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Sanlakas

Political party in the Philippines

Summary

Political party in the Philippines

FieldValue
nameSanlakas Partylist
colorcode#0000FE
logo[[File:Sanlakaslogo.jpg200px]]
chairmanFr. Max Abalos
ideologyProgressivism
Socialism
headquartersQuezon City
colorsBlue
nationalLaban ng Masa
positionLeft-wing
foundationOctober 29, 1993 (as Sandigan ng Demokrasya at Kalayaan ng Sambayanan)
splitBayan

Socialism 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.

Founded as a splinter from the multisectoral group Bayan, Sanlakas was one of the progressive partylists that won a seat in the House of Representatives in 1998, the first party-list elections in the Philippines. Sanlakas won a seat in the lower house for the second time in 2001. It was notable for pushing the slogan Resign All! at the height of EDSA II, which was different from the calls of other progressive organizations at that time.

Some of the affiliates of Sanlakas are Bukluran ng Manggagawang Pilipino (BMP), Kongreso ng Pagkakaisa ng Maralita ng Lungsod (KPML), Aniban ng Manggagawa sa Agrikultura (AMA), Zone One Tondo Organization (ZOTO), Partido Lakas ng Masa, Samahan ng Progresibong Kabataan (SPARK), Oriang, and Philippine Movement for Climate Justice (PMCJ).

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, the Cybercrime Prevention Act, the Mining Act of 1995, 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, and the declaration of a State of Rebellion during the time of President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo.

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, peasant leader Frank Labial, and revolutionary socialist Filemon Lagman. Lagman, one of the founders of Sanlakas, is considered as the first prominent victim of political assassination under the presidency of Gloria Arroyo.

Representatives to Congress

Source:

Electoral performance

ElectionVotes%Seats
1998194,617*2.13%1
2001151,0172.31%1
2004189,5171.49%0
200797,3750.61%0
2010Delisted
201385,9390.31%0
201687,3510.27%0

References

References

  1. (17 November 1993). "Philippines progressives set up coalition {{pipe}} Green Left Weekly". greenleft.org.au.
  2. "Archived copy".
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  4. Meynardo P. Mendoza. (2021). "Conjugal Mayorship: The Fernandos and the Transformation of Marikina, 1992–2010". Southeast Asian Studies.
  5. APSN. "APSN {{pipe}} Thousands of workers join Lakbayan vs. hunger, poverty and corruption". asia-pacific-solidarity.net.
  6. "Kilusang Masa: Mensahe ng Sanlakas sa Kongreso ng ZOTO". kilusangmasa.blogspot.com.
  7. "Protesta vs napipintong pagtaas ng singil sa kuryente". GMA News.
  8. (2 October 2012). "[Statement] Stop Cyber-dictatorship! SCRAP the cybercrime prevention act now! -SANLAKAS {{pipe}} Human Rights Online Philippines". hronlineph.com.
  9. "The SANLAKAS Position On The Alternative Management BIlls (AMMB)". no2mininginpalawan.com.
  10. "G.R. No. 124360".
  11. "Sanlakas vs Reyes : 159085 : February 3, 2004 : J. Tinga : En Banc : Decision". sc.judiciary.gov.ph.
  12. "2 suspected gunmen of Laguna labor leader nabbed". GMA News.
  13. "Bukidnon Sanlakas exec killed in front of house". GMA News.
  14. "Sanlakas, 3 other party-lists allowed to run in 2013 polls; 4 axed". GMA News.
  15. "Collective Bargaining in the Philippines".
  16. "HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES {{pipe}} 16th Congress of the Philippines". congress.gov.ph.
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