The Veterans Freedom Party (originally Veterans Federation Party) is a
party-list
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in the
Philippines
The Philippines (; fil, Pilipinas, links=no), officially the Republic of the Philippines ( fil, Republika ng Pilipinas, links=no),
* bik, Republika kan Filipinas
* ceb, Republika sa Pilipinas
* cbk, República de Filipinas
* hil, Republ ...
. It is the electoral wing of the
Veterans Federation of the Philippines
A veteran () is a person who has significant experience (and is usually adept and esteemed) and expertise in a particular occupation or field. A military veteran is a person who is no longer serving in a military.
A military veteran that h ...
.
In the
2004 elections for the
House of Representatives
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the party-list got 340,759 votes (2.6785% of the nationwide vote) and one seat (
Ernesto Gidaya). VFP was one of 5 party-lists said to have received presidential support in connection with the
Garci tapes affair.
Gidaya died on December 4, 2006. Two former candidates of the party contested to replace him, Estrella Santos and Rodolfo Gutang. Gutang is the general secretary of the party.
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Electoral performance
See also
* Veterans Federation Party
References
External links
Veterans Freedom Party Official website
Party-lists represented in the House of Representatives of the Philippines
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