Anakpawis Party-list

Anakpawis Party-list One of the top in the history of party-list elections, ANAKPAWIS was officially recognized by the COMELEC on December 30, 2003. Its Program of Actions:

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ANAKPAWIS was founded on January 23, 2002 as the national party whose goal is to promote the patriotic and democratic aspirations of the workers, peasants, fisherfolk, indigenous people, poor in cities & countryside and other oppressed sectors of society. ANAKPAWIS was founded on January 23, 2002 as the national party whose goal is to promote the patriotic and democratic aspirations of the workers

, peasants, fisherfolk, indigenous people, poor in cities and countryside and other oppressed sectors of Philippine society. In its first participation in the 2004 elections, ANAKPAWIS won two seats in Congress in the person of the late labor leader named Crispin "Ka Bel" Beltran and peasant leader Rafael "Ka Paeng" Mariano. In Congress, ANAKPAWIS filed numerous bills and resolutions and carried out important projects in various parts of the country. This includes the Genuine Agrarian Reform Bill (GARB), P125 Wage Hike Across-The-Board Nationwide, P6,000 Salary Increase for Government Employees, repeal of the Electric Power Industry Reform Act or EPIRA, the repeal of the Oil Deregulation Law, which all corresponding to the interests of the toiling masses. Since the representatives of ANAKPAWIS actually came from the ranks of the masses, it remains stable and firmly in contention for the people. ADVANCE development of self-reliant economy by implementing Genuine Agrarian Reform and National Industrialization;

2. UPHOLD the rights to life, fair and living wages and organizing;

3. ASSERT the right of farmers to land. Promote food sovereignty and adequate and sustainable production;

4. DEFEND the rights of fishermen to the natural resources of the oceans and fisheries;

5. UPHOLD the rights of the people to decent housing and livelihoods, and defend them against the demolition and displacement;

6. UPHOLD the patriotic and scientific culture and the fundamental rights of the people to free education;

7. FIGHT for the rights of women and children against discrimination and all forms of abuse and exploitation;

8. UPHOLD the right to self-determination of the Bangsa Moro, Cordillera and other national minorities;

9. UNIFY the solidarity and cooperation among organizations and progressive party of workers and farmers around the world;

10. DEFEND the rights of the people against any foreign intervention, domination and control. Anyone aged 18 years and older who accepts the Program and Constitution of ANAKPAWIS can join. Chapters can be formed at communities, factories, farms, schools and villages, wherever there are 15 members. For questions contact the Chapter Coordinator in your area.

29/05/2026
Buo ang suporta ng Anakpawis Party-list sa mga mamamalakaya at sa kanilang marapat na paggiit sa karapatan sa tradisyuna...
29/05/2026

Buo ang suporta ng Anakpawis Party-list sa mga mamamalakaya at sa kanilang marapat na paggiit sa karapatan sa tradisyunal na mga pangisdaan.

Nitong Marso, pinuna ng Lakas ng Kilusang Mamamalakaya ng Pilipinas (PAMALAKAYA) ang naitalang record-high na dami ng malalaking bangkang pangisda sa tubigang nakalaan sana sa maliliit na mangingisda. Lubha itong nakaapekto sa huli ng mga mamamalakaya, na minsan ay ni hindi na mapagkasya kahit sa sariling pangkain ang nakukuhang isda matapos magdamag na magpalaot.

Binatikos ng PAMALAKAYA, hindi lang ang Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) at Department of Agriculture (DA) sa kanilang kriminal na kapabayaan, kundi pati ang korteng nagpasya kaugnay sa paggamit ng municipal waters. Kabaha-bahala ang garapal na pagkiling ni Secretary Francisco Tiu-Laurel sa interes ng mga katulad niyang nagnenegosyo sa malalaking bangkang pangisda.

Idiniin rin kahapon ang halaga ng pagkakaroon ng tunay na reporma sa pangisdaan at ang pagpasa ng House Bill No 5606 Atin ang Kinse Kilometro Bill, na magtitiyak sa eksklusibong paggamit ng maliliit na mangingisda sa tubigang hanggang 15 kilometro ang layo sa baybayin.

Bawat panahon, pero lalo na ngayong may krisis sa pagkain, kailangan nating magsama-sama para singilin ang estado nang gawin nito ang tungkulin nito sa mamamayan. Dapat na panagutin ang gobyerno at ang mga opisyal nitong nagpapabaya sa batayang pangangailangan ng taumbayan na humahantong sa paglubha ng kinakaharap nilang hirap at gutom.

