The Koalisyon ng Daang Matuwid ( Lit.: Coalition of the Right Path) was the umbrella of the administration-backed presidential and senatorial line-up for the

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. It is composed mostly of supporters of

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, who announced his presidential bid after the endorsement of

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during the event at the Club Filipino in July 2015. It is the remnant of

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which was formed by the

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along with

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, the

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, the

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and the

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as its coalition members. Their defeat in the presidential elections rendered the alliance nonexistent as they became the opposition bloc in the Senate, while most of the Liberal Party members in the House of Representatives joined the government-backed

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. It was succeeded by

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for the

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with 8 candidates announced in December 2018.

History

2016 Elections

A few days after his final SONA, Pres. Aquino endorsed Sec.

to be their standard bearer in 2016, after Sen.

Grace Poe Mary Grace Natividad Sonora Poe-Llamanzares (baptized September 3, 1968) is a Filipino politician, businesswoman, educator, and philanthropist serving as a senator since 2013. She was the chairperson of the Movie and Television Review and Class ...

failed to agree to be Aquino's presidential bet in 2016, and instead she preferred to be Roxas' running mate, pitting against

Jejomar Binay Jejomar "Jojo" Cabauatan Binay Sr. (born Jesus Jose Cabauatan Binay; November 11, 1942) is a Filipino lawyer and politician who served as the 13th vice president of the Philippines from 2010 to 2016, under President Benigno Aquino III. A hu ...

Gregorio 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 Revo ...

tandem.

Vice Presidential nominee

After Roxas had officially announced his candidacy in October 2015, he chooses incumbent Camarines Sur 3rd District Representative

Leni Robredo Maria Leonor "Leni" Gerona Robredo (; born Maria Leonor Santo Tomas Gerona; April 23, 1965) is a Filipino lawyer and politician who served as the 14th vice president of the Philippines from 2016 to 2022. She was the wife of the late Jesse ...

, widow of former DILG Secretary

Jesse Robredo Jesse Manalastas Robredo (born Jesus Manalastas Robredo; ; May 27, 1958 – August 18, 2012) was a Filipino politician who served as Secretary of the Interior and Local Government in the administration of President Benigno Aquino III from 201 ...

as his vice presidential candidate at the Club Filipino where she accepted.

Senatorial slate

Results

7 out of the 12 candidates under the Koalisyon ng Daang Matuwid won a seat in the Senate.

References

{{2016 Philippine elections 2015 establishments in the Philippines Defunct political party alliances in the Philippines Presidency of Benigno Aquino III