The Nationalist People's Coalition (NPC) is a

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in the

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which was founded in 1992 by presidential candidate

Danding Cojuangco Eduardo "Danding" Murphy Cojuangco Jr. (June 10, 1935 – June 16, 2020) was a Filipino businessman and politician. He was the chairman and CEO of San Miguel Corporation, the largest food and beverage corporation in the Philippines and Southea ...

History

Formation

In 1990, amid political and economic uncertainty in the aftermath of the

1986 People Power Revolution The People Power Revolution, also known as the EDSA Revolution or the February Revolution, were a series of popular demonstrations in the Philippines, mostly in Metro Manila, from February 22 to 25, 1986. There was a sustained campaign of ...

, members of civil society and business groups invited businessman

, a former associate of deposed

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, to lead a national coalition for the 1992 national elections. Cojuangco's supporters, who called themselves ''Friends of Danding'', began organizing because of limited time before the polls. Cojuangco expressed interest in running under the

Nacionalista Party The Nacionalista Party (Filipino language, Filipino and Spanish language in the Philippines, Spanish: ''Partido Nacionalista''; , NP) is a political party in the Philippines which is the oldest existing party in the country and in Southeast Asi ...

where he had long-standing ties, provided the nomination process was fair. Two other national figures were also seeking the party nomination, Senator

Juan Ponce Enrile Juan Valentin Furagganan Ponce Enrile Sr., (born Juan Valentin Furagganan; February 14, 1924), also referred to by his initials JPE, is a Filipino politician and lawyer who served as 21st President of the Senate of the Philippines from 2008 to ...

and

Vice President A vice president or vice-president, also director in British English, is an officer in government or business who is below the president (chief executive officer) in rank. It can also refer to executive vice presidents, signifying that the vi ...

Salvador Laurel Salvador Roman Hidalgo Laurel (, November 18, 1928 – January 27, 2004), also known as Doy Laurel, was a Filipino people, Filipino lawyer and politician who served as the Vice President of the Philippines from 1986 to 1992 under President Cor ...

who was the party president. Internal disputes arose between Laurel and former

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Isidro Rodriguez over the nomination rules. With the issues unresolved and the party divided, Cojuangco's backers formed a new party, Partido Pilipino, led by Jerry Barican, Antonio Gatmaitan, and Butch Valdes. The

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officially registered the party on February 5, 1991. Nacionalista eventually split into the Laurel and Rodriguez wings, with the latter supporting Cojuangco. A court ruling in favor of the Laurel wing prompted Cojuangco's allies to consolidate under a broader umbrella group, the Nationalist People's Coalition. This coalition included the Rodriguez wing,

Kilusang Bagong Lipunan The New Society Movement (, KBL), formerly named the New Society Movement of United Nationalists, Liberals, et cetera (, KBLNNL), is a Right-wing politics, right-wing political party in the Philippines. It was first formed in 1978 as an umbrel ...

, Partido Pilipino and its regional parties such as Bagong Lakas ng Nueva Ecija, sectoral groups, and independent politicians.

1992 1992 was designated as International Space Year by the United Nations. Events January * January 1 – Boutros Boutros-Ghali of Egypt replaces Javier Pérez de Cuéllar of Peru as United Nations Secretary-General. * January 6 ** The Republ ...

In the 1992 elections, Cojuangco ran for president under the NPC banner with Senator

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, whose Partido ng Masang Pilipino coalesced with NPC, for vice president. Other NPC candidates for various races ran under affiliated parties. Cojuangco placed third, while Estrada won the vice presidential race in a landslide. After the elections, Partido Pilipino was renamed the Nationalist People's Coalition, formalizing the group into a political party with leadership transferred to newly-elected NPC officers.NPC Party History
NPC website Retrieved December 17, 2006.

1998

The NPC was a member of the

Laban ng Makabayang Masang Pilipino The Laban ng Makabayang Masang Pilipino () was the umbrella political opposition coalition during the 1998 Philippine general election that led to the election of then Vice President Joseph Estrada as President of the Philippines. It was the la ...