IMBESTIGAHAN ANG PAGSALAKAY NG COMMERCIAL FISHING VESSELS SA MUNICIPAL WATERS! IPASA ANG HB 5606 ATIN ANG KINSE KILOMETRO BILL!

Pagpupugay sa alaala ni Ka Bel, kampeon ng masang anakpawis.Ipinagdiriwang ngayon ang Araw ni Ka Bel, sa anibersaryo ng ...
20/05/2026

Pagpupugay sa alaala ni Ka Bel, kampeon ng masang anakpawis.

Ipinagdiriwang ngayon ang Araw ni Ka Bel, sa anibersaryo ng kanyang kamatayan noong 2008.

Sa panahong pinuputakte ng mga kurakot at kriminal ang bawat sulok ng gobyerno, ibang apoy ng damdamin ang naglalagablab sa dibdib ng Anakpawis Party-list habang inaalala si Crispin "Ka Bel" Beltran, dating kinatawan sa kongreso at huwarang lingkod-bayan. Patunay si Ka Bel sa paninindigan ng MAKABAYAN—na kung gusto natin ng gobyernong magsisilbi sa interes ng nakararami, uring anakpawis dapat ang namumuno sa lipunan.

Noong nakaupo siya sa ika-13 kongreso, si Ka Bel ang naghapag ng pinakamaraming panukalang batas. Sinakop ng mga panukala niya ang iba't ibang suliranin ng masang api—sahod, diskriminasyon, paninirahan, serbisyo publiko, lupa, kalusugan, edukasyon, karapatang pantao. Ipinaglaban niya ang tunay na kalayaan ng Pilipinas mula sa panghihimasok ng Amerika at pakikipagsabwatan ng rehimeng Arroyo sa imperyalistang gerang ipinagpapatuloy nito hanggang ngayon.

Kung ano ang natutuhan at mismong danas ni Ka Bel tungkol sa buhay ng uring anakpawis, siyang binitbit niya saan man siya nagsisilbi. Isinabuhay ni Ka Bel ang paglilingkod sa bayan, nasa puwesto o hindi, at dalawang beses siyang ikinulong ng pasistang Marcos at Arroyo dahil dito. "Kung krimen ang tumulong sa mahihirap, isinusumpa kong maysala ako," wika ni Ka Bel habang nakapiit.

Kaya, nakaupo man ang Anakpawis Party-list o hindi sa kongreso, tanaw namin ang pamanang mga aral at nagniningning na halimbawa ni Crispin Beltran. Panata namin sa kanyang buhay na maglingkod sa sambayanan, pagbuklurin ang malawak na hanay ng masang anakpawis tungo sa tunay at makauring pag-unlad at pambansang demokrasya.

25 years of EPIRA is enough: PH electricity rates remain one of Asia’s highest as law strengthens monopolies in the powe...
19/05/2026

25 years of EPIRA is enough: PH electricity rates remain one of Asia’s highest as law strengthens monopolies in the power industry

Philippine electricity rates are the third-highest in Asia and the second-highest in Southeast Asia because of neoliberal government policies that privatized the power industry and allowed pass-through charges, as well as onerous taxes imposed on electricity consumers.

Based on data compiled by the website Statbase, the Philippines ranked behind Cyprus (most expensive) and Singapore and Japan (tied for second) in terms of household electricity rates, as of 2026. The country has higher electricity rates than the more developed Asian economies, such as Hong Kong, South Korea, and China.

The privatization of the power industry is primarily to blame for the country's exorbitant electricity rates. The 25-year-old Electric Power Industry Reform Act (EPIRA) merely transferred the industry's monopoly from the state to a handful of oligarchs who control both power generation and distribution. EPIRA, in fact, allowed companies like Meralco to expand their monopoly from electricity distribution to power generation, at the expense of consumers. Manny V. Pangilinan’s Metro Pacific Investments Corp. (MPIC) and the Gokongwei family’s JG Summit Holdings control over 85% of the power distribution giant. They also own major power generation companies, such as the Meralco PowerGen Corporation (MGEN) and MGEN Renewable Energy, which maintain power supply agreements with Meralco. Meralco, through its franchise area, ensures a guaranteed market for MGEN-produced power. Such monopoly control allows MPIC and JG Summit Holdings to squeeze consumers dry through high electricity rates.

Worst, EPIRA ensures that the power companies are protected from risks associated with their operation. MGEN relies heavily on imported coal to generate power for Meralco and operates its own coal trading subsidiary, Global Trade Energy Resources Corp. (GTRADE). The fluctuating global market price of coal due to geopolitical crises, supply chain bottlenecks, or currency depreciation, is considered a pass-through cost. It means that MGEN simply passes the increased cost of imported coal to Meralco, which then passes the bill on to end consumers.

