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Grand Alliance For Democracy
The Grand Alliance for Democracy (GAD) was a political multi-party electoral alliance during the 1987 Philippine legislative election. The coalition opposed the policies of incumbent president Corazon Aquino and her Lakas ng Bayan (LABAN; People's Power) coalition, while severing ties with ousted president Ferdinand Marcos. The coalition consisted mostly of defectors from the Kilusang Bagong Lipunan (New Society Movement), Marcos' political party, the Nacionalista Party and the United Nationalist Democratic Organization, the coalition that supported Aquino during the 1986 presidential election. In the Senate election, LABAN won 22 of the 24 seats, with only San Juan mayor Joseph Estrada winning a seat outright for GAD; former Minister of Defense Juan Ponce Enrile, one of the leaders of the People Power Revolution that ousted Marcos, was eventually declared the winner of the last Senate seat, bringing the winning GAD candidates to two. Estrada later defected to the Liberal P ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lakas Ng Bayan
Lakas ng Bayan ( en, Power of the People), abbreviated as Laban, was a political party in the Philippines formed by Senator Benigno "Ninoy" Aquino Jr. for the 1978 Interim Batasang Pambansa regional elections. The party had 21 candidates for the Metro Manila area, all of whom lost, including Ninoy. The party's acronym (LABAN) is a Filipino word meaning "fight". After Aquino's exile to the United States, the party was managed by the brother of Aquino's wife, Jose "Peping" Cojuangco Jr. By 1984, the party had formed a coalition with the Partido Demokratiko Pilipino of Aquilino Pimentel Jr., himself a LABAN party member. By 1986, the two parties were completely merged to form the Partido Demokratiko Pilipino–Lakas ng Bayan party or PDP–Laban. The name "Lakas ng Bayan" would eventually be reused in the 1987 Philippine legislative elections as the name of a coalition led by the United Nationalist Democratic Organization party of President Corazon C. Aquino and Vice President ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1987 Philippine House Of Representatives Elections
Elections for the House of Representatives in the Philippines were held on May 11, 1987. This was the first legislative election since 1984, the first House of Representatives elections since 1969, and the first election since the People Power Revolution that overthrew president Ferdinand Marcos and brought Corazon Aquino to power after alleged election fraud by the former during the 1986 presidential election against the latter. Although no party surpassed 20% of the popular vote, candidates that ran under two or more parties won a quarter of the seats, followed by PDP–Laban and Lakas ng Bansa of subsequent speaker Ramon Mitra, Jr. that would later be the Laban ng Demokratikong Pilipino after some of the members of PDP–Laban defected. The Ferdinand Marcos loyalists either ran under the Kilusang Bagong Lipunan, as independents, or found their way into the pro-Corazon Aquino parties. The pro-Aquino parties won majority of the seats in the House of Representatives. Under the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2013 Philippine General Election
A general election was held in the Philippines on May 13, 2013. It was a midterm election—the officials elected will be sworn in on June 30, 2013, midway through President Benigno Aquino III's term of office. Being elected are 12 senators (half of the Senate), and all 229 district members of the House of Representatives. These national elections were held on the same day as local and gubernatorial elections, as well as a general election in the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao. In total, there were 18,022 national and local positions up for election. Barangay officials, including barangay captains, were elected on October 28, 2013. The elections for SK officials were held at the same day, but on September 24, 2013, the Congress of the Philippines voted to postpone of the election for at least a year. Preparations Registration of voters and candidates The Commission on Elections (COMELEC) ended the year-long registration of new voters and voters transferring residen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
United Nationalist Alliance
