla. Bryan remarked that the popularity of the series as well as the association of "Agimat" to his grandfather Ramon Revilla Sr helped provide name recall to potential voters. Bong Revilla himself also helped in the campaign.
The group managed to secure a seat after garnering 586,909 votes. The seat is to be filled by Bryan Revilla the fifth nominee. While Revilla has stated that Agimat's first to fourth nominees have withdrawn after the partylist was proclaimed, he has been presented by Agimat as its first nominee.
Electoral performance
Representatives to Congress
References
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Party-lists represented in the House of Representatives of the Philippines
2011 establishments in the Philippines
Political parties in the Philippines