Kabalikat ng Mamamayan | |
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| Abbreviation | KABAYAN |
| Founder | Ron Salo |
| Founded | 2009 |
| Ideology | Populism |
| Political position | Centre-left |
| Colors | Blue Yellow Red |
Kabayan Partylist,[1] an abbreviation ofKabalikat ng Mamamayan (lit. 'Citizen's Shoulder'), is a political organization which hasparty-list representation in theHouse of Representatives of thePhilippines. The party-list that representsmarginalized sectors of the Filipino community, including the disabled, senior citizens, overseas Filipino workers (OFWs), fishermen, farmers, and the poor.
Kabayan was founded by Ron Salo in 2009.
Kabayan would be registered as aparty-list group with theCommission on Elections in 2009.[2]
KABAYAN party list lost in the 2010 elections after it only got 110,085 votes or 0.38%. It was Kabayan's first attempt to seek a congressional seat.[3]
KABAYAN finished sixth out of a total 115 party-list groups that ran. After a vigorous campaign by the first nominee, they secured two seats for the partylist in the House of Representatives.
During the 18th Congress, Kabayan had four representatives that filled the two seats it won.
KABAYAN's founder Ron Salo filled in the first seat.Harry Roque was the second nominee.
However Roque would be expelled from Kabayan in January 2017 citing his "dishonorable behavior" during the House of Representatives inquiry in November 2016 regarding activities involving the illegal drug trade in theNew Bilibid Prison where Roque and other legislator's were criticized for inappropriate line of questioning towards Ronnie Dayan, the former lover of then SenatorLeila de Lima and alleged bagman.[4] Roque would challenge his removal from the partylist through theCommission on Elections.[5]
Roque was appointed thespokesperson of PresidentRodrigo Duterte rendering his cases in the COMELEC for ouster moot and academic.[6] Roque's successorCiriaco Calalang died in office on September 23, 2018, and was replaced by Paul Hernandez.
Dr.Richard Mata, a pediatrician and content creator was picked by the partylist to be one of their nominees.[7] But due to not gaining of 2% treshhold vote, only Ron Salo is able to get a seat.
KABAYAN partylist supported Mata'sSenate bid in2025, even though Mata is running as independent.[8][9]
Kabayan's declared platform of core advocacies are summised in the acronym "KABAYAN+2" with the marginalized as their named primary target demographic. The three syllables of "KABAYAN" representskalusugan,pabahay, andkabuhayan ('health', 'housing', and 'livelihood respectively). Right to education andOverseas Filipino Workers' interests are represented in the "+2" portion of the acronym.[10]
They advocate forright to health and legislation foruniversal health insurance coverage. They also aimed for a legislation which would create aDepartment of Housing and seek to promote capability-building in cooperativism and micro-financing formicro, small and medium enterprises.[10]
| Election | Votes | % | Seats |
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| 2010 | 110,085 | 0.37 | 1 |
| 2013 | Did not participate | ||
| 2016 | 840,393 | 2.60 | 2 |
| 2019 | 198,571 | 0.71 | 1 |
| 2022 | 280,066 | 0.76 | 1 |
| Period | 1st Representative | 2nd Representative | 3rd Representative |
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| 17th Congress 2016–2019 | Ron Salo | Harry Roque Jr. (2016–2017; expelled[11]/resigned[12]) | — |
| Ciriaco Calalang (2016–2017; died in office[13]) | |||
| Paul Hernandez (2018–2019[14]) | |||
| 18th Congress 2019–2022 | Ron Salo | — | — |
| 19th Congress 2022–2025 | Ron Salo | — | — |
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