Construction Workers Solidarity

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Construction Workers Solidarity
— Philippine partylist —
Full nameConstruction Workers Solidarity, Inc.
AbbreviationCWS
Chairperson Edwin Gardiola
Sector(s) represented Construction workers
Colors  Orange
Seats in the House of Representatives
1 / 3
(Out of 63 party-list seats)
Representative(s) Edwin Gardiola
Website
cwspartylistph.com

Construction Workers Solidarity (CWS) is a political organization in the Philippines which seeks to represent the interests of construction workers. [1] Following the 2019 Philippine House of Representatives elections, CWS secured one seat through the party-list vote. The CWS was established in the 1990s. [2]

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Electoral history

2016 elections

In the 2016 national elections, CWS Party List was allowed by the Commission on Elections (Comelec) to join the elections as an official party list. They were not able to come up with enough votes to secure a seat in the 2016 elections. In the 2019 mid-term elections, [3] CWS Party List joined anew and was able to secure a congressional seat with former Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Undersecretary Romeo S. Momo [4] as the representative of the construction workers sector. [5] [ failed verification ]

2022 elections

CWS Party List filed its Certificate of Candidacy for the 2022 Philippine Elections. [6] on October 5, 2021. [1] The CWS has pledged to continue the implementation of the Build! Build! Build! program of President Rodrigo Duterte's administration which has been overseen by DPWH secretary Mark Villar. [1] CWS Party-list being part of 19th Congress got 412,333 total of votes in the 2022 election and was number 21 on the total vote getters for the party-list election of the Philippines.

CWS Party-list is now represented by engineer and entrepreneur Edwin Gardiola at the House of Representatives. [1] [7]

2025 elections

Incumbent representative Edwin Gardiola is the first nominee of CWS for the 2025 election. However in February 2025, a disqualification case was filed against CWS by Batangas gubernatorial candidate Jay Manalo Ilagan, when Gardiola attended a giveaway event at the Barako Fest in Lipa. The three sedan cars given as prizes were allegedly sponsored by Gardiola, an act which the complainant believes to constitute as vote buying. [8] [9]

Work and advocacies

The Construction Workers Solidarity Party List has been involved in furthering the advocacies that involve the construction workers. [2] CWS has provided various forms of assistance [10] in the form of financial, medical transport services, displaced workers cash support, and vaccine provision against the COVID-19 pandemic, among others.

CWS Party List has filed 120 bills that it has principally authored and co-authored 103 bills.

Electoral results

ElectionVotes %Secured SeatsParty-List SeatsCongress1st Representative2nd Representative3rd Representative
2016 9,1210.282
0 / 3
59 17th Congress
2016–2019		———
2019 277,9401.00%
1 / 3
61 18th Congress
2019–2022		Romeo Momo——
2022 412,3331.1204%
1 / 3
63 19th Congress
2022–2025		 Edwin Gardiola ——
2025 477,5171.14%
1 / 3
63 20th Congress
2025–2028		 Edwin Gardiola ——
Note: For party-list representation in the House of Representatives of the Philippines, a party can win a maximum of three seats.

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "CWS Party-list officially files COC for the 2022 elections". Watchmen Daily Journal (via PressReader.com). October 15, 2021.
  2. 1 2 "CWS Party List spreads joy across Luzon with various programs". BusinessMirror. December 5, 2021. Retrieved March 20, 2022.
  3. ↑ "Party List Canvass Report (By Rank)". Commission on Elections. August 23, 2019. Retrieved March 20, 2022.
  4. ↑ "House of Representatives: House Members - Hon. Momo, Romeo Sr. S." House of Representatives of the Philippines.
  5. ↑ Philippinen fes.de
  6. ↑ "LIST: Which party-list groups are running in the 2022 Philippine elections?". Rappler. October 1, 2021. Retrieved November 30, 2021.
  7. ↑ "Edwin Gardiola". Rappler. May 23, 2025. Retrieved May 24, 2025.
  8. ↑ Manabat, Johnson (February 26, 2025). "CWS party-list faces disqualification case for giving out brand-new cars". ABS-CBN News. Retrieved May 24, 2025.
  9. ↑ Abad, Michelle (February 25, 2025). "CWS Party-list accused of vote-buying with car giveaway". Rappler.
  10. ↑ Nievera, Homer (September 27, 2021). "CWS Assistance". No. September 27, 2021. World Executives Digest. Retrieved November 30, 2021.
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