1-Pacman

The One Patriotic Coalition of Marginalized Nationals (abbreviated as 1-Pacman, and a namesake of Manny Pacquiao) is a political party-list based in the Philippines advocating for the marginalized and displaced sector in the country. In the 2016 national elections, 1-Pacman is one of the contenders in the party-list election. Leading the nominees who will vyied for a seat are Mikee Romero, who is the team owner of GlobalPort Batang Pier in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA)[1] and Erick Pineda, who served as the business manager of Filipino boxing champion Manny Pacquiao.

Among the main platforms of the party-list are to prioritize sports development, education and job creation.[2]

The party-list group has endorsed by top sports personalities including retired Filipino boxing champion and Sarangani representative Manny Pacquiao,[3] Philippine Basketball Association players Jayson Castro, Terrence Romeo, James Yap, LA Tenorio and Marc Pingris, actor John Estrada and volleyball stars Rachel Anne Daquis and Aby Maraño.

Nominees

For the Philippine House of Representatives elections, 2016:

Electoral history

Election Votes % Seats
2016

References

  1. ↑ "Mikee Romero, bilyonaryong sportsman kinuha ng 1-Pacman (Mikee Romero, billonaire sportsman taken by 1-Pacman)". Pilipino Star Ngayon. February 27, 2016. Retrieved April 1, 2016.
  2. ↑ "Mikee Romero palalawakin ang sports program (Mikee Romero to expand sports program)". Pilipino Star Ngayon. March 10, 2016. Retrieved April 4, 2016.
  3. ↑ "ROMERO, 1-PACMAN WON’T RENEGE ON VOW". Malaya. April 25, 2016. Retrieved April 27, 2016.
  4. 1 2 3 4 Bueza, Michael (March 15, 2016). "2016 party-list nominees: Taking a 'shortcut' to Congress?". Rappler. Retrieved April 3, 2016.
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