Lakas–Christian Muslim Democrats, abbreviated as Lakas–CMD and also known simply as Lakas, is a political party in the Philippines. Lakas–CMD is considered to sit on the

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of the political spectrum, and is influenced by

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and

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. Since the 2022 elections, Lakas–CMD is currently the biggest party in the

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, with the party's president,

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, serving as

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Sara Duterte is the party's

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, and the party is a dominant member of the

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led by President

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. Lakas–CMD has produced one

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Gloria Macapagal Arroyo Maria Gloria Macaraeg Macapagal Arroyo (, born April 5, 1947), often referred to by her initials GMA, is a Filipino academic and politician serving as one of the Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives of the Philippines, House Deputy Spe ...

, who was in power when the party was formed in 2009, and one vice president, Sara Duterte, who was elected in

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. Lakas–CMD was founded in 2008, after the original Lakas–CMD party merged with the

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(KAMPI), forming Lakas Kampi CMD. The party later reverted to its original name and removed KAMPI after many of its members defected to the National Unity Party (NUP). After the 2010 elections, the party was split into both the majority and minority blocs. By

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, Lakas supported most candidates of the opposition coalition

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in the 2013 Senate election, although the party was still split. After the 2016 elections, the party joined the majority bloc led by

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, the party of the winner of the presidential election,

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. In the 2019 elections, the party joined the Hugpong ng Pagbabago alliance. After the 2022 elections, Lakas won the vice presidency and replaced PDP–Laban as the largest party in Congress, leading the majority bloc.

History

Origins

After the

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, the party was split into two main factions in 2006, one led by

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and another by former president

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, who had initially supported Arroyo despite the scandal but later called for her resignation. On January 16, 2008, Lakas spokesman and legal counsel Raul Lambino released a list of potential Lakas senatorial bets for 2010. Except for Parañaque Representative Eduardo Zialcita, they were not yet identified. Former House Speaker Jose de Venecia Jr. resigned his post as president of Lakas–CMD on March 10, 2008; he rejected the proposition of former president

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to give him the title Chairman-emeritus. The then current House Speaker

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was sworn in as the new president of Lakas–CMD party and

Feliciano Belmonte Jr. Fernando Feliciano "Sonny" Racimo Belmonte Jr., Knights of Rizal, KGCR (born October 2, 1936) is a Filipino people, Filipino politician who served as a member of the Philippine House of Representatives for the Fourth District of Quezon City from ...

as vice president for Metro Manila affairs on the same day. On June 18, 2008, President Arroyo confirmed the merger of the original Lakas–Christian Muslim Democrats (Lakas–CMD) and the

(KAMPI) parties. Both parties adopted the "equity of the incumbent" principle, as the merger would account for almost 200 national and 8,000 local officials, amid Arroyo's prediction of 2010 elections victory. The party's president,

, and KAMPI chairperson,

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, signed the covenant at the

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regional

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. Ramos announced on February 6, 2008, that the Lakas–CMD name would be retained even after the merger, and asserted that de Venecia will remain as the party's president. On August 9, 2009, de Venecia and Ramos led fifty members from Lakas in objecting to its merger with KAMPI on May 28, 2009. The faction retained de Venecia its president with Ramos as the Chairman Emeritus. Ramos refused the offer to become the Chairman Emeritus of the new party after being named in the interim party organization. De Venecia filed a resolution at the

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to declare the merger null and void. However, the

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ultimately upheld the legality of the merger, citing the failure of de Venecia "to sufficiently show that any grave abuse of discretion was committed by the

in rendering the challenged resolution."

Majority to minority (2010–2016)

In the 2010 elections, the party suffered several losses, and was split into both the majority and minority blocs. It lost the 2010 presidential election with

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as its presidential nominee while only two of its candidates in the 2010 Senate election won; the two joined the

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–led majority coalition. In the 2010 House of Representatives election, it won 47% of the seats contested in the district election. However, after

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was sworn in as president on June 30, 2010, the majority of the former legislative members of Lakas were sworn as members of the reborn

, Aquino's party. Other members led by

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established the neutral National Unity Party in December 2010. After the split, the party's new chairman, Edcel Lagman, declared that the Lakas Kampi CMD coalition has "ceased to exist". On May 11, 2012, the party decided to revert to its original name and drop Arroyo's KAMPI from the coalition. It became one of the parties in the opposition after the 2010 elections. The party weakened following Arroyo's arrest under charges of

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in 2011 which were later dismissed, and again in 2012, on charges of misuse of $8.8 million in state lottery funds; she would later be acquitted in 2017. On February 5, 2013, senator

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succeeded Lagman and became the party's chairperson, while 1st district representative of

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, became the party's president. In the 2013 Senate election, the party mostly supported several candidates from the

(UNA), which counts previous Lakas members among its candidates, such as

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, Dick Gordon, and

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. Three out of nine UNA candidates were elected. In 2016, the party initially planned to field senator Revilla for the

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. However, he would be detained at the

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custodial center at

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due to his alleged involvement in the

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. By August 2015, Lakas reportedly eyed to form an alliance with UNA and support vice president Jejomar Binay's candidacy for president. However, by February 2016, the party failed to reach a consensus on who to support, eventually opting not to endorse any candidate for president. The party supported the candidacy of

for vice president, who lost.