EPIRA also allows Meralco and other power distribution firms to pass on to the consumers the cost of their inefficiency through the System Loss Charge. System loss refers to electricity lost due to aging infrastructure, pilferage, and administrative errors, among other causes. System loss charge means consumers are paying for electricity they did not use, thereby not only absolving distribution companies of accountability, but also rewarding them for failing to upgrade or modernize their infrastructure or to address pilferage.

The heavy burden that EPIRA imposes on consumers is further compounded by the onerous taxes and fees the government levies on electricity use. The 12% value-added tax (VAT), for example, is not a single tax applied once to consumers’ monthly electricity bill, but is levied separately on the Generation Charge, Transmission Charge, Distribution Charge, Metering and Supply Charges, and even the System Loss Charge (a tax on unused electricity). EPIRA also institutionalized a cross-subsidy scheme in which electricity consumers themselves, rather than the government, subsidize the electricity consumption of low-income households using minimal power (e.g., under 20-50 kWh per month). Aside from the subsidy for poor households, the government also passed on to electricity consumers the costs of providing electricity to far-flung, off-grid islands and rural areas (missionary electrification), the cost of promoting renewable energy, and even the discounts for senior citizens.

EPIRA is fundamentally flawed. In the past 25 years, it has only served the interests of the local oligarchs who control the power sector and their foreign partners and funders. We reiterate our demand that EPIRA must be repealed and that the privatization of the power industry be reversed. Energy policy must move away from treating power as a purely corporate venture. Instead, the state must reclaim the power sector in the public interest, which also entails removing onerous taxes and fees from consumers’ monthly electricity bills. # # #

05/05/2026

Today May 5, 2026, at around 12:21am, the US fired a Tomahawk missile from the Tacloban Airport in the Philippines, and hit a target in Laur, Nueva Ecija, 530km away. Tacloban Airport is a civilian facility. Laur, Nueva Ecija is a farming community. Under the Balikatan war games, the entire Philippines becomes a playground for imperialist interests while the safety of Filipinos is compromised. These Tomahawk missiles are the same weapons being used to bomb civilian infrastructure and kill civilians in Iran and Gaza. This shameless display of puppetry to the US, an unqualified support for the US war machine, should be condemned. The Philippines is not a playground for US missiles and bombs that will be used to kill civilians in other parts of the world. We demand a stop to the Balikatan war games and we call for an immediate investigation into this missile launch.

KMP demands immediate release of sugar workers’ organizer Julie Ann Balora; condemns illegal arrest and “planted evidenc...
05/05/2026

KMP demands immediate release of sugar workers’ organizer Julie Ann Balora; condemns illegal arrest and “planted evidence” in Negros

The Kilusang Magbubukid ng Pilipinas (KMP) strongly condemns the illegal arrest and continued detention of Julie Ann Balora, an organizer of the National Federation of Sugar Workers (NFSW), and calls for her immediate release.

At around 6:00 PM on April 22, 2026, Balora and her companions were travelling in a rented van from Victorias City heading south when an unmarked vehicle cut them off along the circumferential road in Barangay Matab-ang, Talisay City, Negros Occidental. Several more vehicles arrived and surrounded them. Armed operatives forced them out of the vehicle, ordered them to raise their hands, and made them kneel with their heads down.

“No warrant was presented, no explanation was given – this was a blatant violation of their rights,” KMP said.

During the operation, one operative placed two bags inside the vehicle, including a grey one. Authorities later claimed these contained fi****ms and hand grenades – allegations that Balora firmly denies. “This bears the hallmarks of evidence planting to justify the arrest and prosecution of peasant organizers,” KMP and Tanggol Magsasaka Spokesperson Ronnie Manalo added.

Balora and several others were brought to the Talisay PNP station where they were interrogated without the presence of legal counsel. One of the arrested, Glenmar Bacusmo was repeatedly taken away for separate questioning, while DannyBoy de Baguio was punched in the chest by police officers. As of this writing, Balora remains detained at the PNP Talisay station.

“These acts of illegal arrest, planting of evidence, custodial interrogation without counsel, and physical assault constitute serious violations of human rights and due process,” KMP stressed.

