Evolution of Philippine political parties

There are many and diverse political parties in the Philippines. Most party membership consists primarily of political figures and leaders, with little or no grassroots membership. The

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has a

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with numerous

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, in which no one party often has a chance of gaining power alone, and parties must work with each other to form

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s for political expediency and convenience. Since no political parties have sustaining membership to which party leaders are developed, most of the political parties have the rise-and-fall-and-rise character. There are three types of parties in the Philippines. These are: (a) major parties, which typically correspond to traditional political parties; (b) minor parties or party-list organizations, which rely on the

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system to win Congressional seats; and (c) regional or provincial parties, which correspond to region-wide or province-wide organizations, respectively.

National parties in office

The following parties have been designated by the COMELEC as major political parties

Main Major parties

Other Major parties

Other Parties represented in Congress

Party-lists represented in Congress

These parties won more than 2% of the vote. For the complete list, see 2022 Philippine House of Representatives election (party-list).

Other minor parties

Parties that used to have members in Congress or parties with few or no seats in government

Local parties

Not registered with the government

These are national parties that are not registered with the

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Historical parties/coalitions

Parties

*Allied Party *Alyansa ng Pag-Asa * Bawat Isa Mahalaga *Citizens' Party *

Democrata Party The Democrata Party, also known as ''Partido Democrata Nacional'' () was a political party in early 20th century Philippines, when the Philippines was an insular territory of the United States. It functioned as an opposition party against the ruli ...

* Democratic Alliance *

Democratic Party Democratic Party most often refers to: *Democratic Party (United States) Democratic Party and similar terms may also refer to: Active parties Africa *Botswana Democratic Party *Democratic Party of Equatorial Guinea *Gabonese Democratic Party *Demo ...

Federalist Party The Federalist Party was a Conservatism in the United States, conservative political party which was the first political party in the United States. As such, under Alexander Hamilton, it dominated the national government from 1789 to 1801. De ...

Ganap Party The Ganap Party was a Filipino political party that grew from the Sakdalista movement. Benigno Ramos, who served as its leader, was also the founder of the Sakdalista movement. The party took its name from the Tagalog word ', which means "complete ...

Kabalikat ng Malayang Pilipino The Kabalikat ng Malayang Pilipino (KAMPI), formerly known as the Kabalikat ng Mamamayang Pilipino, was a political party in the Philippines. It is the main party of former President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo. In June 2008, Kampi merged into the Lak ...

KALIBAPI The Kapisanan ng Paglilingkod sa Bagong Pilipinas (''Association for Service to the New Philippines''), or KALIBAPI, was a fascist Filipino political party that served as the sole party of state during the Japanese occupation. It was intended to ...

Koalisyong Pambansa The Koalisyong Pambansa () was the coalition formed by the Liberal Party (Philippines), Liberal Party and the PDP–Laban for the 1992 Philippine general election. The coalition was seen to lean Centre-left politics, left-of-center. It emerged as a ...

*Labor Party *

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 t ...

Lakas–CMD (1991) Lakas–Christian Muslim Democrats (), abbreviated as Lakas–CMD and popularly known as Lakas, was a political party in the Philippines. Its ideology and that of its successor is heavily influenced by Christian and Islamic democracy. The party's ...

Lapiang Malaya The ''Lapiang Malaya'' (Filipino for "Freedom Movement" or "Freedom Party") was a fanatical political party in the Philippines during the 1950s to the 1960s. Led by Valentin de los Santos, he functioned as a cult leader. Valentin de los Santos was ...

*Modernist Party *Movement for Truth, Order and Righteousness * National Socialist Party *

Nationalist Citizens' Party The Nationalist Citizens' Party (NCP; Lapiang Makabansa) was a Philippine nationalist party established by Claro M. Recto and Lorenzo Tañada in 1957. Recto became its presidential candidate for the 1957 presidential election, where he was defeat ...

*New Leaf Party *Partido Bansang Marangal *Partido Isang Bansa, Isang Diwa *Partido ng Bansa *People’s Progressive Democratic Party *

Philippine Falange The Philippine Falange, the informal name for the Spanish National Assemblies of the Philippines (''Juntas Nacionales Españolas''), was a Philippine falangist political party that was a branch of the Spanish Falange.Hermógenes E. Bacareza: ''A ...

*Philippine Pro-Socialist Party *Popular Front *

Progresista Party The Progresista Party (Progressive Party, ''Partido Progresista'' in Tagalog and Spanish) was a conservative political party in the Philippines during the early 20th century. Formed in 1900 as the Federalist Party (Partido Federalista), the party o ...

Progressive Party Progressive Party may refer to: Active parties * Progressive Party, Brazil * Progressive Party (Chile) * Progressive Party of Working People, Cyprus * Dominica Progressive Party * Progressive Party (Iceland) * Progressive Party (Sardinia), Italy ...

*Reformist Party of the Philippines *

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* Sakdal Party *Social Democratic Party *

Social Justice Society The Social Justice Society (SJS) (Tagalog: Katarungang Panlipunan) is a registered national political party in the Philippines composed of citizens of the Philippines from all walks of life who are bound by a common concern or interest in the pro ...

*Sovereign Citizen Party * United Opposition

Major coalitions

References

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