Tingog Party List Explained

Tingog Party List
Colorcode:
  1. 2F3B87
Chairman:Mark Roa Gimenez
President:Glenn Jaro Capucion
Slogan:Pagbag-o. Paglaum. Pag-uswag.
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Ideology:Regionalism
Headquarters:Tacloban
Colors:Blue, Orange
House Seats: (Party-list seats only)

Tingog Sinirangan,[2] also known as the Tingog Party List is a political organization with party-list representation in the House of Representatives of the Philippines.

Background

Tingog was established on October 2, 2012, as Tingog Leytehon, a provincial political party based in Leyte province. The first chairman of Tingog was Leyte Governor Edgardo Enerlan and Leyte congressman Martin Romualdez. It was accredited on August 19, 2015, by the Commission on Elections as a party-list organization making it eligible to seek party-list representation in the House of Representatives as early as the 2016 elections.[3]

The Tingog Party List aims to represent the interest of Eastern Visayans.[4] Although it bills itself as an organization which provides a "regional perspective on national issues". It focuses on issues affecting the countryside or rural areas in general.[5] "Tingog" came from the Waray word for "voice".[6]

Tingog fielded Yedda Marie Romualdez, Jude Acidre, Jaime Go, Alexis V. Yu, and Jennifer Padual as its nominees for the 2019 elections. The organization only secured one seat which was filled in by Yedda Marie Romualdez.[4] She is not a newcomer, having been Leyte's 1st district representative of the then just-concluded 17th Congress.[7] During the 18th Congress, the Alternative Learning System Act was passed into law. The corresponding bill in the House of Representative, had Romualdez as one of its principal authors and the measure was considered a priority by Tingog.[8] [9]

Tingog took part in the 2022 elections with Romualdez, Acidre, and Karla Estrada, Go, and Yu as its nominees.[1] [10] [11] Tingog gathered 886,959 votes, third from ACT-CIS and Rider Partylist during 2022 Elections. Tingog is projected to gain an additional seat.[4]

Electoral performance

Election Votes % Party-list seats
2016210,552 0.65 0
2019391,211 1.40 1
2022886,959 2.41 2

Representatives to Congress

PeriodRepresentative
1st2nd3rd

2019 - 2022
Yedda Marie Romualdez
19th Congress
2022 - 2025
Yedda Marie RomualdezJude Acidre

Notes and References

  1. News: Tingog nominee Yedda Romualdez seeks reelection . 21 May 2022 . Manila Standard . 9 October 2021.
  2. Web site: Certified List of Candidates (National) (Philippines) - Party Lists . Commission on Elections . 16 May 2022.
  3. News: Tingog Party List Profile: What is Tingog? . 21 May 2022 . Manila Standard . 14 February 2019.
  4. News: Tingog top 3 party-list, gets 2 House seats . 21 May 2022 . Manila Standard . 11 May 2022.
  5. News: Tingog Party-list ensures countryside concerns will be heard and addressed . 21 May 2022 . SunStar . 7 May 2022 . English.
  6. News: Franco . Bernie V. . Karla Estrada ecstatic about party-list win; congratulates Rommel Padilla despite his loss . 21 May 2022 . PEP.ph . Philippine Entertainment Portal, Inc. . 10 May 2022 . fil.
  7. News: Gabieta . Joey . 2 proclaimed party lists come from Eastern Visayas . 21 May 2022 . Philippine Daily Inquirer . 23 May 2019 . en.
  8. News: Romualdezes Hail New Law On ALS . 21 May 2022 . Journal Online . 5 January 2021.
  9. News: Cervantes . Filane Mikee . Alternative learning system law 'a win for marginalized learners' . 21 May 2022 . Philippine News Agency . 5 January 2021 . en.
  10. News: Partylist system needs reforms says Tingog Partylist nominee . 21 May 2022 . Cebu Daily News . Philippine Daily Inquirer . 19 April 2022 . en.
  11. News: SRB endorses Tingog Partylist to House of Representatives . 21 May 2022 . Sunstar . 10 March 2022 . English.