Anakpawis
Anakpawis Partylist | |
|---|---|
| Leader | Rafael V. Mariano |
| Spokesperson | Wilson Baldonaza |
| Founded | 2003 |
| Headquarters | Quezon City |
| Ideology | National democracy |
| Political position | Left-wing |
| National affiliation | Bayan Makabayan Kilusang Mayo Uno |
| Colors | Red, Yellow |
| Seats in the House of Representatives of the Philippines | 0 / 303
|
| House of Representatives party-list seats | 0 / 63
|
| Website | |
| anakpawis.blogspot.com | |
Anakpawis ("Toiling Masses") is a party-list in the Philippines. The party-list is the electoral wing of the radical trade union movement Kilusang Mayo Uno and the peasant group Kilusang Mangbubukid ng Pilipinas.
Known for its radical pro-labor and peasant stand, Anakpawis is known for its campaign for a ₱125 across-the-board wage increase for workers, as well as the genuine agrarian reform bill to redistribute land to landless peasants.
In the 2004 elections for the House of Representatives the party-list obtained 538,396 votes (4.2320% of the nationwide vote) and two seats (Crispin B. Beltran and Rafael V. Mariano). In the May 14, 2007 election, the party won 1 seat in the nationwide party-list vote.
Anakpawis is part of the party-list group Makabayan, with the parties Bayan Muna, GABRIELA, and more.