Alagad Party-list

Alagad is a party-list in the Philippines closely linked with the religious group, Iglesia Ni Cristo which was founded on November 14, 1997, by Diogenes Osabel, an advocate for the urban poor's rights and welfare. The party was originally constituted by a group of urban poor leaders in the National Capital Region (NCR) led by Elymer de Guzman. Its initial base included the cities of Baguio, Cebu, Davao, Cagayan de Oro, and Zamboanga City, and the provinces of Pangasinan, Pampanga, Tarlac, Bulacan, and Cavite.

Alagad
— Philippine partylist —
Full name	Alagad Party-List
Sector(s) represented	Urban poor
Founder	Diogenes Osabel
Founded	November 14, 1997; 27 years ago (1997-11-14)
Delisted	2021
Website
www.alagad.org.ph (archived)
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"Alagad" means "Disciple" or "Follower" in the Filipino language.

The Commission on Elections cancelled the registration of Alagad as a partylist organization in 2021 for failing to participate in the last two elections.^[1]

Electoral performance

Election year	Votes	%	Seats
1998[2]	312,500	3.41%	1
2001[3]	117,161	0.77%	0
2004[4]	340,977	2.68%	1
2007[5]	423,165	2.64%	2
2010[6]	227,281	0.75%	1
2013	27,348	0.10%	0

Representatives to Congress

Period	1st Representative	2nd Representative	3rd Representative
11th Congress 1998–2001	Dioegenes Osabel	—	—
12th Congress 2001–2004	Out of Congress
13th Congress 2004–2007	Rodante Marcoleta	—	—
14th Congress 2007–2010	Dioegenes Osabel	Rodante Marcoleta	—
15th Congress 2010–2013	Rodante Marcoleta	—	—
16th Congress 2013–2016	Out of Congress