Anakpawis ("Toiling Masses") is a
party-list in the
Philippines
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. The party-list is the electoral wing of the radical
trade union
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movement
Kilusang Mayo Uno and the peasant group Kilusang Mangbubukid ng Pilipinas.
Known for its radical pro-labor and peasant stand, Anakpawis is known for its campaign for a
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125 across-the-board wage increase for workers, as well as the genuine agrarian reform bill to redistribute land to landless peasants.
In the
2004 elections for the
House of Representatives
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the party-list obtained 538,396 votes (4.2320% of the nationwide vote) and two seats (
Crispin B. Beltran and
Rafael V. Mariano). In the May 14, 2007
election
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, the party won 1 seat in the nationwide party-list vote.
Anakpawis is part of the party-list group
Makabayan, with the parties
Bayan Muna,
GABRIELA, and more.
Controversy
Ariel Casilao, a representative of the Anakpawis party-list, was charged with identifying himself as a lawmaker when he wasn't, making him get arrested.
Ariel Casilao and other representatives from the Makabayan bloc protested the party-list law.
Electoral performance
Representatives to Congress
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13th Congress (2004–2007) -
Crispin Beltran,
Rafael V. Mariano
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14th Congress (2007–2010) -
Crispin Beltran (replaced by
Rafael V. Mariano after his death in 2008), Joel Manglungsod
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15th Congress (2010–2013) -
Rafael V. Mariano
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16th Congress (2013–2016) - Fernando Hicap
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17th Congress (2016–2019) - Ariel Casilao
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18th Congress (2019–2022) - None
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19th Congress (2022–2025) - None
See also
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Katipunan ng mga Anakpawis sa Pilipinas
References
External links
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Labor parties in the Philippines
National Democracy Movement (Philippines)
Party-lists represented in the House of Representatives of the Philippines
Political parties established in 2003
Socialist parties in the Philippines
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