An Waray

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An Waray
— Philippine partylist —
Founded2001;24 years ago (2001)
Delisted2023
Ideology Waray regionalism
Seats in the House of Representatives
0 / 3
(Out of 63 party-list seats)
Representative(s) Bem Noel (unseated on 2023; partylist accreditation nullified)

An Waray was a party-list in the Philippines, mainly based on the islands of Leyte, Samar and Biliran. [1]

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In the 2004 elections for the House of Representatives An Waray got 268,164 votes (2.1079% of the nationwide vote) [2] and one seat (Florencio Noel). An Waray Party List is a democratic multi-sectoral party-list organization that envisions a just, progressive and peaceful Filipino society characterized by its principles katilingban (sense of community), kahimyang (peace) and kauswagan (progress) through the adoption of a community-based and peace oriented development agenda. [1]

An Waray had its registration cancelled by the Commission on Elections for letting its second nominee assume office in 2013 despite being entitled to only a seat, violating the Party-List System Act. The ruling was affirmed on August 14, 2023, by the commission en banc ; [3] and was upheld by the Supreme Court in a decision promulgated on August 6, 2024. [4] [5]

Electoral performance

ElectionVotes %Seats
2004 268,1642.11%1
2007 321,5162.01%1
2010 712,4052.39%2
2013 540,9061.97%1
2016 590,8951.82%1
2019 440,2281.59%1
2022 385,4601.05%1

Representatives to Congress

Period1st Representative2nd Representative
12th Congress
2004–2007		 Bem Noel —
13th Congress
2007–2010		 Bem Noel —
14th Congress
2010–2013		 Bem Noel Neil Montejo
16th Congress
2013–2016		Neil MontejoVictoria Noel
Unrecognized [a]
16th Congress
2016–2019		Victoria Noel—
18th Congress
2019–2022		 Bem Noel —
19th Congress
2022–2025		 Bem Noel
Removed on September 27, 2023 [8] [10] 		—
Note: A party-list group, can win a maximum of three seats in the House of Representatives.

Notes

  1. ↑ An Waray was initially entitled to two seats following the 2013 election. However after a re-computation ordered by the Supreme Court it was determined that An Waray only secured one seat. [6] Victoria Noel assumed position as An Waray's second representative without a proclamation from the Commission on Election. [7] [8] She was the third nominee, with second nominee Philip Jude Acidre resigning from the role. [9]

References

  1. 1 2 anwaray.com - The Official Website of An Waray Party List Archived February 14, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
  2. ↑ COMELEC Election Results Archived 2007-04-27 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ↑ de Leon, Dwight (August 14, 2023). "Comelec upholds cancellation of An Waray's registration" . Rappler . Retrieved September 27, 2023.
  4. ↑ Chi, Cristina (September 18, 2024). "Akbayan seeks House seat that An Waray vacated". Philstar.com . Retrieved September 18, 2024.
  5. ↑ Laqui, Ian (September 17, 2024). "How An Waray lost its party-list registration". The Philippine Star. Retrieved September 19, 2024.
  6. ↑ Panti, Llanesca (June 2, 2023). "Comelec cancels registration of An Waray party-list". GMA News. Retrieved October 21, 2023.
  7. ↑ Salaverria, Leila B. (January 15, 2014). "Lawyer asks House to unseat An Waray lawmaker". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved October 21, 2023.
  8. 1 2 Leon, Dwight de (September 27, 2023). "House unseats An Waray lawmaker Bem Noel after losing election case". Rappler. Retrieved October 21, 2023.
  9. ↑ "Internal An Waray rumblings give rise to rival party-list group in Samar-Leyte". Politiko Visayas. April 2, 2016. Retrieved October 21, 2023.
  10. ↑ Porcalla, Delon (September 28, 2023). "An Waray party-list unseated". The Philippine Star. Retrieved October 21, 2023.
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