Akbayan
democratic socialist and social democratic party in the Philippines
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 democratic socialist and progressive[4] political party in the Philippines. Akbayan is noted as a leading member of the progressive movement in the Philippines,[5][2] having been formed in 1998 by a variety of progressive political organizations.
Akbayan Citizens' Action Party | |
|---|---|
| President | Rafaela David |
| Chairman | Gio Tingson |
| Secretary-General | Blenda R. Penafiel |
| Founded | January 1998 |
| Headquarters | 52 Masikap Street, Barangay Pinyahan, Quezon City |
| Youth wing | Akbayan Youth |
| Women's wing | Akbayan Women |
| Membership | 100,000 |
| Ideology | Participatory politics Progressivism Democratic socialism[1][2] Social democracy[2] |
| Political position | Centre-left[2] |
| National affiliation | TRoPa (2022) Otso Diretso (2019) Koalisyon ng Daang Matuwid (2016) Team PNoy (2013) |
| Regional affiliation | Network of Social Democracy in Asia[3] |
| International affiliation | Progressive Alliance |
| Colors | Red Green Purple |
| Slogan | Sa Akbayan, Panalo ang Mamamayan! ("With Akbayan, the People Win!") |
| Seats in the Senate | 1 / 24
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| Seats in the House of Representatives | 0 / 304
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| City and municipal councilors | 10 / 16,812
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| Website | |
| akbayan | |
Sources
change- ↑ Artemio, Guillermo (2012). Historical Dictionary of the Philippines. Scarecrow Press. p. 26. ISBN 978-0-8108-7246-2.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Dayley, Robert (2016). Southeast Asia In The New International Era. Avalon. ISBN 9780813350110. Retrieved April 19, 2017.
- ↑ "About".
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|url=(help); Text "curlhttps://socdemasia.com/about" ignored (help) - ↑ "About Akbayan - Akbayan Party List". akbayan.org.ph. Archived from the original on July 27, 2018. Retrieved 2018-07-27.
- ↑ "Llamas hits Reds' tag on 'democratic left'". The Philippine Star. Archived from the original on August 7, 2016. Retrieved February 25, 2016.