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DeutschAbono Partylist
Abono Partylist | |
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| Ideology | La Union regionalism |
| Sector represented | Agriculture and marginalized sectors of La Union |
| Seats in the House of Representatives | 1 / 63 (Party-list seats only) |
Abono (transl. fertilizer)[1] is a political organization in the Philippines which had party-list representation in the House of Representatives of the Philippines. In the May 14, 2007 election, the party won one seat in the nationwide party-list vote.
As a party-list it intends to represent the agriculture and marginalized sector especially the population of the La Union province.[2] The chair and treasurer of Abono is Engr. Rosendo O. So, while the national president is Poncianso V. Onia Jr.
Electoral performance
[edit]| Election | Votes | % | Seats |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 340,002 | 2.12% | 1 |
| 2010 | 766,993 | 2.58% | 2 |
| 2013 | 767,645 | 2.80% | 2 |
| 2016 | 732,060 | 2.26% | 2 |
| 2019 | 378,204 | 1.36% | 1 |
| 2022 | 288,752 | 0.78% | 1 |
Members
[edit]The Abono party list has one seat in the Party-list sector of the House of Representatives of the Philippines, that belonging to Department of Agrarian Reform secretary Conrado Estrella III.[3] Estrella was formerly a Pangasinense lawyer before becoming a nominee of the party-list, later becoming a Representative.[4]
Ideology
[edit]The Abono Party-list believes Agriculturalism and Regionalism, believing that farmers should have more livelihood programs, and also believing to represent La Union in the House of Representatives of the Philippines.[2][5]
Controversies
[edit]In 2015, Estrella was one of the representatives charged for the Pork barrel scam, an alleged misuse of their Priority Development Assistance Fund, given to each representative.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ "Marginalized? Abono, 1-Pacman, Ako Bicol are biggest ad spenders among party-list groups". Rappler. 8 May 2022. Retrieved 1 June 2022.
- ^ a b "Hon. Vini Nola Alviar Ortega - Advocacies". Retrieved 11 May 2020.
- ^ Lando, Roy (2019-12-12). "Conrado Estrella III Biography - PeoPlaid Profile, ABONO Nominee". PeoPlaid. Retrieved 2024-06-23.
- ^ a b Domingo, Katrina (8 June 2022). "ABONO Party-list solon follows grandfather's footsteps as Marcos Jr's agrarian reform chief". news.abs-cbn.com. Retrieved 23 June 2024.
- ^ Mercado, Neil Arwin (2022-06-08). "Bongbong Marcos picks Clarita Carlos as nat'l security adviser, Conrado Estrella as DAR chief". INQUIRER.net. Retrieved 2024-06-23.
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