An Waray | |
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| Founded | 2001 |
| Ideology | Waray regionalism |
| Colors | Green |
| Seats in the House of Representatives | 0 / 63 (Party-list seats only)
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An Waray is a party-list in the Philippines, mainly based on the islands of Leyte, Samar and Biliran.[1]
In the 2004 elections for the House of Representatives An Waray got 268,164 votes (2.1079% of the nationwide vote)[2] and one seat (Florencio Noel). An Waray Party List is a democratic multi-sectoral party-list organization that envisions a just, progressive and peaceful Filipino society characterized by its principles katilingban (sense of community), kahimyang (peace) and kauswagan (progress) through the adoption of a community-based and peace oriented development agenda.[1]
An Waray had its registration cancelled by the Commission on Elections for letting its second nominee assume office in 2013 despite being entitled to only a seat, violating the Party-List System Act. The ruling was affirmed on August 14, 2023, by the commission en banc;[3] and was upheld by the Supreme Court in a decision promulgated on August 6, 2024.[4][5]
- ^ a b anwaray.com - The Official Website of An Waray Party List Archived February 14, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ COMELEC Election Results Archived 2007-04-27 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ de Leon, Dwight (August 14, 2023). "Comelec upholds cancellation of An Waray's registration". Rappler. Retrieved September 27, 2023.
- ^ Chi, Cristina (September 18, 2024). "Akbayan seeks House seat that An Waray vacated". Philstar.com. Retrieved September 18, 2024.
- ^ Laqui, Ian (17 September 2024). "How An Waray lost its party-list registration". The Philippine Star. Retrieved 19 September 2024.