AAMBIS-Owa Party List

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AAMBIS-Owa
— Philippine partylist —
Full nameAng Asosasyon Sang Mangunguma Nga Bisaya-Owa Mangunguma, Inc.
Sector(s) representedFarmers
Ideology Agrarianism
ColorsYellow
Seats in the House of Representatives
1 / 3
(Out of 63 party-list seats)
Representative(s) Lex Anthony Colada

Ang Asosasyon Sang Mangunguma Nga Bisaya-Owa Mangunguma, Inc., also known as the AAMBIS-Owa Party List, is a political organization based in Western Visayas [1] with representation in the House of Representatives of the Philippines. It aims to represent the interest of Filipino farmers.

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History

18th Congress

Ang Asosasyon Sang Mangunguma Nga Bisaya-Owa Mangunguma (AAMBIS-Owa Party-list) participated in the 2019 House of Representatives elections where it won a seat for the 18th Congress. [2] As a party-list its stated constituents are Filipino farmers. [3] Sharon Garin, who has been AAMBIS-Owa's representative since 2010 in the 15th Congress, retained her seat in the House of Representatives. [4] [5] Garin belongs to a political family: her cousin Jimmy Garin is also a partylist nominee for the 2019 election and her brother Richard Garin is a former congressman. [5]

As representative, Garin proposed various measures concerning agriculture. She filed a bill proposing to amend the Customs Modernization and Tariffication Act (CMTA), which would enable the government to better deal with agricultural smuggling and improve trade facilitation. [6] Garin also filed a bill that would require labels and health warnings on e-cigarettes to protect the interest of tobacco farmers. [7]

The partylist also facilitated the Department of Labor and Employment's Tulong Panghanapbuhay sa Ating Disadvantaged/Displaced Workers (TUPAD) program in the Western Visayas, although AAMBIS-Owa itself did not fund the program. [8]

Electoral performance

ElectionVotes %Party-list seats
2010 357,8041.19%
1 / 57
2013 312,3121.13%
1 / 58
2016 495,4831.53%
1 / 59
2019 234,5520.85%
1 / 61
2022 246,0530.67%
1 / 63

Representatives to Congress

PeriodRepresentative
15th Congress
2010–2013		 Sharon Garin
16th Congress
2013–2016		 Sharon Garin
17th Congress
2016–2019		 Sharon Garin
18th Congress
2019–2022		 Sharon Garin
19th Congress
2022–2025		 Lex Anthony Colada
Note: A party-list group, can win a maximum of three seats in the House of Representatives.

References

  1. ↑ Letigio, Delta Dyrecka (May 25, 2019). "Ako Bisaya Partylist 1st nominee takes oath, pledges support to Garcia". Cebu Daily News. Retrieved February 1, 2022.
  2. ↑ Adel, Rosette. "LIST: Certified party-list candidates for 2019 elections". The Philippine Star. Retrieved February 1, 2022.
  3. ↑ Bueza, Michael (February 9, 2019). "What sectors, causes do 2019 party-list groups aim to represent?". Rappler. Retrieved February 1, 2022.
  4. ↑ "Unli upo! Sharon Garin violates term limits with 4th straight Congress stint". Politko. June 14, 2019. Retrieved February 1, 2022.
  5. 1 2 "Political clans 'hijack' party-list". ABS-CBN News. February 4, 2019. Retrieved February 1, 2022.
  6. ↑ Cervantes, Filane Mikee (March 11, 2021). "Solon wants stronger Customs law to avert agri smuggling". Philippine News Agency. Retrieved February 1, 2022.
  7. ↑ Roxas, Pathricia Ann V. (November 14, 2019). "Solon wants regulation of e-cigarettes to protect tobacco farmers". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved February 1, 2022.
  8. ↑ Gajete, Ian (August 5, 2021). "AAMBIS- OWA, facilitator lang sang DOLE-TUPAD Program; pondo,wala nagahalin sa partylist– Rep. Sharon Garin" (in Hiligaynon). Bombo Radyo Iloilo. Retrieved February 1, 2022.


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