The Republican Party was a political party in the Philippines. It was founded by
Gregorio Aglipay
Gregorio Aglipay Cruz y Labayán ( la, Gregorius Aglipay; Filipino: ''Gregorio Labayan Aglipay Cruz''; 5 May 1860 – 1 September 1940) was a former Filipino Catholic priest who became the first head of the ''Iglesia Filipina Independiente'', ...
, the
Supreme Bishop of the
Philippine Independent Church
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Gregorio Aglipay
Gregorio Aglipay Cruz y Labayán ( la, Gregorius Aglipay; Filipino: ''Gregorio Labayan Aglipay Cruz''; 5 May 1860 – 1 September 1940) was a former Filipino Catholic priest who became the first head of the ''Iglesia Filipina Independiente'', ...
founded the party in 1905. It was subsequently banned by the United States Insular Government. In the
1935 presidential election, Aglipay revived the Republican Party, and was supported by the Coalition of the Oppressed Masses. This coalition originally included
Emilio Aguinaldo
Emilio Aguinaldo y Famy (: March 22, 1869February 6, 1964) was a Filipino revolutionary, statesman, and military leader who is the youngest president of the Philippines (1899–1901) and is recognized as the first president of the Philippin ...
and his
National Socialist Party, but Aguinaldo split from the party and launched his own presidential campaign. Aglipay's party had connections with labor unions in
Manila
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.
Aglipay's running mate was Manila councilor Norberto Nabong. Nabong was one of the founding members of the
Partido Komunista ng Piilpinas, which was part of the Coalition of the Oppressed Masses.
Nabong ran for vice president while being imprisoned. Aglipay's platform consisted of, among others, Philippine independence, land reforms, Filipinization of industries and recognizing
Tagalog
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as the national language of the Philippines. Aglipay and Nabong were defeated by the
Nacionalista Party
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's
Manuel L. Quezon
Manuel Luis Quezon y Molina, (; 19 August 1878 – 1 August 1944), also known by his initials MLQ, was a Filipino people, Filipino lawyer, statesman, soldier and politician who served as president of the Commonwealth of the Philippines from 1 ...
and
Sergio Osmeña
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, respectively. Aglipay sent a congratulatory message to Quezon two days after the election when the results became apparent; a day later, he announced, on behalf of the party, that electoral fraud had been committed, thereby seeking to void the election, and proposing that a new election be held.
However, the party was eventually dissolved months following the election and Aglipay later focused on his clerical duties in his church until his death in 1940.
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1905 establishments in the Philippines
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