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 with representation in the House of Representatives of the Philippines. It aims to represent the interest of Filipino farmers.
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. As a party-list its stated constituents are Filipino farmers. Sharon Garin, who has been AAMBIS-Owa's representative since 2010 in the 15th Congress, retained her seat in the House of Representatives. Garin belongs to a political family: her cousin Jimmy Garin is also a partylist nominee for the 2019 election and her brother Richard Garin is a former congressman.
As representative, Garin proposed various measures concerning agriculture. She filed a bill proposing to amend the Customs Modernization and Tariffication Act (CMTA), which would enable the government to better deal with agricultural smuggling and improve trade facilitation. Garin also filed a bill that would require labels and health warnings on e-cigarettes to protect the interest of tobacco farmers.
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.
Electoral performance ElectionVotes %Party-list seats2010357,8041.19%2013312,3121.13%2016495,4831.53%2019234,5520.85%2022246,053 0.67%
Representatives to Congress Period Representative15th Congress2010–2013Sharon Garin16th Congress2013–2016Sharon Garin17th Congress2016–2019Sharon Garin18th Congress2019–2022Sharon Garin19th Congress2022–2025Lex Anthony Colada Note: A party-list group, can win a maximum of three seats in the House of Representatives.
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