Political Parties
NPC March
NPC! NPC! Pag-asa ng Pilipinas! Sa NPC, tayong lahat Ay dakila at tapat! Tayo ay may prinsipyo, Maka – Diyos at maka-tao! At ating sinumpaan Ang bayan ay paglingkuran! »
History of the Nationalist People’s Coalition
The Nationalist People’s Coalition was born out of the 1992 Presidential Campaign. Sometime in 1990, a group of private and individual political figures worried over the national, political and economic disarray, approached former Ambassador Eduardo “Danding” Cojuangco to ask him to lead a national coalition in the forthcoming presidential elections. Although Mr. Cojuangco was still weighing... »
Nationalist People’s Coalition – NPC
The Party was founded in 1991 after some members of the Nacionalista Party led by then Rizal Governor Isidro Rodriguez bolted from the Nacionalista Party after some disagreements with Nacionalista party leader then Vice President Salvador Laurel in preparation for the 1992 Presidential elections. Members of the civil society including the business sector who... »
Laban ng Demokratikong Pilipino History
In the mid-1980s, the Partido Demokratiko Pilipino (PDP, founded 1982) and the Lakas ng Bansa parties became members of the United Nationalists Democratic Organizations (UNIDO) coalition that supported the candidacy of Corazon Aquino and Salvador Laurel as President and Vice President respectively in the 1986 Snap Elections. By 1986, the PDP had merged with... »
Laban ng Demokratikong Pilipino – LDP
The Laban ng Demokratikong Pilipino (Struggle of Democratic Filipinos) is a political party in the Philippines. It was planned that the LDP would form the core of the main opposition coalition, the Koalisyon ng Nagkakaisang Pilipino (KNP). However, members of the party disagreed on which person to support for president. Panfilo Lacson, a member... »
Bagong Alyansang Makabayan History
BAYAN was founded by political activist Leandro Alejandro. It was a participant in the People Power Revolution against the Marcos dictatorship, contributing to one of the first of the non-violent, popular revolutions of the 1980s. Since 1998, Bayan Muna, the political party of the organization, has been the leading party-list member in the House... »
Bagong Alyansang Makabayan – BAYAN
Bagong Alyansang Makabayan (English: New Patriotic Alliance or New Alliance for the People) or BAYAN is a leftist political coalition in the Philippines, started in May 1985 during the Ferdinand Marcos dictatorship. It brought together more than a thousand grassroots and progressive organizations, representing over a million people. The nickname BAYAN was picked since it... »
Aksyon Demokratiko – AD
Aksyon Demokratiko (English: Democratic Action) is a political party in the Philippines, founded by the late Senator Raul S. Roco. It is a mainstream political party that advocates "non-traditional" means of politics. It was recognized as a national political party in 1997 by the Commission on Elections (COMELEC). It participated in four national and local... »
Kilusang Bagong Lipunan – KBL
The Kilusang Bagong Lipunan (New Society Movement) (formerly Kilusang Bagong Lipunan ng Nagkakaisang Nacionalista, Liberal, at iba pa, in English New Society Movement of United Nacionalistas, Liberals, et cetera) is a political party in the Philippines. It was formed in 1978, as an "umbrella" coalition of parties supporting then-President Ferdinand E. Marcos for the... »
World War II – Nacionalista Party
With all these policies in place, the Commonwealth government was sadly interrupted by the Japanese invasion which begun with a surprise raid at the Amercan Naval Base in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii on Dec. 7, 1941 (Dce. 8, 1941 in the Philippines). This was followed by the bombing of Clark Airbase in Pampanga, Nichols... »