Political party in the Philippines
The
Nationalist People's Coalition
(
NPC
) is a
conservative
political party
in the
Philippines
which was founded in 1992 by presidential candidate
Danding Cojuangco
.
History
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The NPC was founded in 1992 after members of the
Nacionalista Party
, led by
Rizal
governor Isidro Rodriguez, left the party after disagreements with party leader and vice president
Salvador Laurel
before the
1992 presidential elections
. Members of civil society (including the business sector) who called themselves "Friends of Danding" invited tycoon
Eduardo "Danding" Cojuangco
, a former associate of
Ferdinand Marcos
,
[7]
to run as president with Senator
Joseph Estrada
as vice president. Cojuangco lost the presidential race, finishing third, and Estrada won the vice presidency in a landslide.
[10]
The NPC was a member of the
Laban ng Makabayang Masang Pilipino
(LAMMP), the political vehicle of vice president Joseph Estrada in the
1998 presidential elections
.
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It left the LAMMP after Estrada was removed from power in January 2001.
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When
Gloria Macapagal Arroyo
assumed the presidency, her
People Power Coalition
(led by the
Lakas?CMD
party) became the dominant group in
Congress
.
[12]
The 75-member Lakas party led the "
Sunshine Coalition
," which included the 61-member NPC, members of the
Liberal Party
, and several other minor parties.
[12]
The
Laban ng Demokratikong Pilipino
(LDP) party led the 20-member opposition bloc.
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In 2004, the LDP and NPC backed businessman Eduardo "Danding" Cojuangco as a potential presidential candidate in that year's elections.
[11]
Cojuangco, the NPC chair, withdrew from the campaign. Although the NPC had no seats in the Senate, the party had 53 seats in the House of Representatives after the election.
[13]
The
United States Department of State
said in its October 2006
Background Note: Philippines
, "Members of the
Congress
tend to have weak party loyalties and change party affiliation easily. There is no clear majority in the
Senate
, which changed its President in 2006."
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1995 election
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The NPC fielded a 12-person Senatorial slate in the
1995 elections
as an opposition party to the administration of President
Fidel V. Ramos
. They ran against the administration-backed
Lakas?Laban Coalition
.
2007 election
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In the
2007 elections
, the party won 26 seats:
2010 election
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2010
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Loren Legarda
? Vice-presidential candidate from the
Nacionalista Party
and
LDP
(lost)
Senate:
2013
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Senate:
2016
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Senate:
2019
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Senate:
2022
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Vice President:
Tito Sotto
Senate:
Electoral performance
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Presidential and vice presidential elections
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Legislative elections
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18th Congress
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Senate
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House of Representatives
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District Representatives
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Partylist Allied
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- Claudine Diana Bautista (Dumper PTDA)
- Conrado Estrella III (
ABONO
)
- Florencio Noel (
An Waray
)
References
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Guillermo, Artemio R. (2012).
Historical dictionary of the Philippines
(Third ed.). Scarecrow Press. p. 304.
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The Report: Philippines 2015
. Oxford Business Group. 2015. p. 21.
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Tom Lansford, ed. (2019).
Political Handbook of the World 2018-2019
. CQ Press. p. 1271.
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Dennis W. Johnson, ed. (2010).
Routledge Handbook of Political Management
. Routledge. p. 361.
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Philippines
. Facts On File. 1999. p. 887.
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Perron, Louis (2009).
Election Campaigns in the Philippines
. Routledge. p. 361.
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a
b
Day, Alan John (2002),
Political Parties of the World
, John Harper Publishing, p. 377
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Macaraeg, Pauline (January 27, 2019).
"Who to Vote For? Get To Know the Political Parties in the Philippines"
.
Esquiremag.ph
. Retrieved
August 19,
2022
.
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Arcangel, Xianne (November 15, 2023).
"PDP-Laban's membership dwindles, Lakas-CMD now dominant House party"
.
CNN Philippines
. Archived from
the original
on November 16, 2023
. Retrieved
November 16,
2023
.
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NPC Party History
Archived
September 28, 2007, at the
Wayback Machine
NPC website Retrieved December 17, 2006.
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a
b
c
Evangelista, Romie A.
"Angara party roots for Danding"
.
Manila Standard Today
. Archived from
the original
on October 13, 2007.
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a
b
c
d
"Background Note: Philippines"
.
United States Department of State
. December 15, 2016
. Retrieved
May 18,
2023
.
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Introduction: Philippines
CIA -The World Fact Book Retrieved December 10, 2006.
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Gomez, Carla (April 20, 2022).
"Sotto: NPC is free zone for choice of president"
.
INQUIRER.net
. Retrieved
May 20,
2022
.
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