Magdalo Partylist

Magdalo Para Sa Pilipino Party-List, also known as Magdalo Party-List, is a sectoral party-list organization in the House of Representatives of the Republic of the Philippines. It represents the veterans, retired and former personnel of the Armed Forces of the Philippines and their families as well as the urban poor and the youth. It currently occupies one seat in the 18th Congress.

The Magdalo Party-List takes its roots from the Magdalo – a group comprised of junior officers and enlisted personnel of the Armed Forces of the Philippines which staged the Oakwood and Manila Peninsula protests in 2003 and 2007, respectively. The protests exposed the corruption during the Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo administration which led to the incarceration of the members of Magdalo.

In 2010, the same group of former military officers eventually decided to embark in politics to continue their vision of a corrupt-free government and a peaceful and developed nation. The Magdalo Party-List was then formally organized with the intention to join in the 2013 election race under the party-list system as provided by Republic Act No. 941 or the Party-List System Act.

The Magdalo Party-List won two seats in 2013. Thereafter, it won 1 seat both in 2016 and 2019.

Legislative Record

Anchored on the unwavering commitment to serve its constituents, the Magdalo Party-List has authored legislative measures mainly on security sector reform, good governance and anti-corruption efforts, poverty alleviation, sustainable development and climate change adaptation, and citizen engagement. To date, the Magdalo Party-List has enacted 42 laws since 2013. It has been a consistent top performing party-list in terms of bills filed and enacted into laws. The legislations include policies aimed towards defense sector modernization, improvement of government services, protection of welfare of vulnerable sectors, and promotion of youth development.

Aside from its legislative functions, the Magdalo Party-List has also lived up to its role as fiscalizer in the halls of Congress. The Magdalo Party-List has been a strong and consistent voice against corrupt and abusive policies of the government. All these reflect the dedication of the Magdalo Party-List to serve the Filipino people and fight for their interests.

Service

Aside from passing a number of legislative measures, the Magdalo Party-List has also initiated several infrastructure projects. Moreover, it has also provided various assistance programs in partnership with different government offices and agencies such as the Commission on Higher Education, Technical Education and Skills Development Authority, Department of Health, Department of Social Welfare and Development and the Department of Labor and Employment. These efforts of the Magdalo Party-List have provided its constituents access to government programs and projects, especially for the poor and marginalized sectors of society who are in need of better services from the government.

Eugene Louie P. Gonzalez has a bachelor’s degree in Naval Systems Engineering at the Philippine Military Academy, graduating in 1995. He joined the Philippine Navy after graduation and pursued his career as an officer in the Armed Forces having been assigned in various shipboard duties. As a naval officer he specialized in intelligence and was assigned at the Naval Intelligence and Security Force for most of his career before being detailed in the Department of National Defense serving in the Office of the Military Assistant to the Secretary of National Defense. He completed his Masters in Government Management at the Pamantasan ng Lungsod ng Maynila on 2013.

He is formerly the Security Director of the 3rd NSP Protective Services, Inc., where his company had provided corporate and personal security solutions for their clients depending on their needs or the threats that they are exposed to specializing in executive/ VIP protection. He is also a subject matter expert (SME) for the PNP Center for Preventing and Countering Violent Extremism under the National Police College

He consulted for the Port Operations Service of the Bureau of Customs (BOC) for a few months and was tasked in carrying out policy projects for the Bureau including its Fuel Marking Program, National Coast Watch Center Program, Programs for the Port Operations Coordination Division and Strategic Trade Management and Export Control Programs.

He was assigned at the Anti-Terrorism Council – Program Management Center (ATC-PMC) for more than 3 years as the Director of the National Terrorism Prevention Office (NTPO), where he performed various functions. He was with the ATC-PMC from its beginning in 2011 starting as the Intelligence Fusion Officer for the NTPO. While with the ATC-PMC he was involved in other various programs of the center such as the Centers of Excellence Program (CoE) of the European Union (EU) which tackles CBRN risk mitigation and responses in Southeast Asia region. He is also deeply involved in the establishment of export

controls and strategic trade management policies, having studied Strategic Trade Management at the Center for Trade Security in the University of Georgia in Athens Georgia, USA.

He is married to Mrs. June Joyce Gonzalez and is blessed with 4 children Jillian, Sydny, Ethan and Logan. He lives in Imus, Cavite.

ELECTION YEAR	VOTES RECEIVED	PERCENTAGE OF VOTES	NUMBER OF SEATS WON
2013	567,426	2.05%	2
2016	5279,356	0.86%	1
2019	248,926	0.90%	1

MAGDALO PARTY-LIST