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Akbayan is only one of two parties (the other is Butil) to win seats in all party-list elections in the Philippines until 2019. Furthermore, Akbayan is the only party to surpass the 2% election threshold in all elections until the 2016 election where they fell short by 0.12%.
Party-list representatives are indirectly elected via a party-list election wherein the voter votes for the party and not for the party's nominees (closed list); the votes are then arranged in descending order, with the parties that won at least 2% of the national vote given one seat, with additional seats determined by a formula dependent on ...
Although Akbayan initially fell short of securing a seat in the House of Representatives, the party was later proclaimed a winner after the disqualification of the An Waray party-list by the Commission on Elections (COMELEC) on August 14, 2023. [3] Cendaña was sworn in as a member of the House of Representatives on September 25, 2024. [4]
On July 1, 2013, Gutierrez was sworn into office as a representative of Akbayan Partylist to the House of Representatives of the Philippines for the 16th Congress, [23] and was assigned as Vice Chairperson of two House of Representatives committees: notably, the committees on Human Rights and the Revision of Laws. [24]
She previously served as a party-list representative for Akbayan from 2004 to 2010. In the Senate, Hontiveros sponsored the SOGIE Equality Bill and was an opposition figure to President Rodrigo Duterte, particularly on his controversial war on drugs.
Pages in category "Members of the House of Representatives of the Philippines for Akbayan" The following 6 pages are in this category, out of 6 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
Senator (2013–2019), Member of the Philippine House of Representatives from San Juan (2010–2013), Mayor of San Juan (2001–2010) 1969 11th Risa Hontiveros: Akbayan: Quezon City: May 18, 2022 Roman Catholic: Senator (2016–2022), Member of the House of Representatives from Akbayan Party-list (2004–2010) 1966 12th: Jinggoy Estrada: PMP ...
A voter has two votes in the House of Representatives: one vote for a representative elected in the voter's congressional district (first-past-the-post), and one vote for a party in the party-list system (closed list), the so-called party-list representatives; party-list representatives shall comprise not more than 20% of the House of ...