Barangay Health Wellness Partylist

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Barangay Health Wellness
— Philippine partylist —
Full nameBarangay Health Wellness Association Inc.
AbbreviationBHW
Sector(s) represented Barangay health workers
ColorsOrange, green
Website
bhwpartylist.wordpress.com

Barangay Health Wellness (BHW) Association Inc., also known as the BHW Partylist, is an organization which holds party-list representation in the House of Representatives of the Philippines. It aims to represent the interest of barangay-level health workers.

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Background

Barangay Health Wellness as a partylist in the House of Representatives designates its primary constituents as barangay health workers. This also includes other people whose responsibilities are related to health at a barangay-level including barangay nutrition scholars (BNSs), barangay sanitary inspectors (BSIs), and barangay service point officers. [1] [2]

In October 2024, BHW Representative Angelica Natasha Co and Congresswoman Stella Quimbo filed an ethics complaint against Wilbert T. Lee, anchored on alleged threats and acts of aggression during a 2025 budget hearing with the Philippine House Committee on Ethics and Privileges. [3]

Electoral history

Barangay Health Wellness sought party-list representation in the House of Representatives by participating in the 2019 election. They were able to secure enough votes for a single seat. [4] The seat was filled in by Angelica Natasha Co, daughter of former Ako-Bicol representative Christopher Co. [5]

The BHW Partylist was able to retain its lone seat for the 19th Congress following the 2022 election. [6]

ElectionVotes%Seats
2019 269,5180.97%1
2022 335,5980.91%1
2025 203,7190.49%0

Representatives to Congress

PeriodRepresentative
18th Congress
2019–2022		 Angelica Natasha Co
19th Congress
2022–2025		 Angelica Natasha Co
Note: A party-list group, can win a maximum of three seats in the House of Representatives.

References

  1. ↑ "BHW Party list". BHW Party list. Retrieved September 17, 2023.
  2. ↑ Argosino, Faith (August 26, 2022). "Know the Party-List Rep: Angelica Natasha Co, BHW Partylist". Manila Bulletin. Retrieved September 17, 2023.
  3. ↑ Panti, Llanesca (October 14, 2024). "Ethics complaint filed vs Rep. Wilbert Lee over alleged threat to 2 colleagues". GMA Network . Retrieved October 14, 2024.
  4. ↑ Tomacruz, Sofia (May 22, 2019). "Comelec proclaims 51 winning groups in 2019 party-list elections". Rappler. Retrieved September 17, 2023.
  5. ↑ "Election watchdog flags domination of rich, powerful in party-list race". The Philippine Star. March 3, 2022. Retrieved September 17, 2023.
  6. ↑ Fernandez, Daniza (May 26, 2022). "Comelec proclaims winning party-list groups". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved September 17, 2023.
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