Recovery under the Duterte administration (2016–2022)

After then Davao City mayor

won the presidential election, Lakas signed a coalition agreement with Duterte's party,

, on May 18, 2016, joining several other political parties in the

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, the administration's coalition. In October 2017, Arroyo and two of her allies joined PDP–Laban. According to Arroyo, the move was done to "consolidate support for the president." In September 2018, House Minority Leader

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, who had rejoined Lakas, announced that the party is rebuilding to restore its dominance before Arroyo stepped down as president. On November 6, 2018, the party joined Hugpong ng Pagbabago, with Revilla joining the coalition's senatorial slate for the 2019 Senate election. Revilla was reelected, marking Lakas' return to the upper chamber. The party also won a dozen seats in the 2019 House of Representatives elections. After the 2019 elections, several politicians joined the party. Arroyo returned to the party on March 9, 2020. On November 17, 2021, Sara Duterte became the chairperson of the party, succeeding Revilla. Following her move to Lakas, she announced her candidacy for

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in the 2022 vice presidential election, becoming the running mate of

. On November 29, 2021, the party formed the

with three other parties to support the candidacies of Marcos and Duterte. The tandem won the elections, becoming the first presidential ticket to win together since Arroyo's victory along with her running mate in 2004.

Return to dominance (2022–present)

Following the 2022 Philippine general election, which saw Lakas winning 26 seats in the House of Representatives as well as the vice presidency, 38 politicians moved to the party, most of whom belonged to the weakening PDP–Laban. By the time the 19th Congress was opened, the party's seats in the House of Representatives increased from 12 in the 18th Congress to 64, replacing PDP–Laban as the dominant party in the lower house. Prominent members of the party were elected to various leadership positions in the lower house; Romualdez was elected as the House Speaker while Arroyo and

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became deputy speakers.

Ideology

Lakas–CMD adheres to the

and

ideologies, adopting the same ideologies of its predecessor party, and is a member of the Centrist Democrats International (CDI). The party also advocates for a shift from the present

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to a parliamentary form of government through constitutional amendments and through establishing peace talks with

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separatists and

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rebels. Lakas–CMD has always focused on economic growth and development, stronger ties with the

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, creation of jobs, and strong cooperation between the executive and legislative branches of government. The party is distinct in its ecumenical inclusion of Muslim leaders in its political alliance. The party has tended to be more popular in the

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provinces.

Current party officials

* President Emerita:

* National President:

* Chairperson: Sara Duterte * Co-Chairpersons: **

** Jose de Venecia Jr. * Secretary-General: Prospero Pichay Jr.

List of party chairpersons

* Gloria Macapagal Arroyo (2008–2009) * Gilberto Teodoro (2009–2010) * Amelita Villarosa (2010) * Gloria Macapagal Arroyo (2010–2011) * Edcel Lagman (2011–2012) * Bong Revilla, Jr. (2012–2021) * Sara Duterte (2021–present)

Candidates for Philippine general elections

2010

Presidential ticket

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for president – lost *

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for vice president – lost

For senator

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– lost * Ramon Guico Jr. – lost * Raul Lambino – lost *

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– lost *

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– won *

– won

2016

For senator

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(candidate for

and Miriam-Bongbong party) – lost * Romeo Maganto – lost *

(candidate for

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and Miriam-Bongbong party) – lost *

(candidate for

and Miriam-Bongbong party) – lost

2019

For senator

(also running under Hugpong ng Pagbabago) – won *

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– lost *

Larry Gadon Lorenzo "Larry" Gacilo Gadon (born March 1, 1958) is a Filipino lawyer. He ran for a senatorial seat in 2016, 2019 and 2022 election under UniTeam senatorial slate of Bongbong Marcos, all of which were unsuccessful. He is famously known on ...

(guest candidate from Kilusang Bagong Lipunan and

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) – lost

2022

Presidential ticket

for president (adopted candidate from the

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) – won * Sara Duterte for vice president – won

Electoral performance

Presidential elections

Vice presidential elections

Legislative elections

Senate

House of Representatives

Current members, 18th Congress

House of Representatives

District Representatives

* Majority leader

(Leyte, D1) * Deputy Speaker

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(Surigao del Sur, D2) * Juan Miguel Arroyo (Pampanga, D2) * Christopher de Venecia (Pangasinan, D4) *

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(Pangasinan, D5) * Aleta Suarez (Quezon, D3) * Vincent Frasco (Cebu, D5) * Paz Radaza (Lapu lapu City, LD) * Marilou Arroyo (Negros Occidental, D5) * Christian Unabia (Misamis Oriental D1) *

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(Capiz, D2) * J.F. Felipe Nograles (Rizal, D4-Montalban) * Hector Sanchez (Catanduanes LD) * Roger Mercado (Southern Leyte, D2) *

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(Biliran LD) *

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(Bataan, D1) * Leonardo Babasa, Jr. (Zamboanga del Sur D2) * Wilter Palma II (Zamboanga Sibugay D2)

Allied Partylist Representatives

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(Sagip) * Yedda Romualdez (Tingog Sinirangan) *

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(AnaKalusugan) * Sonny Lagon (Ako Bisaya) * Alfredo Garbin (

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) * Elizalde Co (

) * Ana Marie Villaraza-Suarez (Alona) * Adriano Ebcas (Ako Padayon Pilipino) * Romeo Momo (CWS) * Jose Gay Padiernos (Galing sa Puso P * Presley de Jesus (PHILRECA) * Sergio Dagooc (

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) * Alfred delos Santos (

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) * Jose Teves, Jr. (TGP)

Notes

References

External links

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