- Source: PBA Partylist
Puwersa ng Bayaning Atleta (transl. Force of the Heroic Athlete) also known as the PBA Partylist is a political organization which has partylist representation in the House of Representatives of the Philippines. It aims to represent the interest of Filipino sportspeople.
History
The PBA Partylist ran in the 2007 elections but failed to win a seat.
In the 2010 elections, it was endorsed by professional boxer Manny Pacquiao who was also the organization's chair at the time. PBA spent ₱80 million the most among candidate partylists in that elections, although this was still within the spending limit of ₱3 per registered voter or ₱150 million The organization managed to win a seat in the 2010 elections. During the 15th Congress, the PBA filed a bill proposing the creation of a Department of Sports but the proposal did not become law due to a lack of time.
The PBA Partylist lost representation in the Congress after it failed to secure at least a seat in the 16th Congress in the 2013 elections. The group regained representation in the following Congress after it garnered enough votes to win two seats in the House of Representatives.
The organization generated controversy in February 2024 as its members admitted to bribery in Davao City during their campaigning for Constitutional reform in the Philippines through the People's Initiative.