 After they won the case, the Banasi Farmers continue to be partners in the implementation of agrarian reform and in pushing for good governance.On 30 June 2010, Bag-ao was sworn in as the second representative of Akbayan Party in the 15th Philippine Congress.Together with fellow Akbayan Representative Walden Bello, she is the author of numerous progressive bills in Congress such as House Bill 3763 (Minerals Management Bill), House Bill 513 (Reproductive Health Bill), House Bill 468 (Sangguniang Kabataan Reform and Empowerment Bill), House Bill 515 (Anti-Discrimination Bill), House Bill 5312 (Comprehensive HIV and AIDS Bill), and House Bill 4268 (Healthy Beverages Options Bill or the 'Chip's Bill').