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Lakas ng Bayan ( or People Power), abbreviated as Laban, was an electoral alliance, later a political party, in the Philippines formed by Senator Ninoy Aquino for the 1978 Interim Batasang Pambansa regional elections. The party had 21 candidates for the Metro Manila area, all of whom lost, including Ninoy. The party's acronym (Laban) is a Filipino word meaning "fight". After Aquino's exile to the United States, the party was managed by his brother-in-law, Peping Cojuangco. By 1984, the party had formed a coalition with the Partido Demokratiko Pilipino of Nene Pimentel, himself a Laban party member. By 1986, the two parties were completely merged to form the Partido Demokratiko Pilipino–Lakas ng Bayan party or PDP–Laban. The name "Lakas ng Bayan" would eventually be reused in the 1987 Philippine legislative elections as the name of a coalition led by the United Nationalist Democratic Organization party of President Corazon C. Aquino and Vice President Salvador H. Laurel ...
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PDP–Laban
The Partido Demokratiko Pilipino (PDP, ) is a populist political party in the Philippines founded in 1982. It was previously known as Partido Demokratiko Pilipino–Lakas ng Bayan (PDP–Laban) from 1983 to 2024 as a result of a merger with Lakas ng Bayan (Laban). It was part of the country's ruling party coalition from 1986 to 1992 under the administration of Corazon Aquino and the country's ruling party from 2016 to 2022 under the administration of Rodrigo Duterte. Nominally democratic socialist and social democratic, the party has shifted considerably since its first time in power in the 1980s and 1990s. Since Duterte's election as president, the PDP is generally seen to have strayed from its initial social democratic objectives and shifted towards populism and Dutertismo. Officially, Duterte has branded himself, and by extension the party, as sitting on the centre-left to left-wing. However, PDP's policies between 2016 and 2022, which included the Philippine drug war and ...
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Partido Demokratiko Pilipino
The Partido Demokratiko Pilipino (PDP, ) is a Populism, populist List of political parties in the Philippines, political party in the Philippines founded in 1982. It was previously known as Partido Demokratiko Pilipino–Lakas ng Bayan (PDP–Laban) from 1983 to 2024 as a result of a merger with Lakas ng Bayan (Laban). It was part of the country's ruling party coalition from 1986 to 1992 under the Presidency of Corazon Aquino, administration of Corazon Aquino and the country's ruling party from 2016 to 2022 under the Presidency of Rodrigo Duterte, administration of Rodrigo Duterte. Nominally Democratic socialism, democratic socialist and Social democracy, social democratic, the party has shifted considerably since its first time in power in the 1980s and 1990s. Since Duterte's 2016 Philippine presidential election, election as president, the PDP is generally seen to have strayed from its initial social democratic objectives and shifted towards populism and Political positions of ...
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Liberal Party (Philippines)
The Liberal Party of the Philippines (, LP) is a liberal political party in the Philippines. Founded on January 19, 1946 by Manuel Roxas, Elpidio Quirino, and José Avelino from the breakaway liberal wing of the old Nacionalista, the Liberal remains the second-oldest active political party in the Philippines after the Nacionalista, and the oldest continually active party. The Liberals served as the governing party of four Philippine presidents: Manuel Roxas, Elpidio Quirino, Diosdado Macapagal, and Benigno Aquino III. As a vocal opposition party to the dictatorship of their former member Ferdinand Marcos, it reemerged as a major political party after the People Power Revolution and the establishment of the Fifth Republic. It subsequently served as a senior member of President Corazon Aquino's UNIDO coalition. Upon Corazon Aquino's death in 2009, the party regained popularity, winning the 2010 Philippine presidential election under Benigno Aquino III and returning it ...
