THE FPJ Panday Bayanihan party-list is gaining popularity among the masses.
One of the main reasons for this is the enduring love of the people for Fernando Poe Jr., the King of Filipino Movies.
Political analyst Jun Villarica claims that the FPJ Panday Bayanihan party-list’s audience also recognizes Brian Poe Llamanzares’ direct communication and consultation with advocacy groups and grassroots organizations, as well as his internalization of each sector’s actual agenda.
In the Tangere survey, the FPJ Panday Bayanihan party-list gained 1.22 percent and ranked 20th out of 165 party-list groups.
The Social Weather Station survey placed the FPJ Panday Bayanihan Partylist in 11th place.
“The FPJ Panday Bayanihan party-list has gained momentum among the basic sector, including the youth, farmers, women, workers, and homeless elderly, which allowed the party to gather meaningful insight on grassroots concerns and they collaborated in creating a people’s agenda that takes into account the needs of every sector,” said Ricky Mallari, leader of the Volunteer Poe Kami Movement.
Poe’s commitment reflects his grandfather FPJ’s desire to serve the people endlessly. Fernando Poe, in his almost three decades in the film industry and over 100 films, played the simple life of the Filipino masses as a lead actor, inspiring Da King’s moviegoers, according to Villarica.
The representation FPJ created of the status of the masses in film was reciprocated by the voting public when FPJ ran for President.
He garnered 11 million votes, more than a million votes (3.48%) ahead of re-electionist Gloria Macapagal Arroyo.
The 2004 Philippine presidential election is recorded in history as a close race. The FPJ Panday Bayanihan Partylist also has a platform anchored on the pillars of Food, Progress, and Justice (FPJ), which aims to uplift marginalized Filipinos and promote an inclusive, sustainable future for the country.
In a consultative meeting of leaders and representatives of the Rizal Muslim Consultative Council (MCC), Cainta Muslim Affairs Office, Muslim Communities of the Municipality of Rodriguez, Rizal, Salaam Police Advocacy Group (SPAG), and United Cavite Muslim Communities, they expressed their support for the FPJ Panday Bayanihan party-list.
Poe upheld the Muslim group’s request to establish a consultative council in areas with a large Muslim population and expand the mandate of the National Commission on Muslim Filipinos.
Poe said, “If we want our country and economy to progress, no Filipino should be left behind, regardless of their status or religion. We must uplift the lives of every Filipino and give everyone equal opportunities.”
Poe was also praised by professionals, academics, and businessmen when he presented his research on water management at the 6th Katipunan Conference on National Security and Economic Resilience held at Ateneo de Manila University.
FPJ’s popularity was reflected in the senatorial race, with Grace Poe, who first ran for the Senate in the 2004 election, topping the list of winners.
When Brian Poe filed his Certificate of Candidacy as the first nominee of the FPJ Panday Bayanihan party-list, Grace Poe instructed him, “I told my son Brian Poe, as my mother told me, do your best and don’t embarrass us.” “He knows it’s a privilege to be part of FPJ’s legacy. I told him to take good care of my father’s name,” she added.
