Patrol
FounderJorge Bustos
Founded2015
ColorsBlue, Red
Sector representedPublic safety workers
Seats in the House of Representatives
1 / 63
(Party-list seats only)

The Public Safety Alliance For Transformation and Rule of Law, Inc.,[1] also known as the Patrol Partylist[lower-alpha 1] is an organization which holds party-list representation in the House of Representatives of the Philippines.

Background

The Public Safety Alliance For Transformation and Rule of Law, also known as Patrol, was formed in May 2015. It was founded by Jorge Bustos who is a retired police superintendent.[2] Bustos hails from Masantol, Pampanga.[3]

The group focuses on public safety as its main platform and is consist of educators, businessmen, lawyers and government workers.[2] It also sought to create legislation aiding public safety front liners such as police personnel and firefighters.[4]

They are linked to the Philippine National Police Academy Alumni Association with most of their nominees at least for the 2022 election. coming from the group.[5]

Electoral history

Patrol first sought party-list representation in the House of Representatives in 2019 election.[2] They were able to win a seat, with Patrol founder Bustos filling in the seat for the 18th Congress.[4]

They were able to retain their seat for the 19th Congress after garnering enough votes in the 2022 election.[1]

Representatives to Congress

Period 1st Representative 2nd Representative 3rd Representative
18th Congress
2019–2022		 Jorge Bustos — —
19th Congress
2022–2025		 Jorge Bustos — —

Notes

  1. ↑ Sometimes capitalized; PATROL Partylist

References

  1. 1 2 Valmonte, Kaycee (26 May 2022). "Comelec proclaims 55 party-list groups to form part of the 19th Congress". The Philippine Star. Retrieved 17 September 2023.
  2. 1 2 3 Arcellaz, Princess Clea (19 December 2018). "Party-list vows to seek public safety laws reforms". Sunstar. Retrieved 17 September 2023.
  3. ↑ Arcellaz, Princess Clea (7 June 2022). "3 Kapampangans get partylist seats". Sunstar. Retrieved 17 September 2023.
  4. 1 2 "Patrol party-list says helping, sharing key factors for public safety". Sunstar. 23 August 2019. Retrieved 17 September 2023.
  5. ↑ Guda, Kenneth Roland (23 February 2022). "Politicians, their spouses, siblings and children pack the party-list race". Philippine Center for Investigative Journalism. Retrieved 17 September 2023.
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