The United Nationalist Alliance (UNA; ) is a political party in the Philippines. It was created as a multi-party electoral alliance replacing the former United Opposition (UNO) coalition for the 2013 midterm elections, before it was launched as a single political party on July 1, 2015, by Jejomar Binay for his candidacy in the 2016 presidential election. The acronym "UNA" spells out the Filipino-Spanish word for "first". History Formation, 2013 elections (2012–2015) The Pwersa ng Masang Pilipino (PMP), headed by former president Joseph Estrada, and the Partido Demokratiko Pilipino-Lakas ng Bayan (PDP–Laban), headed by Vice President Jejomar Binay, signed a coalition agreement on April 4, 2012, for the 2013 elections, forming the United Nationalist Alliance (UNA). The two parties had been partners in the United Opposition in the 2007 election, and Estrada and Binay were running mates during the 2010 presidential election. Aquilino Pimentel III, PDP–Laban presiden ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2007 Philippine General Election
Legislative and local elections were held in the Philippines on May 14, 2007. Positions contested included half the seats in the Senate, which are elected for six-year terms, and all the seats in the House of Representatives, who were elected for three-year terms. The duly elected legislators of the 2007 elections joined the elected senators of the 2004 elections to comprise the 14th Congress of the Philippines. Most representatives won seats by being elected directly, the constituency being a geographical district of about 250,000 voters. There are 220 seats in total for all the legislative districts. Some representatives were elected under a party-list system. Only parties representing marginalized groups were allowed to run in the party-list election. To gain one seat, a party must win 2% of the vote. No party-list party may have more than 3 seats. After the election, in a controversial decision, the Commission on Elections (COMELEC) changed how it allocates the party-li ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Genuine Opposition
Genuine Opposition (GO) was an electoral alliance in the Philippines that contested the 2007 Philippine general election. The alliance's members were in opposition to President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo. It was originally called the United Opposition (UNO), founded by Makati mayor Jejomar Binay in June 2005 to unite all politicians who wanted to impeach President Arroyo. UNO then reorganized itself and changed its name to Grand and Broad Coalition (GBC), with the UNO party under that coalition. On February 15, 2007, the group changed its name again to Genuine Opposition after a meeting with Senate President Manny Villar due to the defection of senators Edgardo Angara, Teresa Aquino-Oreta, and Tito Sotto to Arroyo's senatorial slate, TEAM Unity. In the Senate election, GO won 7 of the 12 contested seats. They gained one more seat in 2011 as a result of an electoral protest, through which GO's Koko Pimentel replaced TEAM Unity's Juan Miguel Zubiri. However, GO failed to dominate ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2004 Philippine General Election
Presidential elections, legislative elections and local elections were held in the Philippines on May 10, 2004. In the presidential election, incumbent president Gloria Macapagal Arroyo won a full six-year term as president, with a margin of just over one million votes over her leading opponent, highly popular movie actor Fernando Poe Jr. The elections were notable for several reasons. This election first saw the implementation of the Overseas Absentee Voting Act of 2003 ''(see Wikisource)'', which enabled Filipinos in over 70 countries to vote. This is also the first election since the 1986 People Power Revolution where an incumbent president ran in the presidential election. Under the 1987 Constitution, an elected president cannot run for another term. However, Arroyo was not elected president, but instead succeeded ousted President Joseph Estrada, who was earlier impeached with charges of plunder and corruption in 2000 and later convicted on the plunder charge but received c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Koalisyon Ng Nagkakaisang Pilipino
The Koalisyon ng Nagkakaisang Pilipino (KNP) (''Coalition of United Filipinos''), also known as the United Opposition, was the political multi-party electoral alliance of the dominant opposition in the Philippines during the 2004 general elections. The KNP was composed of the '' Laban ng Demokratikong Pilipino'' (Fight of Democratic Filipinos) or LDP, the ''Partido Demokratiko Pilipino-Lakas ng Bayan'' or PDP–Laban, and the ''Pwersa ng Masang Pilipino'' (PMP) of deposed president Joseph Estrada, a former movie star. The leading party of this coalition is the Angara wing of the '' Laban ng Demokratikong Pilipino'' (Struggle of Democratic Filipinos) or LDP. The LDP split in late 2003 over issues on who is to be their standard bearer. Most of the party followed the lead of the president, Sen. Edgardo Angara especially with the support of the former president Joseph Estrada and former first lady Imelda Marcos. The other major party under this coalition is Estrada's ''Pwersa ng ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2001 Philippine General Election
