Akbayan

Akbayan Citizens' Action Party
PresidentRafaela David
ChairmanGio Tingson
Secretary-GeneralBlenda R. Penafiel
FoundedJanuary 1998
Headquarters52 Masikap Street, Barangay Pinyahan, Quezon City
Youth wingAkbayan Youth
Women's wingAkbayan Women
Membership100,000
IdeologyParticipatory politics
Progressivism
Democratic socialism[1][2]
Social democracy[2]
Political positionCentre-left[2]
National affiliationTRoPa (2022)
Otso Diretso (2019)
Koalisyon ng Daang Matuwid (2016)
Team PNoy (2013)
Regional affiliationNetwork of Social Democracy in Asia[3]
International affiliationProgressive Alliance
Colors  Red   Green   Purple
SloganSa Akbayan, Panalo ang Mamamayan! ("With Akbayan, the People Win!")
Seats in the Senate
1 / 24
Seats in the House of Representatives
0 / 304
City and municipal councilors
10 / 16,812
Website
akbayan.org.ph

The Akbayan Citizens' Action Party, better known as Akbayan (lit. 'the escorting of each other' or 'the support for one another' or 'the collective putting of an arm over the shoulders of another'), is a democratic socialist and progressive[4] political party in the Philippines. Akbayan is noted as a leading member of the progressive movement in the Philippines,[5][2] having been formed in 1998 by a variety of progressive political organizations.

Sources

  1. ↑ Artemio, Guillermo (2012). Historical Dictionary of the Philippines. Scarecrow Press. p. 26. ISBN 978-0-8108-7246-2.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Dayley, Robert (2016). Southeast Asia In The New International Era. Avalon. ISBN 9780813350110. Retrieved April 19, 2017.
  3. ↑ "About". {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |url= (help); Text "curlhttps://socdemasia.com/about" ignored (help)
  4. ↑ "About Akbayan - Akbayan Party List". akbayan.org.ph. Archived from the original on July 27, 2018. Retrieved 2018-07-27.
  5. ↑ "Llamas hits Reds' tag on 'democratic left'". The Philippine Star. Archived from the original on August 7, 2016. Retrieved February 25, 2016.