(LAMMP), the political vehicle of vice president Joseph Estrada in the 1998 presidential elections. It left the LAMMP after Estrada was removed from power in January 2001.

2001

When

Gloria Macapagal Arroyo Maria Gloria Macaraeg Macapagal-Arroyo (; born April 5, 1947), often referred to as PGMA or GMA, is a Filipino academic and politician who served as the 14th president of the Philippines from Presidency of Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, 2001 to 2010 ...

assumed the presidency, her

People Power Coalition People Power Coalition (PPC), formerly called "''EDSA Forces''", was a Philippine administration-based political multi-party electoral alliance in the May 14, 2001 midterm legislative elections. The coalition was created after the EDSA Revolut ...

(led by the

Lakas–CMD Lakas–Christian Muslim Democrats, abbreviated as Lakas–CMD and also known simply as Lakas, (and known as Lakas–Kampi until 2011) is a political party in the Philippines. Lakas–CMD is considered to be on the Centre-right politics, centre ...

party) became the dominant group in

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. The 75-member Lakas party led the " Sunshine Coalition," which included the 61-member NPC, members of the

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, and several other minor parties. The

Laban ng Demokratikong Pilipino Laban ng Demokratikong Pilipino (LDP; ) is a political party in the Philippines founded by Ramon Mitra Jr. and Peping Cojuangco. LDP was more commonly referred to as Laban during its early years. History Early years and formation In Septembe ...

(LDP) party led the 20-member opposition bloc.

2003

In 2003, after the failure of impeachment filing in the House against Chief Justice

Hilario Davide Hilario Gelbolingo Davide Jr. (born December 20, 1935) is a Filipino lawyer, professor, diplomat, constitutionalist and former politician, who served as the 20th Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines, chief justice of the Supre ...

, rumors speculated that the coalition will go to abolishment, as pro-impeachment congressmen, mainly from the NPC disappointed in the failure of impeachment. The rumors spread, also saying that there is a faction that are lacking of satisfaction on de Venecia and will challenge his speakership. NPC later prompted to quit in the coalition for the 2004 elections, and later rumored to join the opposition.

2004

In 2003, the LDP and NPC backed businessman

as a potential presidential candidate in that year's elections. Cojuangco, the NPC chair, withdrew from the campaign. But before the end of the year, NPC was sending 'mixed signals' that possibly confuse the public whether they will stay on the administration camp or jump into the opposition. Although the NPC had no seats in the Senate, the party had 53 seats in the House of Representatives after the election.

2010

Two of its former House stalwarts, Senator Chiz Escudero and Defense Secretary

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(a nephew of Cojuangco) left NPC for their presidential ambitions. Teodoro joined Lakas–Kampi and launched his

presidential campaign A political campaign is an organized effort which seeks to influence the decision making progress within a specific group. In democracies, political campaigns often refer to electoral campaigns, by which representatives are chosen or referen ...

there, while Escudero planned also to run for presidency, but later withdrawn his bid and launched NoyBi. NPC, led by its new chairman Faustino Dy Jr., forged a coalition with Manny Villar's

Nacionalista The Nacionalista Party (Filipino language, Filipino and Spanish language in the Philippines, Spanish: ''Partido Nacionalista''; , NP) is a political party in the Philippines which is the oldest existing party in the country and in Southeast Asi ...

to support the latter's presidential campaign with selection of

Loren Legarda Lorna Regina "Loren" Bautista Legarda (born January 28, 1960) is a Filipina politician, environmentalist, cultural worker, and former journalist who is currently serving as a Senator and served as the president pro tempore of the Senate of the ...

as running mate.

2013

With

Tito Sotto Vicente Castelo Sotto, III (; born August 24, 1948), is a Filipino politician and television personality who is a Senate of the Philippines, senator-elect of the Philippines. He is the longest-serving senator in the history of the upper chamb ...

's chairmanship assumption, NPC forged an alliance with the administration's

Team PNoy Team PNoy, formerly known as the LP–Akbayan–NPC–NP–LDP Coalition, was a political umbrella coalition in the Philippines, originally formed to support the administration-backed senatorial line-up for the 2013 Philippine Senate election. ...

