Aggrupation of Parties for Prosperity, commonly known as APP and formerly known as Aggrupation of Parties for Progress, is a local

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

in the region of

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in the

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. It is a political party founded by Romeo Jalosjos Sr. as the Alliance of Parties for Progress based in the province of

Zamboanga del Norte Zamboanga del Norte (Cebuano language, Cebuano: ''Amihanang Zamboanga''; Subanon language, Subanon: ''Utara Sembwangan''; ), officially the Province of Zamboanga del Norte, is a Provinces of the Philippines, province in the Philippines situated w ...

. As of 2018, APP is currently allied with

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. Most of its candidates are allied with different national parties, notably

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and

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Electoral history

2013 local elections

Cesar Jalosjos, Zamboanga del Norte's 3rd District representative was fielded for the gubernatorial post with Dapitan vice mayor and former mayor Patri "Jing" Chan running for the vice-gubernatorial post. Both Jalosjos and Chan were defeated by former Dipolog City mayor Berto Uy and Dipolog City Vice Mayor Senen Angeles. Rolando Yebes, a member of this party, was term-limited being Provincial Governor and was fielded for the post of Second District Representative. He was defeated by incumbent Representative Rosendo "Dodoy" Labadlabad.

2016 local elections

Rolando Yebes, Zamboanga del Norte's former Provincial Governor was fielded to run and reclaim his gubernatorial post with former 2nd District Board Member Ricky Mejorada running for the vice-gubernatorial post. Both Yebes and Mejorada were defeated by incumbent Governor Berto Uy and Vice Governor Senen Angeles.

2019 local elections

In 2018, the party created an alliance with

Bullet Jalosjos Seth Frederick Pal Jalosjos (born September 11, 1979), known as Bullet Jalosjos, is a Filipino businessman and politician from the province of Zamboanga del Norte, who currently serves as mayor of Dapitan. Family and personal life He is the so ...

, Zamboanga del Norte's 1st District representative (who is allied with the

) was fielded for the gubernatorial post with Peter Dominic "Britz" Adaza Hamoy running for the vice-gubernatorial post. Both Jalosjos and Adaza Hamoy were defeated by incumbent Governor Berto Uy and Vice Governor Senen Angeles.

2022 local elections

Rosalina Jalosjos Rosalina Garcia Jalosjos, known locally as Nene Jalosjos, is a Filipino politician from the province of Zamboanga del Norte. She served as the 10th Governor of Zamboanga del Norte from 2022 to 2025 Political career Jalosjos first started her pol ...

, Dapitan's mayor who is a party member and allied with the Nacionalista Party, was fielded for the gubernatorial post with former governor Rolando "Lando" Yebes running for the vice-gubernatorial post. Jalosjos won in the gubernatorial race against former Dipolog City mayor Evelyn Uy, but Yebes was defeated in the vice gubernatorial race.

2025 local elections

The APP allied with

Partido Federal ng Pilipinas The Partido Federal ng Pilipinas (PFP; ) is a national political party in the Philippines. It is chaired by Bongbong Marcos, president of the Philippines, who won in the 2022 election. During the run-up to the 2022 general election, the UniTea ...

while maintaining their alliance with the Nacionalista Party. Incumbent Dapitan City mayor Bullet Jalosjos ran for the gubernatorial post with Zamboanga del Norte provincial administrator Wilberth "Jojo" Magallanes as their running mate. Still, both were defeated by incumbent Dipolog City mayor Darel Dexter Uy and reelectionist Vice Governor Julius Napigquit. All three of their congressional candidates—Piñan town mayor Cely Jalosjos-Carreon, Jalosjos-ally Aurelio "Tata" Monteclaro, and former 3rd district congressman Cesar Jalosjos—were defeated by incumbent 1st district representative Pinpin Uy, political neophyte Irene "Ate Ai" Labadlabad, and incumbent 3rd district representative Ian Amatong respectively. Incumbent Zamboanga del Norte Governor Rosalina Jalosjos and all but one of her candidates failed to win the local elections in Dipolog, while incumbent Dawo, Dapitan City ''punong barangay'' and ''ex-officio'' Board Member Sushmita "Maita" Jalosjos and her slate failed to keep their hold in Dapitan.

Electoral performance

Governor

Notable members

* Seth Frederick "Bullet" Jalosjos - Zamboanga del Norte 1st District Representative (2010-2019); city mayor of Dapitan (2022–present) * Romeo "Jon-jon" Jalosjos, Jr. - Zamboanga del Norte 1st District Representative (2019–2023); Zamboanga Sibugay 2nd District Representative (2010-2013) * Svetlana "Lana" Jalosjos-de Leon -

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municipal mayor (2010-2013) *Maria Bella Javier - Zamboanga Sibugay 2nd District Board Member (2019–Present) *Maria Esperanza Corazon "Mec" Rillera - Zamboanga Sibugay 2nd District Board Member (2016–Present) *George Castillo - Zamboanga Sibugay 2nd District Board Member (2016–Present)

References

Politics of Zamboanga del Norte Local political parties in the Philippines Regionalist parties in the Philippines Political parties established in 2009 {{Philippines-party-stub