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For the non-profit organization that uses the same acronym, see Advocates of Science and Technology for the People.

AGHAM
— Philippine partylist —
Full nameAlyansa ng mga Grupong Haligi ng Agham at Teknolohiya para sa Mamamayan
PresidentAngelo B. Palmones
Sector(s) representedScience and technology
FounderRaymundo Punongbayan
Founded2003; 22 years ago (2003)
Delisted2018[1]
HeadquartersMandaluyong, Metro Manila
Website
aghampartylist.com

Alyansa ng mga Grupong Haligi ng Agham at Teknolohiya para sa Mamamayan (lit. Alliance of Groups Supporting Science and Technology for the People), commonly referred to simply by its acronym AGHAM (Filipino: Agham or "Science"), is a national sectoral organization in the Philippines pushing for the participation of the science and technology community in the legislative process.[2] It is currently running for a seat in the Philippine House of Representatives, under the party list system.

AGHAM was founded by Dr. Raymundo Punongbayan, former head of the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS), after being frustrated by the lack of concrete advocacy for disaster preparedness and other science-related issues, both in the Philippine media and the Philippine government.[2]

AGHAM's membership includes "Filipino Science and mathematics teachers, field and laboratory research technicians and laborers, extension agents, engineers, inventors, health professionals, and science media practitioners and otherwise ordinary Filipino citizens who strongly advocate a science and technology-explicit national development agenda."[3]

Name recall

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This organization should not be confused with an older organization, Advocates of Science and Technology for the People, which is more popularly known as Agham.[4][5][6] Agham is not affiliated with nor has any participation in this partylist. "Agham" or "Samahan ng Nagtataguyod ng Agham at Teknolohiya Para sa Sambayanan" (Filipino, "Advocates of Science and Technology for the People") was founded in 1999 and has declared its support for another partylist Bayan Muna.[7] The older AGHAM organization filed a complaint before the Commission on Election saying that the more recent organization's use of "Agham" might cause confusion.[8]

Electoral performance

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Election Votes % Seats
2007 146,062 0.91%
0 / 53
2010 242,630 0.81%
1 / 57
2013 130,694 0.47%
0 / 59
2016 140,661 0.43%
0 / 59

Representatives to Congress

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Period 1st Representative 2nd Representative 3rd Representative
15th Congress
2010–2013 		Angelo B. Palmones — —
18th Congress
2019–2022 		Out of Congress
19th Congress
2022–2025 		Out of Congress

References

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  1. ^ Crisostomo, Sheila (March 21, 2008). "24 party-list groups disqualified in 2019 polls". The Philippine Star. Retrieved May 19, 2025.
  2. ^ a b Jimenez-David, Rina (January 5, 2010). "Speaking out for science". Inquirer.net. Archived from the original on January 9, 2010. Retrieved May 2, 2010.
  3. ^ "The Official Website of AGHAM, Inc". Archived from the original on May 12, 2010. Retrieved May 2, 2010.
  4. ^ "AGHAM - Advocates of Science and Technology for the People". Archived from the original on December 21, 2008. Retrieved May 2, 2010.
  5. ^ Espina, Nonoy (June 8, 2007). "Budget hike not enough to stem scientists' exodus -- Agham". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Archived from the original on September 29, 2012. Retrieved May 2, 2010.
  6. ^ "Group fears continuing exodus of RP scientists". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Archived from the original on July 15, 2009. Retrieved May 2, 2010.
  7. ^ "AGHAM: We Support Bayan Muna". Archived from the original on 24 April 2010. Retrieved 2 May 2010.
  8. ^ "Gov't needs more scientists, less politicians — AGHAM". The PCIJ Blog. Philippine Center for Investigative Journalism. March 16, 2007. Archived from the original on May 9, 2016. Retrieved April 11, 2016.
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