Known for its radical pro-labor and peasant stand, Anakpawis is known for its campaign for a ₱125 across-the-board wage increase for workers, as well as the genuine agrarian reform bill to redistribute land to landless peasants.

In the May 14, 2007 election, the party won 1 seat in the nationwide party-list vote.

Anakpawis is part of the party-list group Makabayan, with the parties Bayan Muna, GABRIELA, and more.

[2] Ariel Casilao, a representative of the Anakpawis party-list, was charged with identifying himself as a lawmaker when he wasn't, making him get arrested.

[3] Ariel Casilao and other representatives from the Makabayan bloc protested the party-list law.