The Reform PH Party, officially as Reform PH - People's Party, is a Filipino political party established in June 2024.

History

In June 10, 2024, former senator

Gringo Honasan Gregorio "Gringo" Ballesteros Honasan II (, born March 14, 1948), is a Filipino politician and a cashiered Philippine Army officer who led unsuccessful coups d'état against President Corazon Aquino. He played a key role in the 1986 EDSA Rev ...

and some of his colleagues from the now-defunct

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(RAM) met at the

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to form the party. Some members of Magdalo and Reform Party founded by

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assistant secretary James Layug joined. Former congressman Willy Villarama and former congressman Mike Defensor also joined the said meeting. The Reform PH will serve as a vehicle to Honasan's comeback campaign for Senate in the 2025 election.

Ideology

Former Magdalo member and ex-Navy Captain James Layug said that the party's formation was to aim reformism and new brand of politics for the country. The party also aims to protect environment and for truthful service of public servants. In regards to the

South China Sea dispute Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, the People's Republic of China (PRC), Taiwan (Republic of China/ROC), and Vietnam have conflicting island and maritime claims in the South China Sea. The disputes involve the islands, reefs, banks, ...

, Reform PH has proposed the establishment of paramilitary groups to enforce the sovereignty claims of the Philippines.

Electoral performance

References

{{reflist Political parties established in 2024 2024 establishments in the Philippines