Partido Pilipino sa Pagbabago (, PPP), is a

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in the

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founded by Leonardo Fernandez, to urge then-

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Sara Duterte Sara Zimmerman Duterte-Carpio (, ; born May 31, 1978), commonly known as Inday Sara, is a Filipino lawyer and politician who is the 15th and current vice president of the Philippines. She is the third female vice president (after Gloria Macap ...

to run for president in

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History

In September 2021, PPP was established by Leonardo Fernandez, a businessman and political strategist for the potential presidential run of

, if she decided to run. His party co-founders and officers are: Edgar B. Diares, a social development worker as secretary general; Emmanuel C. Roldan, a journalist as director of party institute; former Presidential Commission on the Urban Poor commissioner Romeo L. Lagahit as head of the national committee on education; and, former Laac, Davao de Oro councilor and administrator Nestor Abellanida as national treasurer. By February 2022, it aims to be a national party accredited by

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. They also set Sara Duterte as their standard bearer. On October 1, 2021, former

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joined the party. He was intended to match incumbent Cebu Governor Gwen Garcia. Durano selected

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as his running mate. Durano also became the PPP's regional president for Central Visayas. Also, former Taguig–Pateros's 1st district Congressman

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ran for Mayor of Taguig for

to challenge the Cayetanos, with some of his slate members joined PPP. But after Sara Duterte declined, PPP did not endorsed any candidate for president. But later, with the help of Durano, some PPP members endorsed Duterte's

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Ideology

PPP aims to push a Filipino-style federalism, adopting a more-inclusive government, with

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oriented initiative, aims to push a “Pro-Filipino block in Congress that will enact pro-Pilipino legislative measures and programs and will bring the spirit of the slogan alive.” PPP also aims to challenge the party system structure, as it was considered weak and as “exemplified by turncoatism”. The party also pushing national industrialization policy, a political party development policy that will end turncoatism. PPP also aims to have key projects by establishment of a first integrated steel mill and smelting plant, and implementation of free-range chicken dispersal and marketing project with the Subanen tribe, both in

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. They are also want to initiate a forest product and marketing project. pushing for the amendment to the Philippine Mining Act of 1995.

Electoral performance

Presidential and vice presidential elections

Legislative elections

Notes

References

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