Kabalikat ng Mamamayan

KABAYAN Party List[1] or Kabalikat ng Mamamayan is a COMELEC-accredited[2] party-list that represents marginalized sectors of the Filipino community, including the disabled, senior citizens, Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs), fishermen, farmers, the poor.

Political positions

KABAYAN's official website indicates that the group promotes the full realization of the economic, social and cultural rights of all Filipinos, particularly the marginalized. KABAYAN’s core advocacies are summarized in the acronym "KABAYAN +2".[3]

KAlusugan! (lit. Health) Government should uphold every person’s right to health, and to the provision of accessible, quality and compassionate health services. The party-list pursues legislation that shall ensure universal health insurance coverage, which shall ensure free medical services to the poor and underprivileged Filipinos.

paBAhay! (lit. Housing) The party-list pursues legislation for the creation of a Department of Housing to assist homeless Filipinos through a comprehensive housing program that covers housing finance, rationale land use, and active community support to ensure affordable and decent shelter.

kabuhaYAN! (lit. Livelihood) The party-list promotes capability-building in cooperativism and micro-financing for micro, small and medium enterprises to benefit more families in every community.

"+2" refers to KABAYAN’s advocacies in upholding the right to education of every Filipino, particularly the children; and supporting Overseas Filipino workers. KABAYAN will work for enhanced policies and programs to address the distinctive needs of youth and students for quality education and training; and, for technical and financial assistance for OFWs to encourage entrepreneurship and homecoming.

Electoral history

2010 elections

In 2010 the party garnered 110,085 votes or 0.38%.[4]

2016 elections

KABAYAN is vying for seats in Congress in the Philippine general elections, 2016 elections.[5]

The party-list's first nominee is lawyer Harry Roque,[6] a human rights advocate in the Philippines. He is a professor of law at the University of the Philippines, teaching constitutional law and public international law in the past 15 years.[7] He filed his Certificate of Candidacy on Oct. 14, 2015.[8][9][10]

References

  1. ↑ "Kabayan Party List in Congress for 2016". Kabayan Party List. Retrieved 2016-02-15.
  2. ↑ "List of National Candidates for Verification". www.comelec.gov.ph. Commission on Elections. Retrieved 2016-02-15.
  3. ↑ "What is KABAYAN Party List? - Kabayan Party List". Kabayan Party List. Retrieved 2016-02-15.
  4. ↑ "Party List for May 2010 Elections". Scribd. Retrieved 2016-02-15.
  5. ↑ "List of National Candidates for Verification". Commission on Elections. Commission on Elections. January 22, 2016. Retrieved February 16, 2016.
  6. ↑ "Your KABAYAN Nominees - Kabayan Party List". Kabayan Party List. Retrieved 2016-02-15.
  7. ↑ "Herminio Harry L. Roque Jr.". University of the Philippines College of Law. University of the Philippines College of Law. Retrieved February 16, 2016.
  8. ↑ Rappler (2015-10-13), Harry Roque files CoC for new partylist Kabayan, retrieved 2016-02-15
  9. ↑ "Harry Roque files COC for party-list rep". ABS-CBN News. October 14, 2015. Retrieved February 16, 2016 – via ABS-CBN News.
  10. ↑ "Harry Roque files CoC; runs under Kabayan Party-list". GMA Network. October 14, 2015. Retrieved February 16, 2016 – via GMA Network.

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