Akbayan Partylist, the national political party backing reelectionist Senator Risa Hontiveros, has declared support to the six other senatorial candidates under the ticket of Vice President Leni Robredo and Senator Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan.
As Akbayan reiterated its support to member Hontiveros on Monday, May 2, the political party which is comprised of 100,000 democratic socialists, progressives, reform advocates, and sectoral and mass movement leaders, formally endorsed the senatorial bid of Robredo’s senate slate, collectively called as Tropa .
Akbayan said they have “three major considerations behind this endorsement.” These are loyalty to Robredo and Pangilinan, individual capacity, and integrity. “This is more than a show of loyalty. It demonstrates deep commitment to a vision of governance anchored on shared democratic values and principles. It is the path of integrity over political expediency and unprincipled compromise,” it added.
Akbayan cited that the seven senatorial bets have passed pro-people measures, defended trade union rights and indigenous communities, empowered women, fought sexism and misogyny, stood up for Philippine sovereignty, and protected poor people from extrajudicial killers and other human rights violators.