| AAMBIS-Owa Party List | |
| Native Name: | Ang Asosayon Sang Mangunguma Nga Bisaya-Owa Mangunguma |
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| Ideology: | Agrarianism |
| Colors: | Yellow |
| House Seats: | (Party-list seats only) |
Ang Asosasyon Sang Mangunguma Nga Bisaya-Owa Mangunguma, Inc., also known as the AAMBIS-Owa Party List, is a political organization based in Western Visayas[1] with representation in the House of Representatives of the Philippines. It aims to represent the interest of Filipino farmers.
Ang Asosasyon Sang Mangunguma Nga Bisaya-Owa Mangunguma (AAMBIS-Owa Party-list) participated in the 2019 House of Representatives elections where it won a seat for the 18th Congress.[2] As a party-list it stated constituents are Filipino farmers.[3] Sharon Garin, who has been AAMBIS-Owa's representative since 2010 in the 15th Congress, retained her seat in the House of Representatives.[4] [5] Garin belongs to a political family, with her cousin Jimmy Garin also a partylist nominee for the 2019 election and her husband Richard Garin a former congressman himself.[5]
As representative, Garin proposed various measures concerning agriculture. She filed a bill proposing the amendment of the Customs Modernization and Tariffication Act (CMTA) which would enable the government to better deal with agricultural smuggling and improve trade facilitation.[6] Garin also filed a legislation which proposed the regulation of e-cigarettes to protect the interest of tobacco farmers which also would mandate labels and health warnings to such products.[7]
The partylist also facilitated the Department of Labor and Employment's Tulong Panghanapbuhay sa Ating Disadvantaged/Displaced Workers (TUPAD) program in the Western Visayas, although AAMBIS-Owa itself did not fund the program.[8]
| Election | Votes | % | Party-list seats | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 357,804 | 1.19% | ||
| 2013 | 312,312 | 1.13% | ||
| 2016 | 495,483 | 1.53% | ||
| 2019 | 234,552 | 0.85% | ||
| 2022 | 246,053 | 0.67% |
| Period | 1st Representative | 2nd Representative | 3rd Representative | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15th Congress 2010 - 2013 | Sharon Garin | |||
| 16th Congress 2013 - 2016 | Sharon Garin | |||
| 17th Congress 2016 - 2019 | Sharon Garin | |||
| 18th Congress 2019 - 2022 | Sharon Garin | |||
| 19th Congress 2022 - 2025 | Lex Anthony Colada |