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Makabayan
Leader	Satur Ocampo
President	Neri Colmenares
Founded	April 16, 2009 (2009-04-16)
Headquarters	Quezon City
Ideology	National democracy Left-wing nationalism Progressivism Factions: Anti-imperialism Laborism Trade unionism Agrarianism Socialist feminism (Marxist feminism)
Political position	Left-wing
National affiliation	Bayan PGP (2016)
Colors	Blue, red, yellow
Seats in the Senate	0 / 24
Seats in the House of Representatives	3 / 316
Provincial governorships	0 / 81
Provincial vice governorships	0 / 81
Provincial board members	0 / 756
Website
https://makabayan.ph/
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Makabayang Koalisyon ng Mamamayan (lit. 'Patriotic Coalition of the People') or simply Makabayan is a coalition of twelve party-lists in the House of Representatives of the Philippines. It was founded on April 16, 2009. The founding assembly was held at UP Theatre, Diliman, Quezon City.

Party-lists

As of 2024, four party-lists are fielding candidates under the Makabayan bloc:

• Bayan Muna
• Teachers: Alliance of Concerned Teachers
• Women: Gabriela Women's Party
• Youth: Kabataan

The following partylists have also ran under the bloc:

• Workers and peasants: Anakpawis
• Indigenous people: Katribu
• Migrants: Migrante
• Children's rights: Akap-bata
• Government employees: COURAGE (Confederation for Unity Recognition and Advancement of Government Employees)
• Drivers: PISTON (Pagkakaisa ng mga Samahan ng Tsuper at Opereytor Nationwide)
• Green party: Kalikasan
• Bicolano people: Aking Bikolnon
• Moro people: Suara Bangsamoro

In 2016, the Commission on Elections disqualified the Akap Bata and Katribu partylists for failure to acquire the necessary votes.

In 2024, COMELEC delisted and canceled the registration of Anakpawis ahead of the 2025 Philippine general election for "failing to obtain at least two (20) percent of votes cast for the party-list system and failed to obtain a seat in the last two (2) preceding elections."

Coalition

Makabayan also includes organizations that are not political parties, including:

• Peasants: Kilusang Magbubukid ng Pilipinas (Peasant Movement in the Philippines, KMP), AMIHAN (National Federation of Peasant Women: Defend Peasant Women Portraits Series), UMA (Unyon ng mga Manggagawa sa Agrikultura, Union of Agricultural Workers)
• Workers: Kilusang Mayo Uno (May First Movement, KMU)
• Youth and Students: Anakbayan, College Editors Guild of the Philippines (CEGP), League of Filipino Students (LFS), National Union of Students of the Philippines (NUSP), Karatula – Kabataang Artista para sa Tunay na Kalayaan (Youth Artists for Genuine Freedom), SCMP – Student Christian Movement of the Philippines
• Fisherfolk: Pambasang Lakas ng Kilusang Mamamalakaya Pilipinas (National Force of Fisherfolk Movement in the Philippines, PAMALAKAYA)
• Religious: Promotion of Church People's Response (PCPR), Rural Missionaries of the Philippines (RMP)
• Health Workers: Health Alliance for Democracy (HEAD)
• Scientists: Agham- Advocates of Science and Technology for the People
• Teachers: Congress of Teachers and Educators for Nationalism and Democracy (CONTEND)
• Cultural Workers: Concerned Artists of the Philippines (CAP), Sinagbayan, Tambisan sa Sining
• Indigenous People: Kalipunan ng mga Katutubong Mamamayan ng Pilipinas (KAMP)
• Human Rights Defenders: KARAPATAN – Alliance for the Advancement of People's Rights
• Lawyers: National Union of People's Lawyers (NUPL)
• Urban poor: Kalipunan ng Damayang Mahihirap (KADAMAY)

Electoral performance

President

Vice president

Senate

Makabayan fielded its first senatorial candidates in 2010, former Bayan Muna representative Satur Ocampo and former Gabriela representative Liza Maza. Both candidates ran under the slate of presidential candidate Manny Villar.

From 2013 to 2019, Makabayan fielded lone candidates for the Senate. In 2013, Bayan Muna representative Teodoro Casiño ran under Makabayan. In 2016, Neri Colmenares ran under Makabayan and as part of the Partido Galing at Puso slate of presidential candidate Grace Poe. Colmenares ran again in 2019.

In 2022, Colmenares ran alongside labor leader Elmer Labog; both were part of the 1Sambayan senatorial slate, and were guest candidates under the senatorial slates of Leody de Guzman and Manny Pacquiao.