. But Sotto sided with Jejomar Binay's UNA, with Congressman

Jack Enrile Juan Castañer Ponce Enrile Jr. (born July 16, 1958), also known as Jack Enrile or JPEJ, is a Filipino politician. He was a representative of the 1st District of Cagayan in the 11th, 12th, 13th and 15th Congresses. He is the only son and ...

as one of its senatoriables.

2022

After Cojuangco's death in 2020, NPC supported the vice presidential campaign of its chairman Sotto. But, in the preferences of presidential candidates, majority of them supported either

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, or Panfilo Lacson's campaign, which was Sotto's running mate.

2025

After the victory of Tito Sotto in senate elections of the same year, him and Chiz Escudero, are rumored to battle for senate presidency. One of their members in the Senate

JV Ejercito Joseph Victor Gomez Ejercito (; born December 26, 1969), also known as JV Ejercito Estrada or simply JV Ejercito, is a Filipino politician and businessman serving as a Senate of the Philippines, Senator since 2022 and previously from 2013 to 20 ...

proposed the two to make a gentlemen's agreement, with Escudero stay and Sotto will be the next seated.

1995 election

The NPC fielded a 12-person Senatorial slate in the 1995 elections as an opposition party to the administration of President

Fidel V. Ramos Fidel Valdez Ramos (; March 18, 1928 – July 31, 2022), popularly known as FVR, was a Filipino general and politician who served as the 12th president of the Philippines from 1992 to 1998. He was the only career military officer to reached ...

. They ran against the administration-backed

Lakas–Laban Coalition The Lakas–Laban Coalition was the multi-party electoral alliance supported by the administration of President Fidel V. Ramos for the 1995 Philippine midterm legislative and local elections. It was a coalition of two major parties in the Phil ...

Candidates

2007 election

In the

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, the party won 26 seats: *

Mark Cojuangco Marcos Juan Bruno Oppen Cojuangco (born October 6, 1957) also known as Mark Cojuangco, is a Filipino politician and businessman. He is a former Representative of 5th District of Pangasinan, in the Philippines, he also served as the vice-chairman ...

* Faustino Dy Jr. * Giorgidi B. Aggabao * Michael John Duavit * Mark Mendoza * Arthur Y. Pingoy Jr. *

Vicente Sotto III Vicente Castelo Sotto, III (; born August 24, 1948), is a Filipino politician and television personality who is a senator-elect of the Philippines. He is the longest-serving senator in the history of the upper chamber, being the only one ele ...

* Ace Durano * Avelino Razon Jr. * Anthony Golez *

Ernesto Maceda Ernesto Madarang "Ernie" Maceda Sr. (March 26, 1935 – June 20, 2016) was a Filipino politician, lawyer, and columnist who served as a Senator of the Philippines from 1971 to 1972 and again from 1987 to 1998. He served as Senate President fro ...

Estelito Mendoza Estelito "Titong" Patdu Mendoza (January 5, 1930 – March 26, 2025) was a Filipino lawyer who served as Solicitor General of the Philippines from 1972 to 1986. As Solicitor General, he successfully defended the validity of the 1973 Constitut ...

* Darlene Antonino Custodio * Daisy Avance-Fuentes * Sixto Brillantes *

* Anna Dominique Coseteng * Sherwin T. Gatchalian * Francis Nepomuceno * Vic Amante * Evelio Leonardia * Joan V. Alarilla *

Angelito Gatlabayan Angelito Cabaron Gatlabayan (born July 3, 1952), also referred to by his initials ACG, is a Philippines, Filipino engineer and politician. He was the first City Mayor of Antipolo following its transition to cityhood, serving from 1998 to 2007. ...

* Luis Asistio * Ding Roman *

Enrique Cojuangco Enrique "Henry" Murphy Cojuangco (February 1, 1941 – May 12, 2015) was a Filipino politician and basketball executive. He is the brother of Danding Cojuangco. Henry Cojuangco served as former governor of the Barangay Ginebra San Miguel, Baran ...

