Abono () 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 La Union province. The chair and treasurer of Abono is Rosendo O. So.
Members The Abono party list had one seat in the party-list sector of the House of Representatives of the Philippines, held by Conrado Estrella III. Estrella was a Pangasinense lawyer before becoming a party-list representative.
In 2015, Abono party-list representatives Conrado Estrella III and Raymond Estrella were among the lawmakers charged for the pork barrel scam for the alleged misuse of their Priority Development Assistance Fund (PDAF). According to the National Bureau of Investigation, Conrado Estrella III allegedly received ₱45,030,000 in kickback from pork barrel scam mastermind Janet Lim-Napoles, while Raymond Estrella received ₱22,675,000.
In 2015, the Philippine Commission on Audit released several notices of disallowance against Estrella for the alleged misuse of his PDAF, worth ₱64 million, allocated to dubious livelihood projects in Pangasinan through dubious organizations.
Peasant rights watchdog Tanggol Magsasaka included Abono on its list of party-list groups that "exploit the struggles and aspirations of farmers."
Ideology The Abono Party-list believes that farmers should have more livelihood programs, and also believing to represent La Union in the House of Representatives of the Philippines.
Abono was the biggest spender among party-list groups during the campaign period from January 2021 to March 2022, according to data from Nielsen Ad Intel show, having spent ₱377.34 million on advertisements, including ads aired before the start of the campaign period on February 8.
Electoral performance Election Votes % Seats2007 340,002 2.12% 22010 766,993 2.58% 22013 768,265 2.77% 22016 732,060 2.26% 22019 378,204 1.36% 12022288,7520.78%12025254,4740.61%1
Representatives to Congress Period1st Representative2nd Representative14th Congress2007–2010Robert Raymond EstrellaFrancisco Ortega III15th Congress2010–2013Robert Raymond EstrellaFrancisco Ortega III16th Congress2013–2016Conrado Estrella IIIFrancisco Ortega III17th Congress2016–2019Conrado Estrella IIIVini Nola Ortega18th Congress2019–2022Conrado Estrella III19th Congress2022–2025Robert Raymond Estrella20th Congress2025–2028Robert Raymond Estrella Note: A party-list group, can win a maximum of three seats in the House of Representatives.
Controversies In 2024, the partylist's president, Umingan, Pangasinan, councilor Ponciano Onia Jr., was shot dead in an ambush.
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