The Nationalist People's Coalition (NPC) is a conservative

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in the

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, founded in 1992 by then-presidential candidate

Eduardo Cojuangco Jr. Eduardo "Danding" Murphy Cojuangco Jr. (June 10, 1935 – June 16, 2020) was a Filipino businessman and politician. He was the chairman and CEO of San Miguel Corporation, the largest food and beverage corporation in the Philippines and Sou ...

History

The Party was founded in 1992 after some members of the

Nacionalista Party The Nacionalista Party ( Filipino and Spanish: ''Partido Nacionalista''; ) is the oldest political party in both the Philippines and in Southeast Asia in general. It is responsible for leading the country throughout the majority of the 20th ...

led by then Rizal Governor Isidro Rodriguez bolted from the party after some disagreements with party leader and then-Vice President Salvador Laurel in preparation for the 1992 presidential elections. Members of the civil society including the business sector who called themselves "Friends of Danding" invited business tycoon Eduardo "Danding" Cojuangco, a former associate of the long-term authoritarian president

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, to run as president and Senator

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as vice president. Cojuangco lost the presidential race, finishing third while Estrada won the Vice Presidency by a landslide.NPC Party History
NPC website Retrieved December 17, 2006. NPC was a member of the

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(LAMMP), the political vehicle of then Vice President

in the 1998 presidential elections. NPC left the now-defunct LAMMP after Estrada was removed from power in January 2001. When

Gloria Macapagal Arroyo Maria Gloria Macaraeg Macapagal Arroyo (, born April 5, 1947), often referred to by her initials GMA, is a Filipino academic and politician serving as one of the House Deputy Speakers since 2022, and previously from 2016 to 2017. She previously ...

assumed the Presidency, her

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, led by the

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party, became the dominant group in Congress. The 75-member Lakas party led the " Sunshine Coalition," which also included the 61-member Nationalist People's Coalition, some members of the Liberal Party, and several other minor parties. The LDP party led the 20-member opposition bloc. In 2004, the LDP and NPC both backed businessman Eduardo "Danding" Cojuangco as a potential presidential candidate in the 2004 elections. Cojuangco, the NPC chair, was fielded as NPC's standard-bearer, but withdrew. Results for the 2004 elections show that NPC had 0 seats for the Senate while for the House of Representatives, NPC had 53 seats. In
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writes: "Members of the

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tend to have weak party loyalties and change party affiliation easily. There is no clear majority in the

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, which changed its President in 2006."

1995 Senatorial slate

The NPC formed a full 12-man Senatorial slate for the May 8, 1995, Midterm Legislative and Local elections, as it became a full-fledged opposition party against the administration of President Fidel V. Ramos. They ran against the administration-backed

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Results

The party only got 3 out of 12 possible seats in the

, namely: (in order of votes received) * Miriam Defensor-Santiago * Gregorio Honasan * Anna Dominique Coseteng

Present day

On May 14, 2007

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, the party won 26 seats.

Members

* Mark Cojuangco * Faustino Dy Jr. – former governor of Isabela. * Giorgidi B. Aggabao – NPC President * Michael John Duavit – Former Representative From

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NPC Executive Vice President * Mark Mendoza – NPC Secretary General * Arthur Y. Pingoy Jr. – Former Representative and Governor of

South Cotabato South Cotabato ( hil, Bagatnan Cotabato; ceb, Habagatang Cotabato; Maguindanaon: ''Pagabagatan Kutawatu'', Jawi: ڤاڬابڬتن كوتاواتو; tl, Timog Cotabato), officially the Province of South Cotabato, is a province in the Philippine ...

* Vicente Sotto III, Senator From

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. NPC Chairman *

Ace Durano Joseph Felix Mari "Ace" Hotchkiss Durano (born April 3, 1970) is a Filipino politician who served as Secretary of Tourism under President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo. He was also general manager of the Philippine Tourism Authority (PTA), being appo ...

, Former Tourism Secretary and Former Representative of

Cebu Cebu (; ceb, Sugbo), officially the Province of Cebu ( ceb, Lalawigan sa Sugbo; tl, Lalawigan ng Cebu; hil, Kapuroan sang Sugbo), is a province of the Philippines located in the Central Visayas region, and consists of a main island and 16 ...