* Claude Bautista * Emmanuel "Manny" Piñol * Josemari Macasaquit * Juan Ponce "Jack" Enrile Jr. * Eleanor Bulut-Begtang * Arnulfo P. Fuentebella * Crisanto S. Rances * Felix William B. Fuentebella * Elizabeth "Tita Beth" A. Delarmente * Francis "Chiz" Escudero * Tom P. Bongalonta, Jr.

2010

2010 presidential elections

– Vice-presidential candidate from the

and LDP (lost) Senate: *

Miriam Defensor Santiago Miriam Palma Defensor-Santiago (June 15, 1945 – September 29, 2016) was a Filipino scholar, academic, lawyer, judge, author, stateswoman, and politician who served in all three branches of the Philippine government: judicial, executive, and l ...

(under the PRP and guest candidate of Lakas–Kampi, LDP,

and PMP) (won) *

Rodolfo Plaza Rodolfo "Ompong" Galido Plaza (born March 13, 1958) is a Filipino politician. A member of the Nationalist People's Coalition, he has been elected to three terms as a Member of the House of Representatives House of Representatives is the na ...

(guest candidate from PMP) (lost) *

(won)

2013

Senate: *

– guest candidate from

(won) *

– guest candidate from

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United Nationalist Alliance The United Nationalist Alliance (UNA ) is a political party in the Philippines. It was created as a multi-party electoral alliance replacing the former United Opposition (UNO) coalition for the 2013 midterm elections, before it was launched ...

(lost) * Edward Hagedorn – independent (lost)

2016

*President:

Grace Poe Mary Grace Natividad Sonora Poe-Llamanzares (born 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 Classifi ...

(lost) *Vice President:

Francis Escudero Francis Joseph "Chiz" Guevara Escudero (, born October 10, 1969) is a Filipino politician and lawyer who has served as the 25th president of the Senate of the Philippines since May 20, 2024. Escudero has served as a Senate of the Philippines, s ...

(lost) Senate: *

Win Gatchalian Sherwin Ting Gatchalian (born April 6, 1974), known as Win Gatchalian, is a Filipino politician and businessman serving as a Senate of the Philippines, Senator since 2016. A member of the Nationalist People's Coalition (NPC), he previously ser ...

(won) *

(won)

2019

Senate: *

Jinggoy Estrada Jose Pimentel Ejercito Jr. (born February 17, 1963), better known as Jinggoy Estrada or Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada, is a Filipino politician and film actor serving as a senator since 2022 and previously from 2004 to 2016. He is the current presi ...

(guest candidate, lost) *

(lost) *

Lito Lapid Manuel "Lito" Mercado Lapid (; born October 25, 1955) is a Filipino actor, director and politician serving as a Senate of the Philippines, Senator since 2019, and previously from 2004 to 2016. He started his political career in Pampanga, serv ...

(won) *

Imee Marcos Maria Imelda Josefa Remedios "Imee" Romualdez Marcos-Manotoc (; born November 12, 1955) is a Filipino politician and film producer serving as a Senate of the Philippines, senator since 2019. She previously served as governor of Ilocos Norte ...

(guest candidate, won) *

Bong Revilla Ramon Bautista Bong Revilla Jr. (; born Jose Mari Mortel Bautista; September 25, 1966) is a Filipino actor, director, producer, television presenter and politician serving as a Senate of the Philippines, senator since 2019, and previously from ...

(guest candidate, won)

2022

Vice President:

(lost) Senate: *

Herbert Bautista Herbert Constantine "Bistek" Maclang Bautista (born May 12, 1968) is a Filipino actor and politician who served as mayor of Quezon City, the Philippines' largest city by population, from 2010 to 2019. Bautista has starred in numerous films and ...

(lost) *

(won) *

(won) * Manny Piñol (lost)

2025

Senate: *

Abby Binay Mar-len Abigail "Abby" Sombillo Binay-Campos (born December 12, 1975) is a Filipino lawyer and politician who has been the Mayor of Makati since 2016. She formerly served in the Congress as Representative of Makati's 2nd District from 2007 to ...

Panfilo Lacson Panfilo "Ping" Morena Lacson Sr. (; born June 1, 1948) is a Filipino politician who is a senator-elect of the Philippines. He is also a former police general who served as director general of the Philippine National Police (PNP) from 1999 to 2 ...

