The Koalisyon ng Katapatan at Karanasan sa Kinabukasan also known as K4 or K-4, () was the political multi-party

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that supported president

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for a full term. Arroyo won 2004

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presidential election. It is the remnant of the

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(PPC) that was formed following the ascendancy of President Arroyo to power. She picked Senator Noli de Castro, an independent, yet popular, politician, as her running mate.

History

People Power Coalition fallout

In December 2003, People Power Coalition (PPC) was totally dissolved, as Aksyon, Partido Reporma, and PROMDI left the PPC in November.

Formation

By December 2003, administration's camp taking and negotiating with Aksyon and Liberal, with only the latter joined the camp. Later, People's Reform Party led by former Senator Miriam Defensor Santiago joined. Former basketball superstar and incumbent Senator Robert Jaworski and former Defense Secretary Orly Mercado joined Lakas. Santiago and Jaworski are notable for voting against opening of evidence during the last days of the impeachment trial of then-President

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. Administration camp defended the inclusion of the opposition Senators, saying that even some opposition politicians joined with them for fighting a good governance.

Biazon joined

In December 29, 2003, Rodolfo Biazon joined Liberal with his son. The former joined Aksyon before joining Liberal. Biazon notably left

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(LDP) due to party division between his Senate colleagues: party leader

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and aspiring party nominee Panfilo Lacson.

Composition

The leading party in this coalition is the ruling Lakas, of which Arroyo is a member. Other parties under this coalition are the

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(Liberal), the

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, the

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(Nacionalista), the Partido Demokratiko Sosyalista ng Pilipinas and the People's Reform Party (PRP), as well as the Kabalikat ng Mamamayang Pilipino (KAMPI).

K-4 Senatorial Slate

Election results

7 out of 12 candidates won the possible 12 seats in the Senate namely. These are, in order of votes received: * Rodolfo Biazon * Pia Cayetano * Dick Gordon *

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* Mar Roxas *

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* Miriam Defensor Santiago

Notes

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Koalisyon Ng Katapatan At Karanasan Sa Kinabukasan Defunct political party alliances in the Philippines