Sanlakas Explained

Sanlakas Partylist
Colorcode:
  1. 0000FE
Chairman:Max Abalos
Ideology:Progressivism
Left-wing nationalism
Headquarters:Quezon City
Colors:Blue
National:Laban ng Masa
Position:Left-wing
Foundation:29 October 1993

Sanlakas is a party-list organization in the Philippines. It is a progressive coalition of different marginalized sectors in the Philippines founded on October 29, 1993.[1]

After topping the party-list tally in the National Capital Region,[2] Sanlakas won a seat in the House of Representatives in 1998,[3] the first party-list elections in the Philippines. Sanlakas won a seat in the lower house for the second time in 2001.[4]

Some of the notable affiliates of Sanlakas are Bukluran ng Manggagawang Pilipino, Kongreso ng Pagkakaisa ng Maralita ng Lungsod (KPML), Aniban ng Manggagawa sa Agrikultura (AMA),[5] Zone One Tondo Organization (ZOTO),[6] Metro Manila Vendors' Alliance (MMVA),[7] Alliance of Transport Operators Member Intra-Cebu (ATOMIC),[8] Teachers' Dignity Coalition (TDC), Pagkakaisa ng mga Manggagawa sa Transportasyon (PMT), and Piglas-Kabataan.[9]

Track record

Known as an activist political party, Sanlakas constantly figures in protest actions against certain policies of the government like the Electric Power Industry Reform Act,[10] the Cybercrime Prevention Act,[11] the Mining Act of 1995,[12] among others.

Sanlakas was also a petitioner in several cases in the Supreme Court of the Philippines against Philippine laws and policies they deem detrimental to the welfare of the Filipino people like the Oil Deregulation Law,[13] and the declaration of a State of Rebellion during the time of President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo.[14]

Among the victims of the serial killings of political activists in the Philippines, during the Arroyo administration, are Sanlakas members like trade unionist Andrew Inoza,[15] peasant leaderFrank Labial,[16] and revolutionary socialist Filemon Lagman. Lagman, one of the founders[17] of Sanlakas, is considered as the first prominent victim of political assassination under the presidency of Gloria Arroyo.

Representatives to Congress[18]

2013 elections

The Philippine Commission on Elections (COMELEC) accredited Sanlakas for the 2013 party-list elections after being delisted earlier due to their failure to participate in the 2010 elections.[19]

Congressional nominees

  1. Manjette Lopez - Sanlakas National President and Freedom from Debt Coalition Vice President[20]
  2. Tita Flor Santos - Sanlakas National Treasurer, a veteran urban poor organizer and adviser to the MMVA[7]
  3. Aaron Pedrosa - Sanlakas Secretary-General and a former student leader[21]
  4. Rasti Delizo - Sanlakas Auditor and an expert on foreign policy and geo-politics[22]
  5. Erwin Puhawan - Migrant workers advocate[23] and labor leader[24]

Electoral performance

Election Votes % Seats
194,617* 2.13% 1
151,017 2.31% 1
189,517 1.49% 0
97,375 0.61% 0
align=center colspan=3Delisted
85,939 0.31% 0
87,351 0.27% 0

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Philippines progressives set up coalition Green Left Weekly. greenleft.org.au. 2015-06-24.
  2. Web site: SANLAKAS: AFP 'Oplan' docu, a sinister plan to destroy militant partylist groups – SANLAKAS Partylist (March 22, 2007). sanlakasonline.blogspot.com. 2015-06-24.
  3. Web site: Archived copy . 2010-08-03 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20100803215349/http://www.congress.gov.ph/download/archives/mem_11th.pdf . 2010-08-03 .
  4. Web site: Archived copy . 2012-12-13 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110629092514/http://www.congress.gov.ph/download/archives/mem_12th.pdf . 2011-06-29 .
  5. Web site: APSN Thousands of workers join Lakbayan vs. hunger, poverty and corruption. APSN. asia-pacific-solidarity.net. 2015-06-24.
  6. Web site: Kilusang Masa: Mensahe ng Sanlakas sa Kongreso ng ZOTO. kilusangmasa.blogspot.com. 2015-06-24.
  7. News: Vendors press for pact with QC government Metro, News, The Philippine Star philstar.com. The Philippine Star. 2015-06-24.
  8. News: Drivers' group skeds jeepney strike Cebu News, The Freeman Sections, The Freeman philstar.com. The Philippine Star. 2015-06-24.
  9. News: Local News Sun.Star. SunStar. 2015-06-24.
  10. News: Protesta vs napipintong pagtaas ng singil sa kuryente. GMA News. 2015-06-24.
  11. Web site: [Statement] Stop Cyber-dictatorship! SCRAP the cybercrime prevention act now! -SANLAKAS Human Rights Online Philippines. 2 October 2012 . hronlineph.com. 2015-06-24.
  12. Web site: The SANLAKAS Position On The Alternative Management BIlls (AMMB). no2mininginpalawan.com. https://archive.today/20130408075820/http://no2mininginpalawan.com/2011/08/31/the-sanlakas-position-on-the-alternative-minerals-management-bills-ammb/. 2013-04-08. dead. 2015-07-12.
  13. Web site: G.R. No. 124360. The LawPhil Project. 2015-06-24.
  14. Web site: Sanlakas vs Reyes : 159085 : February 3, 2004 : J. Tinga : En Banc : Decision. sc.judiciary.gov.ph. 2015-06-24.
  15. News: 2 suspected gunmen of Laguna labor leader nabbed . GMA News. 2015-06-24.
  16. News: Bukidnon Sanlakas exec killed in front of house . GMA News. 2015-06-24.
  17. News: Sanlakas, 3 other party-lists allowed to run in 2013 polls; 4 axed. GMA News. 2015-06-24.
  18. Web site: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 16th Congress of the Philippines. congress.gov.ph. 2015-06-24.
  19. News: Comelec OKs Sanlakas, 3 more party-list groups. RG Cruz. ABS-CBN News. 2015-06-24.
  20. Web site: Freedom from Debt Coalition - Freedom from Debt Coalition. fdc.ph. 2015-06-24.
  21. Web site: RP's education budget lacked P1.66T: groups – SunStar Six will Fix!. sixwillfix.wordpress.com. 2015-06-24.
  22. Web site: Rasti's Global Periscope A window to a progressive view on world affairs.. rastiglobalperiscope.wordpress.com. 2015-06-24.
  23. News: House panel takes up more protection for OFWs. February 27, 2008. GMA News. 2017-12-10.
  24. Web site: Philippine Daily Inquirer - Google News Archive Search. 2015-06-24.

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