Philreca Party-List

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Philreca
— Philippine partylist —
Full namePhilippine Rural Electric Cooperatives Association Inc.
ColorsRed
Seats in the House of Representatives
1 / 3
(Out of 63 party-list seats)
Representative(s)Presley De Jesus

Philippine Rural Electric Cooperatives Association Inc. (Philreca) Party-List is a political organization of the Philippine Rural Electric Cooperatives Association which has party-list representation in the House of Representatives of the Philippines. It represents the interest of Philreca's member electricity cooperatives and its consumers.[1]

It also advocates the sustainability of the rural electrification program, as well as lowering the price of electricity, and the improvement of electricity distribution and service.[1]

They participated in the 2019 Philippine elections, where they secured a single seat in the House of Representatives.[2] The seat was filled in by Philreca's President Presley De Jesus.[1]

In May 2021, Presidential Anti-Corruption Commission (PACC) Chairman Greco B. Belgica alleged that electric cooperatives funded Philreca Party-List' 2019 electoral bid adding that "law does not allow public utilities to contribute funds to campaigns of a candidate or a party-list, or use government funds to do so". Philreca representative Presley De Jesus denied such claim saying that the partylist did not receive political contributions from any electric cooperative while also noting that cooperative are not government organizations and are non-profit bodies supervised by the National Electric Administration[3]

Electoral results

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Election Votes % Secured Seats Party-List Seats Congress 1st Representative 2nd Representative 3rd Representative
2019 394,966 1.42%
1 / 3
 61 18th Congress
2019–2022 		Presley De Jesus — —
2022 243,487 0.66%
1 / 3
 63 19th Congress
2022–2025 		Presley De Jesus — —
2025 261,045 0.62%
1 / 3
 63 20th Congress
2025–2028 		Presley De Jesus — —
Note: For party-list representation in the House of Representatives of the Philippines, a party can win a maximum of three seats.

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Who's who: Winning party-lists and their representatives". The Philippine Star. July 22, 2019. Retrieved August 17, 2021.
  2. ^ "2 party-lists gain 3 seats each, 49 others make cut". Manila Standard. May 23, 2021. Retrieved August 17, 2021.
  3. ^ "Philreca denies receiving electric co-op contributions for 2019 campaign". BusinessWorld. May 13, 2021. Retrieved August 17, 2021.