Former NPC spokesperson * Avelino Razon Jr., Former

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chief and former presidential adviser on the peace process * Anthony Golez, Representative from

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and Former deputy presidential spokesperson. * Ernesto Maceda – Former Senate President, president emeritus of NPC * Estelito Mendoza – Marcos Lawyer * Darlene Antonino-Custodio – Former representative of South Cotabato, Mayor of General Santos City, deputy minority leader * Daisy Avance-Fuentes – Representative and Former Governor of

* Atty. Sixto Brillantes, NPC General Counsel, lawyer of Loren Legarda, chairman of the Commission on Elections * Loren Legarda – Senator * Anna Dominique Coseteng – Former senator * Sherwin T. Gatchalian – Mayor and former representative of

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* Francis Nepomuceno – Former mayor of Angeles City and former representative of

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* Vic Amante, Mayor of San Pablo City * Evelio Leonardia, Former mayor and incumbent representative of

* Joan V. Alarilla, Mayor of Meycauayan City * Angelito Gatlabayan, Representative, 2nd District of Antipolo, Former Mayor of Antipolo * Luis Asistio, Former representative of

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* Ding Roman, Former Governor of

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. * Enrique Murphy Cojuangco, Congressman of

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* Claude Bautista, Governor of Davao del Sur * Emmanuel "Manny" Piñol, former Governor of North Cotabato * Pedro Acharon, Representative of

, Former Mayor Of

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* Juan Ponce "Jack" Enrile Jr., representative from

Cagayan Cagayan ( ), officially the Province of Cagayan ( ilo, Probinsia ti Cagayan; ibg, Provinsiya na Cagayan; itv, Provinsiya ya Cagayan; fil, Lalawigan ng Cagayan), is a province in the Philippines located in the Cagayan Valley region, coverin ...

(also with the United Nationalist Alliance) * Eleanor Bulut-Begtang, Representative of

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, Former municipal mayor of

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* Arnulfo P. Fuentebella, Former Speaker of the Philippine House of Representatives, Former Representative of Partido

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* Crisanto S. Rances, Former Vice Governor of

* Felix William B. Fuentebella, Representative of Partido

* Elizabeth "Tita Beth" A. Delarmente, Councilor of

District 1 * Francis "Chiz" Escudero – Former Senator and former representative of the first district of Sorsogon and Governor of Sorsogon; former NPC spokesperson * Tom P. Bongalonta, Jr., incumbent Mayor of

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Notable former members

* Conrado M. Estrella, III — (became a Party-List Representative of Abono in 2010) Former Representative of Pangasinan's 6th District * Gilbert Teodoro, Defense Secretary and former

representative ''(Moved to Lakas-Kampi-CMD), then to PRP)'' * Toby Tiangco – Mayor of Navotas ''(Moved to PMP, then to UNA)'' * Arturo Tolentino – Former Senator. * Joey Medina – Mayor of

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''(Moved to

Nacionalista The Nacionalista Party ( Filipino and Spanish: ''Partido Nacionalista''; ) is the oldest political party in both the Philippines and in Southeast Asia in general. It is responsible for leading the country throughout the majority of the 20th ...

)'' * Richard Gomez – actor ''(Moved to LP, then to

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)'' * Mary Ann Susano, Representative of Quezon City ''(Moved to PMP)'' *

Teresa Aquino-Oreta Maria Teresa Aquino-Oreta (born Maria Teresa Aquino Aquino; June 28, 1944 – May 14, 2020), better known as Tessie Aquino-Oreta, was a Filipina politician. She was the chairperson of the Senate Committee on Education, Arts and Culture in t ...

, Former Senator and Former Representative of

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- Navotas Lone district. * Cresencia "Donya" Tesoro, incumbent Mayor of San Manuel,

''(moved to Partido Federal ng Pilipinas)'', but moved again to NPC As the build-up to the 2010 presidential elections progresses, there are talks that Escudero has been given the nod of the party leaders as its standard-bearer, with Legarda being his running-mate, although the latter said that she won't settle for any other position than the presidency. Escudero further stressed that he will not entertain any possible alliance with the Arroyo administration forces, thus beleaguering the NPC's status as one of the coalition partners of the Arroyo administration, as he is hell-bent in transforming the supposedly largely pro-administration NPC into an opposition party. However, all these will remain in the backseat as Escudero announced his sudden resignation from the party, and at the same time asked the public for more time to decide on whether he would pursue his thrice-postponed presidential bid.Escudero leaves NPC

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Retrieved October 28, 2009.

