Akbayan
Akbayan Citizens' Action Party | |
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| President | Rafaela David |
| Chairperson | Mylene Hega |
| Secretary-General | Jordan Gutierrez |
| Founded | January 1998 |
| Preceded by | Kaakbay ng Sambayanan |
| Headquarters | 52 Masikap Street, Barangay Pinyahan, Quezon City |
| Youth wing | Akbayan Youth |
| Women's wing | Akbayan Women |
| Membership | 200,000 |
| Ideology | Progressivism Social democracy Democratic socialism Participatory politics |
| Political position | Centre-left |
| National affiliation | KiBam (2025) TRoPa (2022) Otso Diretso (2019) Daang Matuwid (2016) Team PNoy (2013) Liberal (2010) |
| Regional affiliation | Network of Social Democracy in Asia |
| International affiliation | Progressive Alliance |
| Colors | Red Green Purple |
| Slogan | 'Pag mahal mo, Akbayan mo! (transl. If you love [someone], give [that someone] the support/pat on the shoulder) |
| Senate | 1 / 24
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| House of Representatives | 1 / 63 (Party-list seats)
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| Provincial Governors | 0 / 82
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| Provincial Vice Governors | 0 / 82
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| Provincial board members | 3 / 840
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| akbayan | |
The Akbayan Citizens' Action Party, better known as Akbayan (lit. 'the escorting of each other' or 'the support for one another' or 'the collective putting of an arm over the shoulders of another'), is a social democratic and progressive political party in the Philippines. The party is noted as a leading member of the progressive movement in the Philippines.
The party was founded in 1998 by a variety of progressive and left-leaning political organizations. Currently, the party holds one seat in the Senate, and three seats in the House of Representatives as a multi-sectoral party-list. Internationally, the party is a member of the Progressive Alliance and the regional Network of Social Democracy in Asia.