Together Everybody Achieves More (TEAM) Unity was an

electoral alliance An electoral alliance (also known as a bipartisan electoral agreement, electoral pact, electoral agreement, electoral coalition or electoral bloc) is an association of political party, political parties or individuals that exists solely to stand ...

in the Philippines that contested the

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 fo ...

. TEAM Unity's candidates were supporters of President

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 ...

and her administration. The alliance sought to win several

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and

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seats to protect Arroyo from

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attempts. Politicians who opposed the Arroyo administration formed their own electoral alliance,

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 Opposi ...

(GO), to challenge TEAM Unity. In the Senate election, TEAM Unity won only 3 of the 12 contested seats. In 2011, as a result of an electoral protest, TEAM Unity's Senator

Juan Miguel Zubiri Juan Miguel "Migz" Fernandez Zubiri (; born April 13, 1969) is a Filipino businessman and politician serving as the President of the Senate of the Philippines, Senate President of the Philippines since July 25, 2022. Since 2016, he has been on ...

lost his seat to GO's

Koko Pimentel Aquilino Martin de la Llana Pimentel III (born January 20, 1964), commonly known as Koko Pimentel, is a Filipino politician and lawyer serving as the Senate Minority Leader since 2022. He has been a Senator since 2011 and previously served as ...

. TEAM Unity was more successful in the House elections, winning 142 of the 218 district seats.

Etymology

During the Lakas–CMD National Convention last April 12, President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo devised an acronym for the 12 senatorial candidates of TEAM Unity which is: " Ma S P A R A S A Ki D Z Mo" (in English, ''More for your kids''.) Ma stands for

Magsaysay Ramon del Fierro Magsaysay Sr. (August 31, 1907 – March 17, 1957) was a Filipino statesman who served as the seventh president of the Philippines, from December 30, 1953, until his death in an aircraft disaster on March 17, 1957. An automo ...

, S stands for Singson, P stands for Pichay, A stands for

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, R stands for

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, A stands for Arroyo, S stands for Sotto, A stands for Aquino-Oreta, Ki stands for Kiram, D stands for

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, Z stands for Zubiri, and Mo stands for Montano.

Program

TEAM UNITY's slogan and main program for Filipinos was "''Our priority agenda is to work for the future of our children.''" while their secondary slogan was "''Tulong Tulong sa Pagsulong''" (). The opposing party,

, used the slogan: ''Plan Co Revolt'' (in English, ''My plan is to revolt'') as a demonstrative threat to the Arroyo government.

Coalition members

Mainstream party members

Lakas–CMD 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 centre-right of the political spectrum, and is influenced by Christi ...

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 ...

(KAMPI) *

Nationalist People's Coalition The Nationalist People's Coalition (NPC) is a conservative political party in the Philippines, founded in 1992 by then-presidential candidate Eduardo Cojuangco Jr. History The Party was founded in 1992 after some members of the Nacionalista ...

(NPC- Teodoro wing) *

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(LP- Atienza wing) *

Laban ng Demokratikong Pilipino The Laban ng Demokratikong Pilipino () is a centre-right political party in the Philippines. There are no results available for the 2004 election for the House of Representatives, but according to the website of the House, the party held 7 out ...

(LDP) *

Partido Demokratiko Sosyalista ng Pilipinas The Partido Demokratiko Sosyalista ng Pilipinas (PDSP), also known as Philippine Democratic Socialist Party, is a political party in the Philippines. It is one of the member parties that composed the ''United Nationalist Democratic Organization'' ...

(PDSP)

TEAM Unity Senatorial slate

Campaign team

* Reli German - Campaign Manager *

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Secretary

Joseph Ace Durano Joseph Felix Mari "Ace" Hotchkiss Durano (born April 3, 1970) is a Filipino politician who served as Secretary of Tourism under President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo. He was also general manager of the Philippine Tourism Authority (PTA), being appoi ...

- Spokesperson * Tonypet Albano - Deputy Spokesperson * Ben Evardone - Media Director

Party jingle

The jingle was originated from the song "

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" for their early promotional campaign.

Election results

2 out of 12 candidates won the possible 12 seats in the Senate namely: (in order of votes received) *

Edgardo Angara Edgardo Javier Angara (, September 24, 1934 – May 13, 2018) was a Filipino politician who served as the President of the Senate of the Philippines from 1993 to 1995. He was a Senator from 1987 to 1998 and then served as Secretary of Agricult ...

Joker Arroyo Ceferino "Joker" Paz Arroyo Jr. (January 5, 1927 – October 5, 2015) was a Filipino statesman and key figure in the 1986 EDSA People Power Revolution which ousted dictator Ferdinand Marcos. He was a Congressman for Makati from 1992 to 2001 and ...

Notes

External links

TEAM Unity's Official Website
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