Coop-NATCCO
Coop-NATCCO | |
|---|---|
| — Philippine partylist — | |
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| Full name | Cooperative NATCCO Party |
| Sector(s) represented | Cooperatives |
| Founded | 1997 |
| COMELEC accreditation | 1997 |
| Colors | Red, Yellow, Blue |
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| Seats in the House of Representatives | 1 / 3 (Out of 63 party-list seats)
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| Representative(s) | Felimon Espares |
The Cooperative NATCCO Party (Coop-NATCCO) is a party-list in the Philippines which serves as the electoral wing of the National Confederation of Cooperatives (NATCCO). Coop-NATCCO has represented the Philippine co-operative sector in the Philippine 11th Congress[1] since 1998 when the party won a seat in the House of Representatives in the first ever national party-list election held in the country that year. Coop-NATCCO has continued to win a seat in Congress in the succeeding party-list elections.[2]
Coop-NATCCO representatives have included Cong. Jose R. Ping-ay[3] in the 14th and 15th Congress. During his term as chairperson in 2008, NATCCO reached the landmark first billion in assets. NATCCO became a secondary federation in 2004.Cong. Cresente C. Paez in the 11th Congress and Cong. Guillermo P. Cua in the 13th Congress and the 14th Congress. Despite its winning votes, Coop-NATCCO had no representative in the 12th Congress because of a disqualification case brought against the party by another party-list. The disqualification issue dragged for almost the whole length of the 12th Congress. In December 2003, the Commission on Election (COMELEC) upheld Coop-NATCCO as a qualified party-list but by that time, it was too late for Coop-NATCCO to have a Congress Representative proclaimed for the party.[2]
Creation
[edit]Coop-NATCCO Party-List was created by NATCCO leaders who viewed the party-list system as an opportunity to go beyond mere dependence on traditional politicians to push forward the co-operative's legislative agenda.[2]
On July 27, 1997, the NATCCO board met at Cauayan, Isabela, and approved the network's participation in the party-list election. On November 12, 1997, the board met again and commissioned Atty. Edmund Lao to prepare the party's manifestation to participate in the election and to draft the by-laws of Coop-NATCCO Network Party-List.[2]
Coop-NATCCO Party-List was registered with the COMELEC on November 11, 1997. On February 7, 1998, a COMELEC promulgation disqualified the party. Atty. Edmund Lao filed a motion for reconsideration. Meanwhile, the party still proceeded to come up with its list of 5 nominees.[2]
Electoral performance
[edit]| Election | Votes | % | Seats | Representative #1 | Representative #2 | Representative #3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 189,802 | 2.07% | 1 | Cresente Paez | — | — |
| 2001 | Disqualified | |||||
| 2004 | 270,950 | 2.13% | 1 | Guillermo Cua | — | — |
| 2007 | 409,987 | 2.12% | 2 | Jose Ping-ay | Cresente Paez | — |
| 2010 | 944,864 | 3.14% | 2 | Jose Ping-ay | Cresente Paez | — |
| 2013 | 642,005 | 2.32% | 2 | Cresente Paez | Antonio Bravo | — |
| 2016 | 671,699 | 2.07% | 2 | Antonio Bravo | Sabiniano Canama | — |
| 2019 | 417,285 | 1.50% | 1 | Sabiniano Canama | — | — |
| 2022 | 346,341 | 0.94% | 1 | Felimon Espares | — | — |
| 2025 | 509,913 | 1.22% | 1 | Felimon Espares | — | — |
References
[edit]- ↑ "COOP NATCCO Partylist bares achievement in Congress". Bicol Today. April 17, 2013.
- 1 2 3 4 5 "Coop-NATCCO History". Cooperative NATCCO Network Party. Retrieved 2014-05-08.
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