Makabayan fielded 11 senatorial candidates for the 2025 midterm elections:

• Jerome Adonis, labor leader and secretary general of Kilusang Mayo Uno
• Jocelyn Andamo, nurse and secretary general of Filipino Nurses United
• Representative Arlene Brosas of Gabriela Women's Party
• Ronnel Arambulo, fisherfolk leader and vice chairperson of Pamalakaya
• Former representative Teodoro Casiño of Bayan Muna
• Representative France Castro of ACT Teachers
• Eufemia "Mimi" Doringo, urban poor leader and secretary general of KADAMAY
• Mody Floranda, president of transport group PISTON
• Amirah Ladasan, Moro activist and co-chairperson of Sandugo
• Former representative Liza Maza of Gabriela Women's Party
• Danilo Ramos, peasant activist and chairperson of the Kilusang Mambubukid ng Pilipinas

House of Representatives

Controversies

In November 2021, the Criminal Investigation and Detection Group filed charges of two counts of cyberlibel (violation of the Republic Act No. 10175) against an incumbent and three former Makabayan representatives, former Bayan Muna Rep. Carlos Isagani Zarate and three leaders of the Gabriela Women's Party, Rep. Arlene Brosas, spokesperson Luzviminda Ilagan, and Liza Maza, after the four allegedly made statements accusing the Philippine National Police of red-tagging and planting of evidence. The case stemmed from a CIDG operation on that month to implement a 2015 arrest warrant against an individual for murder. The Department of Justice, in a resolution dated May 12, 2022 but only publicized in September, dismissed the charges for lack of merit.

References

1. "Makabayan bloc endorses Poe-Escudero tandem". The Manila Times. Retrieved July 24, 2018.
2. "Tell it to Sun.Star: The left and Poe-Escudero". SunStar. October 9, 2015. Retrieved July 24, 2018.
3. news.tv5.com.ph https://news.tv5.com.ph/breaking/read/makabayan-bloc-bares-senatorial-slate-for-2025-midterm-elections. Retrieved October 4, 2024. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
4. II, Paterno Esmaquel. "Comelec stops purge of registered party-list groups". Rappler. Retrieved June 5, 2019.
5. "BREAKING NEWS: Kanselasyon ng registration at pagtanggal sa listahan bilang party-list at koalisyon ng 42 grupo, ipinag-utos ng COMELEC". DZBB Super Radyo.
6. ^ "Makabayan formally endorses Grace Poe, Chiz Escudero". RAPPLER. November 5, 2015. Retrieved February 9, 2022.
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8. Esposo, William M. "When bad situations get worse for Manny Villar". Philstar.com. Retrieved January 9, 2025.
9. Esposo, William M. "When bad situations get worse for Manny Villar". Philstar.com. Retrieved January 9, 2025.
10. "COMMENTARY: Makabayan's new tact: More like it". November 10, 2012. Retrieved January 9, 2025.
11. Fonbuena, Carmela (September 3, 2012). "Casiño confirms solo Senate run". RAPPLER. Retrieved January 9, 2025.
12. "Neri Colmenares, Makabayan nakahanda na sa eleksiyong 2016". Oxfam Pilipinas. Retrieved January 9, 2025.
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14. Buan, Lian (November 27, 2018). "Neri Colmenares wants badly to be the first Leftist in the Senate". RAPPLER. Retrieved January 9, 2025.
15. Galvez, Daphne (December 7, 2021). "Pacquiao adds Gatchalian, JV Ejercito to his 2022 senatorial lineup". INQUIRER.net. Retrieved January 9, 2025.
16. Bolledo, Jairo (March 18, 2022). "1Sambayan includes Gordon, Labog in its Senate slate". RAPPLER. Retrieved January 9, 2025.
17. Flores, Dominique Nicole. "Makabayan bloc fields grassroots leaders, 4 lawmakers for 2025 Senate race". Philstar.com. Retrieved January 9, 2025.
18. Argosino, Faith (August 4, 2024). "Makabayan bloc lawmakers welcome KMU chief's senatorial bid". INQUIRER.net. Retrieved January 9, 2025.
19. "Nurse Jocelyn Andamo, the Senate Aspirant Who Hopes to Cure the Nation's Health Care Ills". phkule.org. October 2, 2024. Retrieved January 9, 2025.
20. Aglibot, Joanna Rose (August 19, 2024). "Fisherfolk leader announces 2025 Senate bid". INQUIRER.net. Retrieved January 9, 2025.
21. Sampang, Dianne (September 24, 2024). "Moro activist is 11th senatorial candidate under Makabayan slate". INQUIRER.net. Retrieved January 9, 2025.
22. Sampang, Dianne (August 22, 2024). "Farmers group leader announces senatorial bid, pushes for agri reform". INQUIRER.net. Retrieved January 9, 2025.
23. Navallo, Mike (September 6, 2022). "DOJ panel junks cyber libel raps vs Makabayan bloc members". ABS-CBN News. Retrieved September 6, 2022.
24. Casilao, Joahna Lei (September 6, 2022). "DOJ junks cyber libel raps vs. Gabriela, Makayaban reps". GMA News Online. Retrieved September 6, 2022.

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Political parties	Party-lists ACT Teachers Anakpawis Bayan Muna GABRIELA Kabataan Electoral alliance Partido ng Bayan (1987) Makabayan (2010–present) Partido Galing at Puso (2016) Coalition for Change (2016–2018)
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