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Nacionalista Party
The Nacionalista Party (Filipino language, Filipino and Spanish language in the Philippines, Spanish: ''Partido Nacionalista''; , NP) is a political party in the Philippines which is the oldest existing party in the country and in Southeast Asia. It is responsible for leading the country throughout most of the 20th century since its founding in 1907; it was the ruling party from 1935 to 1946 (under Presidents Manuel L. Quezon and Sergio Osmeña), 1953–1961 (under Presidents Ramon Magsaysay and Carlos P. Garcia) and 1965–1978 (under President Ferdinand Marcos). It was dubbed as the Philippines' "''Grand Old Party''". Ideology The Nacionalista Party was initially created as a Filipino nationalist party that supported Philippine independence until 1946 when the United States Treaty of Manila (1946), granted independence to the country.Dayley, Robert (2016)''Southeast Asia In The New International Era'' Avalon Publishing. Retrieved April 19, 2017.Liow, J.; Leifer, M. (1995)''Dic ...
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Lakas Ng Bansa
The Lakas ng Bansa (LnB; ) was a defunct conservative liberal political party in the Philippines established in 1986, and folded until 1988 when merged with the Cojuangco faction of PDP–Laban to form Laban ng Demokratikong Pilipino (LDP). History In 1986, after the snap elections which made Corazon Aquino swept in power, House Speaker Ramon Mitra and some members of United Nationalist Democratic Organization (UNIDO) created a pro-Aquino party which supports the president, regardless of previous party affiliation. In 1988, Mitra, Congressman Peping Cojuangco, and presidential sister-in-law Paul Aquino (father of Bam Aquino) agreed to merge Lakas ng Bansa and PDP–Laban (Cojuangco faction) to form Laban ng Demokratikong Pilipino (LDP). The Cojuangco faction was formed in 1988 due to Cojuangco's recruitment of former Pro-Marcos and Kilusang Bagong Lipunan The New Society Movement (, KBL), formerly named the New Society Movement of United Nationalists, Liberals, ...
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Kilusang Bagong Lipunan
The New Society Movement (, KBL), formerly named the New Society Movement of United Nationalists, Liberals, et cetera (, KBLNNL), is a Right-wing politics, right-wing political party in the Philippines. It was first formed in 1978 as an umbrella coalition of parties supporting then-President of the Philippines, President Ferdinand Marcos, Ferdinand E. Marcos for the Interim Batasang Pambansa, Interim ''Batasang Pambansa (legislature), Batasang Pambansa'' (the unicameral parliament) and was his political vehicle during History of the Philippines (1965–1986), his 20-year regime. It was reorganized as a political party in 1986, and is the furthest to the right of the political spectrum among active parties after Marcos' People Power Revolution, ouster. Since 1986, the KBL has contested in most of the Elections in the Philippines, national and local elections in the Philippines, but retained a single seat in the House of Representatives of the Philippines, House of Representative ...
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United Nationalist Democratic Organization
The United Nationalist Democratic Organization (UNIDO) was the main political multi-party electoral alliance of the traditional political opposition during the turbulent last years of Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos in the mid-1980s. It was formed in January 1980, and was originally known as the United Democratic Opposition from 1980 to 1982. It was initially a union of eight major and minor political parties and organizations with the main aim to oust President Marcos through a legal political process. In April 1982, the coalition received its present name, and increased its members to twelve parties. Shortly after the assassination of popular opposition senator Benigno Aquino Jr., the party was led by Senator Salvador Laurel of Batangas. History The political leaders forming UNIDO such as prominent anti-Marcos leaders like former Senator and Batangas Assemblyman Salvador Laurel, former president Diosdado Macapagal, former Senator Edmundo B. Cea, Zamboanga City Mayor Ces ...
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Nene Pimentel
Aquilino Quilinging Pimentel Jr. (, December 11, 1933 – October 20, 2019), commonly known as Nene Pimentel, was a Filipino politician and human rights lawyer who was one of the leading political opposition leaders during the regime of Ferdinand Marcos from the declaration of martial law in 1972 until the People Power Revolution in 1986, which removed Marcos from power. He co-founded the Partido Demokratiko Pilipino–Lakas ng Bayan (PDP–Laban) and served as the President of the Senate of the Philippines from 2000 to 2001. He is the father of incumbent senator and former Senate President Aquilino Pimentel III. In 2018, Pimentel was identified by the Human Rights Victims' Claims Board as a Motu Proprio human rights violations victim of the Martial Law Era. Early life Nene Pimentel was born on December 11, 1933, to Aquilino "Aquio" E. Pimentel Sr. (January 4, 1909 – November 8, 1987), a lawyer from Cagayan de Oro, and Petra Quilinging (July 27, 1911 – May 11, 1956), a p ...
