The “Bagong Bayanis” are the underprivileged workers, including the Overseas Filipino Workers. This group will soon be represented in the halls of Congress of the Philippines. The Organizations for National Economic Benefits for Overseas Workers, Helpers and Other Laborers or One-Bohol who petitioned the Commission on Elections for its accreditation as a sectoral party list in the coming 2010 elections, announced its founding leader Rodolfo Kid Caneda.
In its petition received by the Comelec Manila dated July 17, 2009, the officers of One-Bohol party-list prayed that it be registered as such “representing the disadvantaged sector of labor to participate under the party-list system in the 2010 elections and in the succeeding elections and it be accorded the rights and privileges.” The Comelec received such petition under SPP Case No. 09-209 (B). It is represented by Caneda, Atty. Jordan M. Pizarras as executive vice-president and Atty. Joseph Entero as vice-president for the national capital region. ONE-Bohol, Caneda said, is an organization that aims at fostering and developing the potentials of the workers sector and the entire nation by binding themselves together in one alliance. To support its accreditation with the Comelec, the petitioners attached the Resolution No. 004-09 approved by the National executive Committee of the One-Bohol.
