AAMBIS-Owa Party List

Ang Asosasyon Sang Mangunguma Nga Bisaya-Owa Mangunguma, Inc., also known as the AAMBIS-Owa Party List, is a political organization based in Western Visayas[1] with representation in the House of Representatives of the Philippines. It aims to represent the interest of Filipino farmers.

AAMBIS-Owa Party List
Ang Asosayon Sang Mangunguma Nga Bisaya-Owa Mangunguma
IdeologyAgrarianism
ColorsYellow
Seats in the House of Representatives
1 / 63
(Party-list seats only)

History

18th Congress

Ang Asosasyon Sang Mangunguma Nga Bisaya-Owa Mangunguma (AAMBIS-Owa Party-list) participated in the 2019 House of Representatives elections where it won a seat for the 18th Congress.[2] As a party-list it stated constituents are Filipino farmers.[3] Sharon Garin, who has been AAMBIS-Owa's representative since 2010 in the 15th Congress, retained her seat in the House of Representatives.[4][5] Garin belongs to a political family, with her cousin Jimmy Garin also a partylist nominee for the 2019 election and her husband Richard Garin a former congressman himself.[5]

As representative, Garin proposed various measures concerning agriculture. She filed a bill proposing the amendment of the Customs Modernization and Tariffication Act (CMTA) which would enable the government to better deal with agricultural smuggling and improve trade facilitation.[6] Garin also filed a legislation which proposed the regulation of e-cigarettes to protect the interest of tobacco farmers which also would mandate labels and health warnings to such products.[7]

The partylist also facilitated the Department of Labor and Employment's Tulong Panghanapbuhay sa Ating Disadvantaged/Displaced Workers (TUPAD) program in the Western Visayas, although AAMBIS-Owa itself did not fund the program.[8]

Electoral performance
Election Votes  % Party-list seats
2010 357,804 1.19%
1 / 57
2013 312,312 1.13%
1 / 58
2016 495,483 1.53%
1 / 59
2019 234,552 0.85%
1 / 61
2022 246,053 0.67%
1 / 63

Representatives to Congress
Period 1st Representative 2nd Representative 3rd Representative
15th Congress
2010–2013		 Sharon Garin — —
16th Congress
2013–2016		 Sharon Garin — —
17th Congress
2016–2019		 Sharon Garin — —
18th Congress
2019–2022		 Sharon Garin — —
19th Congress
2022–2025		 Lex Anthony Colada — —

References
  1. Letigio, Delta Dyrecka (May 25, 2019). "Ako Bisaya Partylist 1st nominee takes oath, pledges support to Garcia". Cebu Daily News. Retrieved February 1, 2022.
  2. Adel, Rosette. "LIST: Certified party-list candidates for 2019 elections". The Philippine Star. Retrieved February 1, 2022.
  3. Bueza, Michael (February 9, 2019). "What sectors, causes do 2019 party-list groups aim to represent?". Rappler. Retrieved February 1, 2022.
  4. "Unli upo! Sharon Garin violates term limits with 4th straight Congress stint". Politko. June 14, 2019. Retrieved February 1, 2022.
  5. "Political clans 'hijack' party-list". ABS-CBN News. February 4, 2019. Retrieved February 1, 2022.
  6. Cervantes, Filane Mikee (March 11, 2021). "Solon wants stronger Customs law to avert agri smuggling". Philippine News Agency. Retrieved February 1, 2022.
  7. Roxas, Pathricia Ann V. (November 14, 2019). "Solon wants regulation of e-cigarettes to protect tobacco farmers". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved February 1, 2022.
  8. Gajete, Ian (August 5, 2021). "AAMBIS- OWA, facilitator lang sang DOLE-TUPAD Program; pondo,wala nagahalin sa partylist– Rep. Sharon Garin" (in Hiligaynon). Bombo Radyo Iloilo. Retrieved February 1, 2022.
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