Legislative elections and local elections were held in the Philippines on May 14, 2001, independent candidate Noli de Castro, a former television anchor of TV Patrol of ABS-CBN was announced as the topnotcher. This is the first synchronized national and local elections held after the ouster of former president Joseph Estrada in January due to a military-backed civilian uprising (popularly known as EDSA II). On February 20, 2007, the Supreme Court of the Philippines ruled that former senator Gregorio Honasan lost in the 2001 Philippine elections and lost to Sen. Ralph Recto but declared constitutional the special election for the remaining three-year term of Teofisto Guingona. Candidates Administration coalition Opposition coalition Other notable candidates ''Note: Party affiliation based on Certificate of Candidacy.'' Results Senate Final COMELEC Tally for Senators as of August 30, 2001. House of Representatives Elections at congressional districts Party-list ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Puwersa Ng Masa
The Puwersa ng Masa Coalition (Force of the Masses) was the Philippine opposition's political multi-party electoral alliance in the May 14, 2001 midterm Legislative elections. The coalition was created after the EDSA Revolution of 2001 that ousted Joseph Estrada from the presidency on January 20. The coalition was led by former First Lady Luisa Estrada who successfully ran for a Senate seat. The coalition featured candidates from the Laban ng Demokratikong Pilipino and the Pwersa ng Masang Pilipino parties, as well as independent candidates. The senatorial slate Election results 4 out of 13 candidates won the possible 13 seats in the Senate namely: (in order of votes received) * Edgardo Angara * Noli de Castro * Loi Ejercito * Panfilo Lacson References See also *People Power Coalition, Puwersa ng Masa's rival coalition *Laban ng Makabayang Masang Pilipino The Laban ng Makabayang Masang Pilipino () was the umbrella political coalition party of the opposition during th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1998 Philippine General Election
Presidential elections, legislative and local elections were held in the Philippines on May 11, 1998. In the presidential election, Vice President Joseph Estrada won a six-year term as president by a landslide victory. In the vice-presidential race, Senator Gloria Macapagal Arroyo won a six-year term as vice president also by a landslide victory. This was the third election where both president and vice president came from different parties. Candidates Lakas-NUCD-UMDP Estrada-Angara Results President Vice president Senate House of Representatives The first party-list elections were held. Aside from voting for the representative from their congressional district, a voter can also vote for a party-list. District elections Party-list election See also *Commission on Elections *Politics of the Philippines *Philippine elections *President of the Philippines *11th Congress of the Philippines The 11th Congress of the Philippines (Filipino: ''Ikalabi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Laban Ng Makabayang Masang Pilipino
The Laban ng Makabayang Masang Pilipino () was the umbrella political coalition party of the opposition during the May 11, 1998 Philippine general election that led to the presidency of then-Vice President Joseph E. Estrada. It was the largest political party during that time, uniting the major Philippine political parties which included Senator Edgardo J. Angara's Laban ng Demokratikong Pilipino, business tycoon Eduardo M. Cojuangco Jr.'s Nationalist People's Coalition and Vice President Joseph E. Estrada's Partido ng Masang Pilipino, along with minor and regional parties. Estrada's running mate, Senator Edgardo Angara lost to fellow Senator Gloria Macapagal Arroyo of Lakas—NUCD—UMDP. Estrada won the presidency against then-Speaker of the House Jose C. de Venecia Jr. with a plurality margin of 6.4 million votes. Shortly after the 1998 elections, the party's name was changed into Lapian ng Masang Pilipino (Organization of the Filipino Masses), as the "struggle" end ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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