Abante Pangasinan-Ilokano Party

Abante Pangasinan-Ilokano
Abante Pangasinan-Ilokano
— Philippine partylist —
Full name	Abante Pangasinan-Ilokano Party
Abbreviation	API
Chairperson	Amado Espino, Jr.
President	Amado Espino III
Secretary	Michael Morden
Type	Regional party
Founders	Amado Espino Jr. ; Amado Espino III ; Luzerfeda Pascual; Jose Ferdinand Calimlim; Nelson Gayo; Modesto Operana; Danielo dela Cruz; Angel Baniqued;
COMELEC accreditation	September 29, 2021;4 years ago
Headquarters	API Party, Socony, Salasa, Bugallon, Pangasinan 2416
Ideology	Regionalism ; (Pangasinan)
Colors	Red
	Politics of the Philippines ; Political parties ; Elections ;

Last updated October 06, 2025

The Abante Pangasinan Ilokano Party (API) is a political party and party-list organization in the Philippines, primarily based in the province of Pangasinan. It seeks to represent both Pangasinense and Ilokano communities and is active in local and national politics, particularly through participation in the House of Representatives under the party-list system.

History

2022 elections

In the 2022 Philippine general elections, the party garnered 451,372 votes, earning one seat in the 19th congress. Amado Espino III, the party's president, ran for a third term as Pangasinan's governor but lost to outgoing 5th district representative Ramon Guico III.^[1]

2025 elections

In the 2025 elections, the party failed to earn a seat in the House.

Electoral results


Election	Votes	%	Secured Seats	Party-List Seats	Congress	1st Representative	2nd Representative	3rd Representative
2022	451,372	1.28%	1 / 3	63	19th Congress 2022–2025	Michael Morden	—	—
2025	170,795	0.43%	0 / 3	63	20th Congress 2025–2028	—	—	—

References

↑ "Party List Summary Statement of Votes by Region (By Rank)". Commission on Elections . May 27, 2022. Retrieved October 5, 2025.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)

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[1] "Party List Summary Statement of Votes by Region (By Rank)". Commission on Elections . May 27, 2022. Retrieved October 5, 2025.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)

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