From the Sun Star (Nov 27): Abang Lingkod gets party-list seat
ABANG Lingkod party-list finally got a seat in the House of Representatives after a failed try in 2010.
In a decision, the Supreme Court ordered the Commission on Elections (Comelec) to proclaim Abang Lingkod since it garnered more than the required 200,000 votes.
The SC also said the group need not present its track record to show that they have championed the causes of marginalized sectors.
"It would thus be the height of injustice if the Court, in this certiorari action, would scrutinize the legitimacy of Abang Lingkod as a party-list group and the genuineness of its representation of the farmers and fisherfolk, and affirm the cancellation of its registration, when the issue is limited only to the track record of Abang Lingkod," the decision read, adding this requirement is no longer part of the accreditation process.
The group went to the SC when the Comelec disqualified them from participating in last May's elections.
But the High Court, which came out with new party-list accreditation guidelines in April, allowed Abang Lingkod to join the race.
http://www.sunstar.com.ph/breaking-news/2013/11/27/abang-lingkod-gets-party-list-seat-315875
Following the ceasefire peace agreement with the Philippine government, the Revolutionary Proletarian Army-Alex Boncayao Brigade (RPA-ABB) (Paduano faction) has sought to the make the transition from an insurgent organization to a political group. The Abang Linkod (Humble Servant) party-list political is a reflection of that effort. Previous press reports indicate that Stephen Paduano, also known as Carapali Lualhati, former national commander of the Revolutionary Proletarian Army-Alex Bingcayao Brigade (RPA- ABB), is the number one nominee of Abang Lingkod.
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