The peasant group also underscored the pattern of harassment against the Balora family. Julie Ann’s sister, Harlyn Balora, a youth activist and peasant organizer, was arrested in 2022 in a police and military operation in Isabela, Negros Occidental without a warrant, and similarly faced fabricated charges of illegal possession of fi****ms and explosives after alleged evidence planting. Another sister, Genevieve Balora, was among the victims of the recent Negros 19 massacre, further exposing the grave risks faced by families of peasant organizers in the region.

“From the arrest of Harlyn in 2022 to the killing of Genevieve, and now the arrest of of Julie Ann, it is a clear pattern of state repression targeting peasant organizers and their families in Negros,” KMP said.

Amid intensified militarization in Negros, the incident reflects a continuing pattern of targeting leaders and organizers of farmworkers and sugar workers. “The right to organize is not a crime. The real crime is the chronic repression of those who fight for land, livelihood, and workers’ rights in the countryside,” KMP said.

KMP urged the Commission on Human Rights to immediately investigate the incident and hold accountable the police and State forces involved.

“We demand the release of Julie Ann Balora. All fabricated charges against her must be dropped,” KMP concluded. # # #

Lakas ng Anakpawis, palawakin at ituon laban sa imperyalismo!Sa hanay ng masang anakpawis, lalong dumarami ang mala-mang...
01/05/2026

Lakas ng Anakpawis, palawakin at ituon laban sa imperyalismo!

Sa hanay ng masang anakpawis, lalong dumarami ang mala-manggagawa. Dahil sa sadyang pagwasak ng kapital sa puwersa ng produksyon, pinalala nito ang kontraktuwalisyasyon. Bahagi ito ng tangkang pahinaan ang lakas-manggagawa, para mapigilan ang mga unyon, para maipagkait ang nakabubuhay na sahod.

Ngayon, napakaraming manggagawang impormal, mga manggagawang walang katiyakan at kulang na kulang ang kabuhayan. Ang katiting na kinikita, kinikikil pa ng mga kapitalista sa walang-awat na taas-presyo. Tapos, kung hindi tayo mamatay sa gutom at pagod, papatayin tayo sa gera at dahas.

"Walang manggugulo!" Paulit-ulit na sinasabi ng kapulisang nangharang sa protesta ng mamamayan ngayong Mayo Uno. Hindi na nagulat ang Anakpawis Party-list sa baluktot na pananaw ng PNP sa gulo. Para sa US-Marcos-Duterte, panggulo ang karapatan ng mamamayan. Para sa US-Marcos-Duterte, panggulo ang pakikibaka ng taumbayan sa kagustuhan nilang mangurakot ay manamantala habambuhay.

IBAGSAK ANG IMPERYALISMO! MABUHAY ANG URING MANGGAGAWA! MABUHAY ANG URING ANAKPAWIS!

⁨Walang humpay ang pagpapatunay ng estado na kanlungan ito ng mga kriminal.Gaano man karaming troll ang bayaran ng gobye...
27/04/2026

⁨Walang humpay ang pagpapatunay ng estado na kanlungan ito ng mga kriminal.

Gaano man karaming troll ang bayaran ng gobyerno para lunurin ang social media at mapagtakpan ang masaker sa Toboso, aahon at aahon ang katwiran ng mapanuring mamamayan. Madaling makita ang gawi ng AFP at ng gobyerno na mandahas at magsinungaling, tulad ng amo nitong imperyalistang Amerika.

Sa pag-aaral ng Ibon noong 2024, lampas 20 milyong mamamayan ng mundo ang pinatay ng US mula 1945. Wala pa diyan ang tuminding atake sa Gitnang Asya nitong nakaraang taon hanggang sa kasalukuyan. Hindi pa binibilang diyan ang mga namamatay sa kahirapan, sa kawalan ng serbisyo publiko, sa gutom, sa sakuna.

Sa magiting na pagkilos ng masang nakikibaka, nakaabang ang impeachment kay Sara Duterte habang pinapanagot ngayon sa International Criminal Court si Rodrigo Duterte. Pero dapat managot ang lahat ng sangkot, sa pangungurakot man, sa pagkainutil, o sa pamamasista.

Magkita-kita tayong masang anakpawis sa pagkilos sa Mayo Uno! Ituon natin ang makatwiran nating galit sa numero unong kriminal na nagpapahirap sa ating bayan!⁩

Inaanyayahan ang lahat na makiisa sa isang candle-lighting protest bilang panawagan para sa hustisya para sa Negros 19.📍...
26/04/2026

Inaanyayahan ang lahat na makiisa sa isang candle-lighting protest bilang panawagan para sa hustisya para sa Negros 19.