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Peping Cojuangco
José "Peping" Sumulong Cojuangco Jr. (born September 19, 1934) is a Filipino politician, sports administrator, and businessman. He served as the 9th president of the Philippine Olympic Committee (POC) from 2004 to 2018. He previously served as the Representative of Tarlac's 1st district from 1961 to 1969 and 1987 to 1998. He began his political career in Paniqui, Tarlac where he served as councilor, vice mayor, and then mayor. A member of the Cojuangco political dynasty, President Corazon Cojuangco Aquino was his sister and President Benigno Aquino III was his nephew. Early life Cojuangco was born on September 19, 1934, to José Cojuangco Sr. and Demetria Sumulong. Political career Local government official in Paniqui, Tarlac Cojuangco served as a member of the municipal council of Paniqui, Tarlac from 1955 to 1957. He became Vice Mayor of the same town in 1957 and served the term until 1959. Cojuangco was elected as Mayor of Paniqui in 1959 and served until 1961. Cong ...
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Philippine House Of Representatives Elections, 1987
Elections for the House of Representatives in the Philippines were held on May 11, 1987. This was the first legislative election since 1984, the first House of Representatives elections since 1969, and the first election since the People Power Revolution that overthrew president Ferdinand Marcos and brought Corazon Aquino to power after alleged election fraud by the former during the 1986 presidential election against the latter. Although no party surpassed 20% of the popular vote, candidates that ran under two or more parties won a quarter of the seats, followed by PDP–Laban and Lakas ng Bansa of subsequent speaker Ramon Mitra, Jr. that would later be the Laban ng Demokratikong Pilipino after some of the members of PDP–Laban defected. The Ferdinand Marcos loyalists either ran under the Kilusang Bagong Lipunan, as independents, or found their way into the pro-Corazon Aquino parties. The pro-Aquino parties won majority of the seats in the House of Representatives. Under the ...
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Ninoy Aquino
Benigno "Ninoy" Simeón Aquino Jr., (, ; November 27, 1932 – August 21, 1983) was a Filipino politician who served as a senator of the Philippines (1967–1972) and governor of the province of Tarlac (1963–1967). Aquino was the husband of Corazon Aquino, who became the 11th president of the Philippines after his assassination, and father of Benigno Aquino III, who became the 15th president of the Philippines. Aquino, together with Gerry Roxas and Jovito R. Salonga, helped form the leadership of the Liberal Party-based coalition against ex-President Ferdinand Marcos. Aquino was the significant emotional leader, who together with the intellectual leader Sen. Jose W. Diokno, led the overall opposition. Early in his Senate career, Aquino vigorously attempted to investigate the Jabidah massacre in March 1968. Shortly after the imposition of martial law in 1972, Aquino was arrested along with other members of the opposition. He was incarcerated for seven years. He has ...
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1984 Philippine Parliamentary Election
A parliamentary election was held on May 14, 1984, in the Philippines. Like past elections, charges of bribery, protests and complaints on irregularities marred the elections. Former ''Manila Times'' publisher Chino Roces and former senator and opposition leader Jose W. Diokno supported the campaign boycotting the election. The National Movement for Free Elections (NAMFREL) helped mitigate electoral fraud during the election. The ruling Kilusang Bagong Lipunan (KBL) retained a majority in parliament, but the opposition United Nationalist Democratic Organization (UNIDO) made massive gains, winning 60 seats and reducing the KBL's majority to 114 compared to the 150 they had in 1978 Philippine parliamentary election, 1978. This was the first Philippine election to happen after the end of the controversial Martial law under Ferdinand Marcos, martial law period from 1972 to 1981. The opposition's success was due in most part because of the public fallout after the assassination of B ...
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