LPG Marketers Association | |
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| —Philippine partylist — | |
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| Abbreviation | LPGMA or LPG/MA |
| President | Arnel Ty[1] |
| Sector(s) represented | Liquefied petroleum gas retailers and indigent sector |
| Founded | 2003; 22 years ago (2003) |
| COMELEC accreditation | 2009; 16 years ago (2009) |
| Colors | Orange, Blue |
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| Seats in theHouse of Representatives | 1 / 3 (Out of 63 party-list seats) |
| Representative(s) | Allan Ty |
| Website | |
| lpgma | |
TheLPG Marketers Association (LPGMA orLPG/MA) is an organization for retailers ofliquefied petroleum gas in thePhilippines which also hasparty-list representation in theHouse of Representatives of the Philippines.
The LPG Marketers Association was established in 2003, although it only was registered with theCommission on Elections as a group eligible for party-list representation in the House of Representatives in 2009.[2]
Outside of its role as a partylist, the LPGMA is a group of independent retailers of liquefied petroleum gas who agrees upon and regulates prizes of LPG products sold by its members.[3][4][5]
It first sought sectoral representation in the lower house of the Congress in the2010 elections.[2] It won a seat.
The Federation of Philippine Industries (FPI) under president Jesus Arranza filed cartelization charges against members of the LPGMA. Arnel Ty retorted stating that Arranza was being critical against the LPGMA decision's to lower LPG prizes.[6] The LPGMA alleged that the FPI is a front of the Big 3, or the three main petroleum firms in the Philippines –Shell,Petron, andChevron.[7]
Their participation in the2013 elections was challenged by the FPI which argued that retailers are not eligible to have partylist representation as per the Partylist Law or the 1986 Philippine Constitution.[8] The association was allowed to participate and it retained its seat.[9] The FPI continued to sought the disqualification of LPGMA.[10] The Supreme Court dismissed FPI's petition by June 2014.[9]
| Election | Votes | % | Seats |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 417,771 | 1.39 | 1 |
| 2013 | 370,897 | 1.34 | 1 |
| 2016 | 466,103 | 1.44 | 1 |
| 2019 | 208,219 | 0.75 | 1 |
| 2022 | 453,895 | 1.23 | 1 |
| 2025 | 517,833 | 1.23 | 1 |
| Period | Representative |
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| 15th Congress 2010–2013 | Arnel Ty |
| 16th Congress 2013–2016 | Arnel Ty |
| 17th Congress 2016–2019 | Arnel Ty |
| 18th Congress 2019–2022 | Rodolfo Albano Jr. (until November 2019; died in office)[11] |
| Allan Ty (since November 2019)[12] | |
| 19th Congress 2022–2025 | Allan Ty |
| 20th Congress 2025–2028 | Allan Ty |
| Note: Aparty-list group, can win a maximum of three seats in the House of Representatives. | |
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