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]
Factions:
Anti-imperialism
Laborism
Trade unionism
Agrarianism
Socialist feminism (Marxist feminism)
Political positionLeft-wing[2]
National affiliationBayan
PGP (2016)
ColorsBlue, red, yellow
Seats in the Senate
0 / 24
Seats in the House of Representatives
3 / 316
Provincial governorships
0 / 81
Provincial vice governorships
0 / 81
Provincial board members
0 / 756

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.

Party-lists[edit]

Thirteen party-lists are part of Makabayan:

In 2016, the Commission on Elections disqualified the Akap Bata and Katribu partylists for failure to acquire the necessary votes.[3]

Coalition[edit]

Makabayan also includes organizations that are not political parties, including:

Electoral performance[edit]

President[edit]

Election Candidate Number of votes Share of votes Outcome of election
2010 Supported Manny Villar who lost
2016 Supported Grace Poe[4] who lost
2022 Supported Leni Robredo who lost[5]

Vice president[edit]

Election Candidate Number of votes Share of votes Outcome of election
2010 Supported Loren Legarda who lost
2016 Supported Francis Escudero[4] who lost
2022 Supported Francis Pangilinan who lost[5]

Senate[edit]

Election Number of votes Share of votes Seats won Seats after Outcome of election
2010 7,395,145 2.49%
0 / 12
0 / 24
Lost
2013 4,295,151 1.44%
0 / 12
0 / 24
Lost
2016 6,484,985 2.02%
0 / 12
0 / 24
Lost
2019 4,683,942 1.29%
0 / 12
0 / 24
Lost
2022 7,690,988 1.77%
0 / 12
0 / 12
Lost

House of Representatives[edit]

Election District elections Party list election Total seats Outcome of election
Votes % Seats Votes % Seats
2010 Did not participate 3,106,617 10.34%
7 / 57
7 / 286
Joined the minority bloc
2013 3,870 0.01%
0 / 234
2,940,748 10.61%
7 / 57
7 / 293
Joined the minority bloc
2016 Did not participate 3,822,909 11.80%
7 / 59
7 / 297
Joined the majority bloc
2019 Did not participate 2,304,518 8.31%
6 / 61
6 / 304
Joined the minority bloc
2022 Did not participate 1,291,110 3.51%
3 / 61
3 / 304
Joined the minority bloc

Controversies[edit]

In November 2021, the Criminal Investigation and Detection Group filed charges of two counts of cyberlibel (violation of the Republic Act No. 10175) against an incumbent and three former Makabayan representatives, former Bayan Muna Rep. Carlos Isagani Zarate and three leaders of the Gabriela Women's Party, Rep. Arlene Brosas, spokesperson Luzviminda Ilagan, and Liza Maza, after the four allegedly made statements accusing the Philippine National Police of red-tagging and planting of evidence. The case stemmed from a CIDG operation on that month to implement a 2015 arrest warrant against an individual for murder. The Department of Justice, in a resolution dated May 12, 2022 but only publicized in September, dismissed the charges for lack of merit.[6][7]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Makabayan bloc endorses Poe-Escudero tandem". The Manila Times. Retrieved 2018-07-24.
  2. ^ tell-it-sunstar-left-and-poe-escudero-434985 (2015-10-09). "Tell it to Sun.Star: The left and Poe-Escudero". SunStar. Retrieved 2018-07-24.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  3. ^ II, Paterno Esmaquel. "Comelec stops purge of registered party-list groups". Rappler. Retrieved 2019-06-05.
  4. ^ a b "Makabayan formally endorses Grace Poe, Chiz Escudero". RAPPLER. 2015-11-05. Retrieved 2022-02-09.
  5. ^ a b Subingsubing, Gabriel Pabico Lalu, Krixia (2022-01-28). "Neri, Makabayan end speculations, endorse Robredo, Pangilinan for 2022 polls". INQUIRER.net. Retrieved 2022-02-09.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  6. ^ Navallo, Mike (September 6, 2022). "DOJ panel junks cyber libel raps vs Makabayan bloc members". ABS-CBN News. Retrieved September 6, 2022.
  7. ^ Casilao, Joahna Lei (September 6, 2022). "DOJ junks cyber libel raps vs. Gabriela, Makayaban reps". GMA News Online. Retrieved September 6, 2022.