4Ps | |
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| —Philippine partylist — | |
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| Full name | Pagtibayin at Palaguin ang Pangkabuhayang Pilipino |
| President | Marcelino Libanan |
| Founded | April 17, 2019; 6 years ago (2019-04-17) |
| Headquarters | Quezon City,Philippines |
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| Seats in theHouse of Representatives | 2 / 3 (Out of 63 party-list seats) |
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ThePagtibayin at Palaguin ang Pangkabuhayang Pilipino (lit. 'Strengthen and Grow the Filipino Livelihood'), also known as the4Ps[1] or4Ps Partylist, is aparty-list organization in thePhilippines that seeks representation in theHouse of Representatives of the Philippines. Founded on April 17, 2019, the party advocates for poverty alleviation, social welfare, and the empowerment of marginalized sectors, particularly beneficiaries of thePantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps). It is currently led byMarcelino Libanan as its president.
The 4Ps Party-list was established in 2019 to represent the interests of beneficiaries of the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps), a government conditional cash transfer program aimed at reducing poverty. The party seeks to ensure that the voices of low-income families and marginalized sectors are heard in thePhilippine Congress.[citation needed]
4Ps Party-list took part in the2022 Philippine elections, where it secured at least one seat in the House of Representatives.[2]
The Partylist Watch and theDepartment of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) sought to nullify the 4Ps Party-list'sSecurities and Exchange Commission (SEC) registration, alleging that the party-list named itself after the DSWD'sPantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) conditional cash transfer program. However, the organization's key platform includes amending the 4Ps Law (Republic Act No. 11310) to enhance the program for beneficiaries.[3][4][5]
For the2022 Philippine House of Representatives elections, the 4Ps Party-list nominated Marcelino Libanan, Edwin Cigres, Gene Darryl Santok, April Andrew Alamer, andJonathan Clement "JC" Abalos II. The party received 848,237 votes, or 2.30% of the total votes, securing two (2) seats in the House of Representatives of the Philippines.[6] Its representatives are Marcelino Libanan and Jonathan Clement "JC" Abalos.
Marcelino Libanan was elected theHouse Minority Leader.[7] He is joined by his colleague JC Abalos as Assistant Minority Leader.[8]
The 4Ps Partylist is known as the Pagtibayin at Palaguin ang Pangkabuhayang Pilipino. Its abbreviation shares similarities with thePantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps)conditional cash transfer program of the government.[5][9]
SenatorLeila de Lima alleged that the 4Ps Partylist deliberately named itself and used a similar logo promote associations of the group with the conditional cash transfer program. It suggest de Lima might be confusing their group to the Progresibong Patutulungan sa Pag-unlad ng Pilipinas which was disqualified by the COMELEC.[5] Partylist Watch has a similar claim that the 4Ps Partylist is "credit grabbing" with its name choice.[4]
The 4Ps Party-list denied these claims and has maintained that does not claim association with the DSWD's 4Ps program and that no entity has exclusive legal rights to the 4Ps acronym. It also justifies itself, stating that the acronym 4Ps is also used in marketing and research.[3]
Responding to reports that theCommission on Election is planning to ban groups running under a name which shares government aid programs and television series after the conclusion of the 2025 election, the 4Ps Partylist repeated its reasoning that 4Ps was a marketing term both adopted by the DSWD and itself.[10]
| Election | Votes | % | Secured Seats | Party-List Seats | Congress | 1st Representatives | 2nd Representatives | Ref. | |
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| 2022 | 848,237 | 2.30% | 2 / 3 | 63 | 19th Congress 2022–2025 | Marcelino Libanan | Jonathan Clement Abalos | [6] | |
| 2025 | 1,469,571 | 3.50% | 2 / 3 | 63 | 20th Congress 2025–2028 | Marcelino Libanan | Jonathan Clement Abalos | ||
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