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Renee Louise Co
Co at the 2024 Makabayan National Convention.
Spokesperson of Kabataan Partylist
Personal details
Born (1997-11-03) November 3, 1997 (age 27)
NationalityFilipino
Political partyKabataan Partylist
Other political
affiliations		Makabayan
OccupationYouth leader, activist
ProfessionLawyer

Renee Louise Co (born November 3, 1997) is a youth activist and lawyer from the Philippines who is running as the first nominee of Kabataan Partylist for the 2025 Philippine general election.

Early life

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Co is a native of Malabon and graduate of Manila Science High School.

Activism

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Co graduated political science from the University of the Philippines Diliman College of Social Sciences and Philosophy and was the editor-in-chief of the local college's official publication Sinag. She was the chairperson of the local chapter of the Kabataan Partylist in UP Diliman and co-convenor of UP Rises Against Tyranny and Dictatorship (UPRISE).[1] After her undergraduate studies, she took and finished law at the UP College of Law.

In January 2021, she was chosen by representatives of student councils from across the University of the Philippines System to be 38th Student Regent, succeeding Isaac Punzalan.[1] She denounced the unilateral abbrogation of the 1989 UP-DND Accord and called the decision "one of the [government's] worst attempts at destroying the institutional safeguards that UP students have fought to put in their struggle for their democratic rights.".[2]

Co criticized Vice President Sara Duterte, calling her 'delulu' (slang for delusional) for saying that she is the 'designated survivor' for not attending the 2024 State of the Nation Address of President Ferdinand Marcos citing her alleged misuse of confidential funds and her family's legacy of killings under the war on drugs.[3]

She and her party have also been critical of the Marcos administration because of policies such as the Maharlika Wealth Fund.[4] Co have also denounced the reimposition of Mandatory Reserve Officers' Training Corps (ROTC) especially with billions of pesos worth of budget cuts for state universities and colleges in the Philippines for 2025 and grave insufficiency for the budget for education. Contrary to Mandatory ROTC, she has encouraged the youth to live the ideals and nationalism of José Rizal and Andrés Bonifacio.[5]

Co has been vocal for the impeachment of Vice President Duterte because of said budget anomalies and concerns regarding confidential and intelligence funds.[6] She is one of the complainants who signed the second impeachment complaint on December 4, 2024[7] citing betrayal of public trust.[8]

2025 Congress bid

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Co was chosen as the spokesperson and first nominee of Kabataan Partylist. She previously served as its executive vice president.[3]

On October 5, 2024, Kabataan Partylist filed for Certificate of Nomination and Acceptance (CONA) before the Commission on Elections (Comelec) with Co as first nominee, Paolo Echavez as second nominee, and Jpeg Garcia as third nominee, seeking for more legislative victories in the House of Representatives. She said that one of the first priorities that Kabataan Partylist would push in the next Congress would be a students' rights bill against campus repression, as well as measures against online sexual exploitation of children and for mental health concerns among the youth. She also said that the youth agenda is against the prevalence of political dynasties in the Philippines.[6][9]

References

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  1. ^ a b Dabu, Fred (2021-01-21). "Co begins term as 38th UP Student Regent - University of the Philippines". up.edu.ph. Retrieved 2025-02-02.
  2. ^ Del Rosario, Denver (2021-01-19). "'No ground for tyrants:' UP community denounces DND scrapping of 1989 pact". INQUIRER.net. Archived from the original on January 19, 2021. Retrieved 2021-10-17.
  3. ^ a b Argosino, Faith (2024-07-11). "Sara Duterte as 'designated survivor'? She must be 'delulu' – group". INQUIRER.net. Retrieved 2025-02-02.
  4. ^ Go, Sabrina Joyce (2024-10-07). "The genuine opposition through the lens of Kabataan party-list leaders". VERA Files. Retrieved 2025-02-02.
  5. ^ Abadilla, Bench (2024-09-30). "Marcos' ROTC bill push 'insulting' as SUCs face budget cuts - Kabataan party-list". politiko.com.ph. Retrieved 2025-02-02.
  6. ^ a b Abad, Michelle (2024-10-05). "Kabataan eyes sustained House presence, says 'more to be won'". RAPPLER. Retrieved 2025-02-02.
  7. ^ Gatchalian, Ched Rick; Gulla, Vivienne (Dec 4, 2024). "VP Sara Duterte faces second impeachment complaint". ABS-CBN.
  8. ^ Gomez, Jim (December 4, 2024). "Activists file second impeachment complaint against embattled Philippine Vice President Duterte". AP News. Associated Press. Retrieved December 6, 2024.
  9. ^ "Senador, partylist ng Makabayan, naghain na ng kandidatura". Oxfam Pilipinas. Retrieved 2025-02-02.
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