Sanlakas
Sanlakas | |
|---|---|
| Chairman | Fr. Max Abalos |
| Founded | October 29, 1993 (as Sandigan ng Demokrasya at Kalayaan ng Sambayanan) |
| Split from | Bayan |
| Headquarters | Quezon City |
| Ideology | Progressivism Socialism |
| Political position | Left-wing |
| National affiliation | Laban ng Masa |
| Colors | Blue |
Sanlakas (transl. One Strength) is a multisectoral organization and former party-list in the Philippines. It is a progressive coalition of different marginalized sectors in the Philippines founded on October 29, 1993.
Founded as a splinter from the multisectoral group Bayan, Sanlakas was one of the progressive partylists that won a seat in the House of Representatives in 1998, the first party-list elections in the Philippines. Sanlakas won a seat in the lower house for the second time in 2001. It was notable for pushing the slogan Resign All! at the height of EDSA II, which was different from the calls of other progressive organizations at that time.
Some of the affiliates of Sanlakas are Bukluran ng Manggagawang Pilipino (BMP), Kongreso ng Pagkakaisa ng Maralita ng Lungsod (KPML), Aniban ng Manggagawa sa Agrikultura (AMA), Zone One Tondo Organization (ZOTO), Partido Lakas ng Masa, Samahan ng Progresibong Kabataan (SPARK), Oriang, and Philippine Movement for Climate Justice (PMCJ).