Sanlakas
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Sanlakas is a party-list organization in the Philippines. It is a progressive coalition of different marginalized sectors in the Philippines founded on October 29, 1993.[1]
Sanlakas Partylist | |
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Chairman | Max Abalos |
Founded | 29 October 1993 |
Headquarters | Quezon City |
Ideology | Progressivism Left-wing nationalism |
Political position | Left-wing |
National affiliation | Laban ng Masa |
Colors | Blue |
After topping the party-list tally in the National Capital Region,[2] Sanlakas won a seat in the House of Representatives in 1998,[3] the first party-list elections in the Philippines. Sanlakas won a seat in the lower house for the second time in 2001.[4]
Some of the notable affiliates of Sanlakas are Bukluran ng Manggagawang Pilipino, Kongreso ng Pagkakaisa ng Maralita ng Lungsod (KPML), Aniban ng Manggagawa sa Agrikultura (AMA),[5] Zone One Tondo Organization (ZOTO),[6] Metro Manila Vendors' Alliance (MMVA),[7] Alliance of Transport Operators Member Intra-Cebu (ATOMIC),[8] Teachers' Dignity Coalition (TDC), Pagkakaisa ng mga Manggagawa sa Transportasyon (PMT), and Piglas-Kabataan.[9]