DUMPER Partylist

DUMPER
DUMPER
— Philippine partylist —
Full name	Drivers United for Mass Progress and Equal Rights – Philippines Taxi Drivers Association
Abbreviation	DUMPER PTDA
Sector(s) represented	Taxi drivers
Colors	Green, Blue, Red
Current representation (19th Congress);
Seats in the House of Representatives	1 / 3 (Out of 63 party-list seats)
Representative(s)	Claudine Bautista-Lim
	Politics of the Philippines; Political parties; Elections;

The Drivers United for Mass Progress and Equal Rights – Philippines Taxi Drivers Association (DUMPER PTDA),^[1] also known as the DUMPER Partylist is a political organization which has party-list representation in the House of Representatives of the Philippines.

Background

Representing taxi drivers, DUMPER Partylist took part in the 2019 House of Representatives elections winning a single seat, which was filled in by Claudine Bautista, daughter of Davao Occidental Governor Claude Bautista.^[2]^[3] Bautista as DUMPER's representative advocated for the Magna Carta for Public Transportation Drivers Bill to become law which would institutionalize insurance and subsidies for drivers in the public transport sector.^[1] It took part again in the 2022 elections in a bid to at least retain its lone seat.^[1]

Involvement in sports

The organization is also involved in sports being one of the sponsors of the Pilipinas Super League. The Davao Occidental Tigers is also associated with the partylist.^[4] In 2023 ahead of the UAAP Season 86, DUMPER became a sponsor of the UST Growling Tigers basketball team.^[5]

Electoral history

Election	Votes	%	Seats
2016	6,941	0.02	0 / 59
2019	223,199	0.80	1 / 61
2022	314,618	0.85	1 / 63
2025	275,426	0.67	1 / 63

Representatives to Congress

Period	Representative
18th Congress 2019–2022	Claudine Bautista-Lim
19th Congress 2022–2025	Claudine Bautista-Lim

20th Congress 2025–2028 (upcoming)	Claudine Bautista-Lim
Note: A party-list group, can win a maximum of three seats in the House of Representatives.

References

^ ^a ^b ^c Palicte, Che (May 2, 2022). "Party-list group assures driver insurance, fuel subsidy". Philippine News Agency. Retrieved May 20, 2022.
^ "Who's who: Winning party-lists and their representatives". The Philippine Star. July 22, 2022. Retrieved May 20, 2022.
^ Cordero, KC (August 19, 2021). "Who is Representive [sic] Claudine Bautista?". PEP.ph (in Filipino and English). Philippine Entertainment Portal, Inc. Retrieved May 20, 2022.
^ "Pilipinas Super League set for February tip-off". Dugout Philippines. January 5, 2022. Retrieved May 20, 2022.
^ Garcia, John Mark (August 1, 2023). "UST Tigers bring in new partners in bid to revive basketball program". Sports Interactive Network Philippines. Retrieved September 11, 2023.

[assures-1] Palicte, Che (May 2, 2022). "Party-list group assures driver insurance, fuel subsidy". Philippine News Agency. Retrieved May 20, 2022.

[2] "Who's who: Winning party-lists and their representatives". The Philippine Star. July 22, 2022. Retrieved May 20, 2022.

[3] Cordero, KC (August 19, 2021). "Who is Representive [sic] Claudine Bautista?". PEP.ph (in Filipino and English). Philippine Entertainment Portal, Inc. Retrieved May 20, 2022.

[4] "Pilipinas Super League set for February tip-off". Dugout Philippines. January 5, 2022. Retrieved May 20, 2022.

[5] Garcia, John Mark (August 1, 2023). "UST Tigers bring in new partners in bid to revive basketball program". Sports Interactive Network Philippines. Retrieved September 11, 2023.

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