The Butil Farmers Party (Butil), formerly the Luzon Farmers Party, is a party-list in the Luzon, Philippines. Butil is the electoral wing of the National Farmers Supreme Council (SANDUGO).
In the 2004 elections for the House of Representatives got 429,259 votes (3.3742%) and one seat (Benjamin A. Cruz). In the previous congress the party had two seats, Benjamin A. Cruz and Leonila V. Chavez ('Ka Nellie').
The party supported the candidacy of Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo in the 2004 election.
Cruz died on October 15, 2004. His seat was filled by Chavez. In the 14 May 2007 election, the party won 1 seat in the nationwide party-list vote.
Butil is only one of two parties (the other is Akbayan) to win seats in all party list elections in the Philippines.
The BUTIL Farmers Party (Butil) is a party-list in the Luzon, Philippines. Butil is the political arm of the National Farmers Supreme Council (SANDUGUAN).[1]
In the 2004 elections for the House of Representatives got 429,259 votes (3.3742%)[2] and one seat (Benjamin A. Cruz). In the previous congress the party had two seats, Benjamin A. Cruz and Leonila V. Chavez ('Ka Nellie').[1]
Benjamin Cruz died on October 15, 2004. His seat was filled by Chavez.[3] In the 14 May 2007 election, the party won 1 seat in the nationwide party-list vote.