(Guest candidate albeit running Independent)

Electoral performance

Presidential and vice presidential elections

Legislative elections

Notes

19th Congress

Senate

House of Representatives

District Representatives

* Tyrone Agabas * Genaro Alvarez *

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Lorna Bautista-Bandigan Lorna P. Bautista-Bandigan is a Filipino politician who was a member of the House of Representatives of the Philippines, House of Representatives. She represented Davao Occidental's at-large congressional district from June 30, 2016 to June 30, 20 ...

* Gabriel Bordado * Elias Bulut, Jr. *

Luis Campos, Jr. Luis Jose Angel Nakpil Campos Jr. (born October 16, 1967) is a Filipino lawyer, politician, and businessman who served in the Philippine House of Representatives representing Makati's 2nd district from 2016 to 2025. Early life and education ...

* Solomon Chungalao *

Carlos Cojuangco Carlos "Charlie" Oppen Cojuangco (April 14, 1963 – February 22, 2022) was a Filipino politician who served in the Philippine House of Representatives for two different districts: Tarlac's Tarlac's 1st congressional district, 1st district and N ...

* Faustino Michael Dy III * Ian Paul Dy * Michael John Duavit * Mark Enverga *

Sandra Eriguel Sandra Young Eriguel (born Sandra Young, 23 October 1961) is a Filipina physician and politician who served as Member of the Philippine House of Representatives from La Union's 2nd District from June 30, 2016, until June 30, 2022. Early life ...

* Evelina Guevarra-Escudero *

Bayani Fernando Bayani Flores Fernando (; July 25, 1946 – September 22, 2023) was a Filipino politician, businessman, and mechanical engineer. He served as the mayor of Marikina from 1992 to 2001. During the administration of President Gloria Macapagal Arr ...

* Arnie Fuentebella * Weslie Gatchalian *

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* J. Veronique Lacson-Noel *

* Dahlia Ambayec-Loyola *

Manuel Luis Lopez Manuel Luis "Manny" Tantoco Lopez (born August 18, 1961) is a Filipino politician and former sports executive who is the former House of Representatives of the Philippines, Representative from Manila's 1st congressional district, which compris ...

* Bernardita Ramos *

Strike Revilla Strike Bautista Revilla (; born Edwin Mortel Bautista; March 2, 1970) is a Filipino politician and incumbent Representative of Cavite's 2nd District in the Philippine House of Representatives. He is a member of the National Unity Party. He p ...

* Xavier Jesus Romualdo *

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* Manuel Sagarbarria * Angelina "Helen" Tan * Josemari Macasaquit * Arnulfo Teves, Jr. * Gerardo Valmayor * Noel Villanueva * Victor Yap

Current party officials

* Leader:

* President:

Jack Duavit Michael John "Jack" Roy Duavit (born February 20, 1970) is a Filipino politician, businessman and former audio engineer who is serving as the representative of Rizal's 1st congressional district since 2016, and previously from 2001 to 2010. He ...

* Chairman:

* Secretary-General:

Mark Llandro Mendoza Mark Llandro "Dong" Latorre Mendoza (born August 29, 1973) is a Philippines, Filipino politician. He is the Presidential Adviser on Legislative Affairs and head of the Presidential Legislative Liaison Office, a member of the cabinet of Philippi ...

* Spokesperson: Mark Enverga * Senate President:

Party leadership history

Chairman

References

External links

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History

Formation

1992 1992 was designated as International Space Year by the United Nations. Events January * January 1 – Boutros Boutros-Ghali of Egypt replaces Javier Pérez de Cuéllar of Peru as United Nations Secretary-General. * January 6 ** The Republ ...

1998

2001

2003

2004

2010

2013

2022

2025

1995 election

Candidates

2007 election

2010

2010 presidential elections

2013

2016

2019

2022

2025

Electoral performance

Presidential and vice presidential elections

Legislative elections

Notes

19th Congress

Senate

House of Representatives

District Representatives

Current party officials

Party leadership history

Chairman

See also

References

External links