Partido Manggagawa (PM, ) is a progressive labor party-list in the Philippines founded in 2001.
History Partido ng Manggagawa was officially launched on February 12, 2001, the same day that one of its convenors, socialist labor leader Filemon "Ka Popoy" Lagman, was laid to rest days following his assassination. By that time, it was affiliated with another party-list, Sanlakas.
In the 2001 party-list elections, Partido ng Manggagawa gathered enough votes to gain a seat in the House of the Representatives for its first representative, labor organizer Rene Magtubo. Magtubo was able to retain his seat at the subsequent 2004 party-list elections.
In 2007, after electoral defeat by both Partido ng Manggagawa and Sanlakas in the party-list elections, the former split from the latter, over the issue of party-list nominees by PM. Partido ng Manggagawa then became a separate organization from Sanlakas, Bukluran ng Manggagawang Pilipino, and other affiliates. PM was also delisted as a party-list after losing in the following 2010 elections.
In 2012, Magtubo attempted to register a new party-list, the Partido ng Manggagawa Coalition, but was denied registration by COMELEC. The party-list then became known as Partido Manggagawa for the 2016 and 2019 party-list elections.
Currently, Partido Manggagawa is affiliated with several organizations, including NAGKAISA! Labor Coalition, 1Sambayan, and the labor union Sentro ng Mga Nagkakaisa at Progresibong Manggagawa (SENTRO).
Electoral performance Election Votes % Seats 2001 216,823 3.32% 1 2004 448,072 3.52% 2 2007 119,082 0.74% 0 2010 140,257 0.47% 0 2013 Delisted 2016 42,742 0.13% 0 2019 28,351 0.10% 0
Representatives to Congress
As Partido ng Manggagawa Period 1st Representative 12th Congress2001–2004 Rene Magtubo 13th Congress2004–2007 Rene Magtubo 14th Congress2007–2010 15th Congress2010–2013
As Partido Manggagawa Period 1st Representative 17th Congress2016–2019 18th Congress2019–2022
See also Sanlakas Partido Lakas ng Masa Bukluran ng Manggagawang Pilipino
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