The Butil Farmers Party (Butil) is a party-listA political party is a political organization that seeks to attain political power within a government, usually by participating in electoral campaigns. Parties often espouse a certain ideology and vision, but may also represent a coalition among disparate interests. In countries that have a parliament, political parties that have seats in parliament form a parliamentary party that consists of all their members of parliament. In parliamentary systems of government most political parties will also have ...party-list in the LuzonLuzon refers to the largest and most economically and politically important island in the Philippines and to one of the three island groups in the country, with Visayas and Mindanao being the other two. Luzon as an island group includes the island of Luzon itself, plus the Batanes and Babuyan groups of islands to the north, and the main and outlying islands of Catanduanes, Marinduque, Masbate, Romblon, and Mindoro in the south. The island group of Palawan, which used to be a province belonging to an ...Luzon, PhilippinesThe Philippines (Filipino: Pilipinas), officially the Republic of the Philippines (Republika ng Pilipinas; RP), is an island nation located in Southeast Asia, with Manila as its capital city. The Philippine Archipelago comprises 7,107 islands in the western Pacific Ocean. The country reflects diverse indigenous Austronesian cultures from its many ...Philippines. Butil is the electoral wing of the National Farmers Supreme Council (SANDUGO).
In the 2004 electionsThe Philippines elects on national level a head of state: the President, and a legislature. The president is elected for a six year term by the people. The vice-president is elected at the same time at a separate ballot. The Philippines elects on a local level governors, vice governors, board members, mayors up to the barangay officials and the Sangguniang Kabataan members which is mandated in the ...elections for the House of RepresentativesThe House of Representatives of the Philippines (Filipino: Kapulungan ng mga Kinatawan ng Pilipinas) is the lower chamber of the Congress of the Philippines. The Senate is the upper chamber. The House is often informally called the Congress. Members of the house are called Congressmen (mga kinatawan or mga konggresista) and their title is Representative. Congressmen ...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-ArroyoGloria Macapagal-Arroyo (born April 5, 1947), also known by her initials "G.M.A.", is the 14th and current president of the Philippines. She is the country's second female president after Corazon Aquino. She is the daughter of former President Diosdado Macapagal. Prior to becoming president, Arroyo was the country's first female vice president. She was launched into the presidency in 2001 by EDSA II that ...Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo in the 2004 election.
Cruz died on October 15No quick definition available. October 15, 2004Year 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. The year 2004 has been designated the: *International Year of Rice (by the United Nations) *International Year to Commemorate the Struggle Against Slavery and its Abolition (by UNESCO) *2004 World Health Day topic ...2004. His seat was filled by Chavez.
