Puwersa ng Bayaning Atleta (transl. Force of the Heroic Athlete) also known as the PBA Partylist is a political organization which has partylist representation in the House of Representatives of the Philippines. It aims to represent the interest of Filipino sportspeople.[1]
PBA Partylist | |
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| Leader | Margarita Ignacia Nograles |
| President | Mark Aeron Sambar |
| Chairman | Jericho Nograles |
| Headquarters | Quezon City |
| Colors | Blue |
| Sector represented | Sports |
| Seats in the House of Representatives | 1 / 63 (party-list seats only) |
| Website | |
| http://pbapartylist.org/ | |
History
The PBA Partylist ran in the 2007 elections but failed to win a seat.[2]
In the 2010 elections, it was endorsed by professional boxer Manny Pacquiao who was also the organization's chair at the time.[2] PBA spent ₱80 million the most among candidate partylists in that elections, although this was still within the spending limit of ₱3 per registered voter or ₱150 million[3] The organization managed to win a seat in the 2010 elections.[4] During the 15th Congress, the PBA filed a bill proposing the creation of a Department of Sports but the proposal did not become law due to a lack of time.[5]
The PBA Partylist lost representation in the Congress after it failed to secure at least a seat in the 16th Congress in the 2013 elections.[5] The group regained representation in the following Congress after it garnered enough votes to win two seats in the House of Representatives.[6]
The organization generated controversy in February 2024 as its members admitted to bribery in Davao City during their campaigning for Constitutional reform in the Philippines through the People's Initiative.[7][8]