Evolution of Philippine political parties

There are many and diverse political parties in the Philippines. Most party membership consists primarily of political figures and leaders, with little or no grassroots membership. The

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has a multi-party system with numerous

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, in which no one party often has a chance of gaining power alone, and parties must work with each other to form

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s for political expediency and convenience. Since no political parties have sustaining membership to which party leaders are developed, most of the political parties have the rise-and-fall-and-rise character. There are three types of parties in the Philippines. These are: (a) major parties, which typically correspond to traditional political parties; (b) minor parties or party-list organizations, which rely on the

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system to win Congressional seats; and (c) regional or provincial parties, which correspond to region-wide or province-wide organizations, respectively.

National parties in office

The following parties have been designated by the COMELEC as major political parties

Main Major parties

Other Major parties

Other Parties represented in Congress

Party-lists represented in Congress

These parties won more than 2% of the vote. For the complete list, see 2022 Philippine House of Representatives election (party-list).

Other minor parties

Parties that used to have members in Congress or parties with few or no seats in government

Local parties

Not registered with the government

These are national parties that are not registered with the Commission on Elections:

Historical parties/coalitions

Parties

*Allied Party *Alyansa ng Pag-Asa * Bawat Isa Mahalaga *Citizens' Party *

Democrata Party The Democrata Party, also known as ''Partido Democrata Nacional'' () was a political party in early 20th century Philippines, when the Philippines was an insular territory of the United States. It functioned as an opposition party against the ruli ...

* Democratic Alliance * Democratic Party *

Federalist Party The Federalist Party was a conservative political party which was the first political party in the United States. As such, under Alexander Hamilton, it dominated the national government from 1789 to 1801. Defeated by the Jeffersonian Repu ...

* Ganap Party * Kabalikat ng Malayang Pilipino * KALIBAPI * Koalisyong Pambansa *Labor Party * Lakas ng Bayan * Lakas–CMD (1991) *

Lapiang Malaya The ''Lapiang Malaya'' ( Filipino for "Freedom Movement" or "Freedom Party") was a fanatical political party in the Philippines during the 1950s to the 1960s. Led by Valentin de los Santos, he functioned as a cult leader. Valentin de los Santos wa ...

*Modernist Party *Movement for Truth, Order and Righteousness * National Socialist Party *

Nationalist Citizens' Party The Nationalist Citizens' Party (NCP; Lapiang Makabansa) was a Philippine nationalist party established by Claro M. Recto and Lorenzo Tañada in 1957. Recto became its presidential candidate for the 1957 presidential election, where he was defea ...

*New Leaf Party *Partido Bansang Marangal *Partido Isang Bansa, Isang Diwa *Partido ng Bansa *People’s Progressive Democratic Party * Philippine Falange *Philippine Pro-Socialist Party *Popular Front * Progresista Party * Progressive Party *Reformist Party of the Philippines *

Republican Party Republican Party is a name used by many political parties around the world, though the term most commonly refers to the United States' Republican Party. Republican Party may also refer to: Africa * Republican Party (Liberia) *Republican Party ...

* Sakdal Party *Social Democratic Party * Social Justice Society *Sovereign Citizen Party * United Opposition

Major coalitions

References

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Political parties A political party is an organization that coordinates candidates to compete in a particular country's elections. It is common for the members of a party to hold similar ideas about politics, and parties may promote specific political ideology ...