Candidates for Philippine general elections, 2010

* Loren Legarda – Vice presidential candidate (guest candidate from

and LDP) (lost) :Senatorial slate (3) *

Miriam Defensor Santiago Miriam Palma Defensor-Santiago (''née'' Defensor; June 15, 1945 – September 29, 2016) was a Filipino scholar, academic, lawyer, judge, author, and stateswoman who served in all three branches of the Philippine government: judicial, executiv ...

(Running under the PRP and guest candidate of Lakas Kampi CMD, LDP,

and PMP) (won) * Rodolfo Plaza (Guest Candidate from PMP) (lost) *

Tito Sotto Vicente Castelo Sotto III (; born August 24, 1948), professionally known as Tito Sotto, is a Filipino politician, entertainer and athlete who served as Senate President from 2018 to 2022. Before that, had two stints each as Senate Majority Le ...

(won)

Candidates for Philippine general elections, 2013

Senatorial slate (2) * Loren Legarda – Guest Candidate from

Liberal Party (Philippines) The Liberal Party ( Filipino and Spanish: ''Partido Liberal''), abbreviated as the LP, is a liberal political party in the Philippines. Founded on January 19, 1946, by Senate President Manuel Roxas, Senate President Pro-Tempore Elpidio Qui ...

Team PNoy Team PNoy, formerly known as the LP–Akbayan–NPC–NP–LDP Coalition, was a political umbrella coalition in the Philippines, originally formed to support the administration-backed senatorial line-up for the 2013 Philippine Senate election. Te ...

(won) *

Jack Enrile Juan Castañer Ponce Enrile Jr. (born July 16, 1958), also known as Jack Enrile or JPEJ, is a Filipino politician. He was a representative of the 1st District of Cagayan in the 11th, 12th, 13th and 15th Congresses. He is the only son and ...

– Guest Candidate from

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/ United Nationalist Alliance (lost) *

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– Running as independent (lost)

Candidates for Philippine general elections, 2016

*President (endorsed): Grace Poe (lost) *Vice President (endorsed):

Francis Escudero Francis Joseph "Chiz" Guevara Escudero (, born October 10, 1969) is a Filipino lawyer and politician serving as a Senator since 2022, and previously from 2007 to 2019. He recently served as governor of Sorsogon from 2019 to 2022, and was the ...

(lost) :Senatorial slate * Win Gatchalian (won) *

(won)

Candidates for Philippine general elections, 2019

:Senatorial slate * Jinggoy Estrada (guest candidate, lost) *

JV Ejercito Joseph Victor Gomez Ejercito (; born December 26, 1969), also known as JV Ejercito Estrada or simply JV Ejercito, is a Filipino politician and businessman serving as a Senator since 2022 and previously from 2013 to 2019. He had also served as t ...

(lost) * Lito Lapid (won) * Imee Marcos (guest candidate, won) * Grace Poe (guest candidate, won) * Bong Revilla (guest candidate, won)

Candidates for Philippine general elections, 2022

:Senatorial slate * Herbert Bautista (lost) * Win Gatchalian (won) * Loren Legarda (won) *

(won) *

(won)

Electoral performance

Presidential and vice presidential elections

Legislative elections

Current composition

Current members of NPC in the 18th Congress:

Senate

* Win Gatchalian * Lito Lapid

House of Representatives

District Representatives

* Tyrone Agabas * Genaro Alvarez * Erico Aristotle Aumentado * Lorna Bautista-Bandigan * Gabriel Bordado * Elias Bulut, Jr. * Luis Campos, Jr. * Solomon Chungalao * Carlos Cojuangco * Faustino Michael Dy III * Ian Paul Dy * Michael John Duavit * Mark Enverga * Sandra Eriguel * Evelina Guevarra-Escudero *

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* Arnie Fuentebella * Weslie Gatchalian * Gregory Gastaya * J. Veronique Lacson-Noel * Loren Legarda * Dahlia Ambayec-Loyola * Manuel Luis Lopez *

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* Strike Revilla * Xavier Jesus Romualdo * Roman Romulo * Manuel Sagarbarria * Angelina "Helen" Tan * Sharee Ann Tan * Arnulfo Teves, Jr. * Gerardo Valmayor * Noel Villanueva * Victor Yap

Partylist Allied

* Claudine Diana Bautista (Dumper PTDA) * Conrado Estrella III (

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) * Florencio Noel (

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