Makabayan

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Patriotic Coalition of the People
Makabayang Koalisyon ng Mamamayan
LeaderSatur Ocampo
PresidentNeri Colmenares
FoundedApril 16, 2009 (2009-04-16)
HeadquartersQuezon City
IdeologyNational democracy
Left-wing nationalism
Progressivism[1][2]
Factions:
Anti-imperialism
Laborism
Trade unionism
Agrarianism
Socialist feminism (Marxist feminism)
Political positionLeft-wing[3]
National affiliationBagong Alyansang Makabayan
ColorsBlue, red, yellow
Seats in the Senate
0 / 24
Seats in the House of Representatives
6 / 304
Provincial governorships
0 / 81
Provincial vice governorships
0 / 81
Provincial board members
0 / 756
Website
http://makabayan.net
  • Politics of Philippines
  • Political parties
  • Elections

Makabayang Koalisyon ng Mamamayan (Makabayan; lit. 'Patriotic Coalition of the People') is a coalition of twelve party-lists in the House of Representatives of the Philippines. It was founded on April 16, 2009. The founding assembly was held at UP Theatre, Diliman, Quezon City.[4]

Party-lists[]

Twelve party-lists are part of Makabayan:

  • Bayan Muna
  • Teachers: Alliance of Concerned Teachers
  • Workers and peasants: Anakpawis
  • Women: GABRIELA (General Assembly Binding Women for Integrity, Reform, Equality, Leadership and Action) Women's party
  • Youth: Kabataan
  • Indigenous people: Katribu
  • Migrants: Migrante
  • Children's rights: Akap-bata
  • Government employees: COURAGE (Confederation for Unity Recognition and Advancement of Government Employees)
  • Drivers: Piston
  • Green party: Kalikasan
  • Bicolano people: Aking Bikolnon

In 2016, the Commission on Elections disqualified the Akap Bata and Katribu partylists for failure to acquire the necessary votes.[5]

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 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[]

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[]

  1. ^ "Makabayan Koalisyon never truly matured". Manila Standard. 25 September 2018.
  2. ^ "Makabayan bloc endorses Poe-Escudero tandem". The Manila Times (in American English). Retrieved 2018-07-24.
  3. ^ tell-it-sunstar-left-and-poe-escudero-434985 (2015-10-09). "Tell it to Sun.Star: The left and Poe-Escudero". SunStar (in British English). Retrieved 2018-07-24.
  4. ^ "Hacked By Xbrang Wolf". www.makabayan.net. Retrieved 2019-06-05.
  5. ^ II, Paterno Esmaquel. "Comelec stops purge of registered party-list groups". Rappler. Retrieved 2019-06-05.
  6. ^ "#PHVote 2019: Senatorial Race".
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