Abono Partylist

Abono Partylist
IdeologyLa Union regionalism
Sector representedAgriculture and marginalized sectors of La Union
Seats in the House of Representatives
1 / 63
(Party-list seats only)

Abono (transl. fertilizer)[1] 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 the La Union province.[2] The chair and treasurer of Abono is Engr. Rosendo O. So, while the national president is Poncianso V. Onia Jr.

Electoral performance

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Election Votes % Seats
2007 340,002 2.12% 1
2010 766,993 2.58% 2
2013 767,645 2.80% 2
2016 732,060 2.26% 2
2019 378,204 1.36% 1
2022 288,752 0.78% 1

Members

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The Abono party list has one seat in the Party-list sector of the House of Representatives of the Philippines, that belonging to Department of Agrarian Reform secretary Conrado Estrella III.[3] Estrella was formerly a Pangasinense lawyer before becoming a nominee of the party-list, later becoming a Representative.[4]

Ideology

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The Abono Party-list believes Agriculturalism and Regionalism, believing that farmers should have more livelihood programs, and also believing to represent La Union in the House of Representatives of the Philippines.[2][5]

Controversies

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In 2015, Estrella was one of the representatives charged for the Pork barrel scam, an alleged misuse of their Priority Development Assistance Fund, given to each representative.[4]

References

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  1. ^ "Marginalized? Abono, 1-Pacman, Ako Bicol are biggest ad spenders among party-list groups". Rappler. 8 May 2022. Retrieved 1 June 2022.
  2. ^ a b "Hon. Vini Nola Alviar Ortega - Advocacies". Retrieved 11 May 2020.
  3. ^ Lando, Roy (2019-12-12). "Conrado Estrella III Biography - PeoPlaid Profile, ABONO Nominee". PeoPlaid. Retrieved 2024-06-23.
  4. ^ a b Domingo, Katrina (8 June 2022). "ABONO Party-list solon follows grandfather's footsteps as Marcos Jr's agrarian reform chief". news.abs-cbn.com. Retrieved 23 June 2024.
  5. ^ Mercado, Neil Arwin (2022-06-08). "Bongbong Marcos picks Clarita Carlos as nat'l security adviser, Conrado Estrella as DAR chief". INQUIRER.net. Retrieved 2024-06-23.