The Vendors Samahan ng mga Maninindang Pilipino () also known as the Vendors Partylist is an organization which sought partylist representation in the House of Representatives of the Philippines in the 2025 election. It aims to represent the interest of vendors and workers in the informal sector.
Background In October 2024, Vendors Partylist filed their candidacy for the 2025 House of Representatives elections headlined by social media personality, pares vendor, and fourth nominee Diwata. The first to third nominees are Marilou Lipana, Florencio Pesigan and Sheryl Sandi.
Disqualification case Election watchdog Kontra Daya filed a disqualification case against Vendors Partylist noting how the organization's first three nominees are owners of big firms and do not belong to the sector they represent. Lipana was noted to be president of Olympus Mining and Builders Group Philippines Corporation, Pesigan an owner of an advertising agency, and Sendil as an owner of a hardware and construction supplies business. A maximum of three nominees by group can be seated under the partylist system.
Diwata called the move "unfair" and said that his organization is being singled-out by Kontra Daya. Vendors itself released a statement calling the petition "baseless and malicious" stating that nominees can also be people who have "a clear track record of their advocacy of the sectoral group they are representing".
Electoral history Electoral performance Election Votes % Secured seats Party-list seats Congress 2025 88,845 0.21% 63 20th Congress2025–2028 Note: A party-list group, can win a maximum of three seats in the House of Representatives.
Nominees Election Nominee Position Status 2025 Marilou Lipana 1st nominee rowspan=10 Florencio Pesigan 2nd nominee Sheryl Sandil 3rd nominee Deo Jarito "Diwata" Balbuena 4th nominee Emilyn Garcia 5th nominee Liza Nicdao 6th nominee Michelle Ann Pusing 7th nominee Ronaldo Carlos 8th nominee Romulo Diaz Jr. 9th nominee Sonia Almosa 10th nominee
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