📍 UP Diliman Oblation
🗓️ Abril 26, Sunday
🕔 5:00 PM – 6:00 PM

Nitong Abril 19 sa Barangay Salamanca, Toboso, Negros Occidental, 19 katao na nasawi sa gitna ng operasyon ng pasistang panunupil ng 79th Infantry Battalion ng Armed Forces of the Philippines.

Kabilang sa mga nasawi ay peasant advocate at researcher na si Errol Wendel at community organizer na si Maureen Santuyo na nagsilbi sa masa at makiisa sa kanilang laban.

Mariing kinukondena ang pasismo at karahasan ng AFP at ang karumal-dumal nitong pagpaslang sa mga inosenteng sibilyan sa Negros. Pinapanawagan ng hustisya at isang independiyenteng imbestigasyon, iginiit na may mga seryosong usapin ng paglabag sa International Humanitarian Law (IHL) na nagpoprotekta sa mga sibilyan sa gitna ng armadong tunggalian.

Sa ilalim ng Memorandum Order 32 at National Action Plan for Unity, Peace, and Development (NAP-UPD), patuloy na nararanasan ng Negros ang tumitinding militarisasyon na inuugnay ng mga human rights groups sa mga kaso ng karahasan, dislokasyon, at paglabag sa karapatan ng mga komunidad.

Hindi ito hiwalay na insidente. Ito ay bahagi ng mas malawak na sistemang karahasan at impunidad na nararanasan ng mga komunidad sa kanayunan.

Dalhin ang kandila, alaala, at tapang. Gawing lakas ang lungkot at sama-samang igiit ang hustisya para sa Negros 19.

JUNK MO32 AND NAP-UPD!

UPHOLD the International Humanitarian Law!

23/04/2026

Ka Randy Echanis: Martir ng magsasaka, bayani ng sambayanan!

Minamarkahan ngayong Abril 23 ang ika-78 na kaarawan ni Randell “Ka Randy” Echanis—dating tagapangulo ng Anakpawis Partylist at Deputy Secretary General ng Kilusang Magbubukid ng Pilipinas (KMP).

Sa loob ng limang dekada, inialay ni Ka Randy ang kanyang lakas, talino, at buong buhay sa pagsusulong ng interes ng masang anakpawis at magsasaka. Mula pa noong dekada 1960 bilang estudyante, maaga nang nahubog ang kanyang kamalayang panlipunan. Naging bahagi siya ng Kabataang Makabayan, hanggang sa lumahok sa makasaysayang First Quarter Storm ng 1970. Mula sa hanay ng kabataan, tumungo siya sa kanayunan—nakibaka at nakipamuhay sa mga magsasaka ng Cagayan Valley, Cordillera, at Ilocos, kung saan tumulong sa pag-oorganisa at naglatag ng matibay na pundasyon sa paglaban para sa lupa, kabuhayan, at dignidad.

Bilang lider ng KMP at Anakpawis, naging mahalagang bahagi siya sa pagbubuo ng Genuine Agrarian Reform Bill (GARB) at sa pagsusulong ng mga usapang pangkapayapaan, partikular sa usapin ng agraryong reporma at kaunlaran sa kanayunan. Kinatawan niya ang mga magsasaka hindi lamang sa bansa kundi maging sa mga internasyonal na asembliya.

Hindi naging madali ang landas ng kanyang paglilingkod; siya’y ilang ulit na inaresto at kinulong, kasama na rin ang kanyang asawa’t anak. Gayunpaman, hindi ito naging hadlang upang ipagpatuloy niya ang pakikibaka. Sa kabila ng sunud-sunod na gawa-gawang kaso, paninira, at pag-uusig mula sa estado, nanatili siyang matatag sa kanyang paninindigan. Hanggang sa kanyang brutal na pagpaslang noong Agosto 10, 2020, nanatili siyang nakaugat sa pakikibaka ng masang magsasaka.

Ang mga tagumpay na kanyang naipagpunyagi ay bunga ng matagal na pakikibaka, bunga ng isang buhay na walang pag-iimbot na inialay para sa masang anakpawis. Ito’y huwaran ng pagpupunyagi at paglilingkod. Sa kabila ng kanyang pagpanaw, patuloy na namumuhay ang diwa ni Ka Randy sa bawat magsasakang lumalaban, sa bawat salinlahing tumitindig para sa lupa, karapatan, at katarungan.

Ang kanyang naging laban ay hindi lamang ginugunita; ito’y ipinagpapatuloy. Ngayong kaarawan niya, panghawakan natin na makakamit lamang ang hustisya para kay Ka Randy sa pagpapatuloy at pagtatagumpay ng laban na una niyang tinahak.

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