Bando Osmeña – Pundok Kauswagan

Bando Osmeña – Pundok Kauswagan (lit. transl. Team Osmeña – Progress Group), commonly known as BO–PK or BOPK, is a local political party based in Cebu City, Philippines.^[2] It is a political party run by the Osmeña family of Cebu since 1987 when Tomas Osmeña first ran for mayor of Cebu City. Although not a registered political party with the Commission on Elections (COMELEC), it has been used by Osmeña and his allies since 1998 when he ran with Alvin Garcia as vice mayor.^[1]

Bando Osmeña – Pundok Kauswagan
Abbreviation	BOPK
Leader	Tomas Osmeña
Founded	1987^[1]
National affiliation	NPC (2021–present) LDP (2018–present) Liberal (2009–2018) Lakas–CMD (2003–2009)
Colors	Blue and   yellow
House of Representatives (Cebu City seats):	1 / 2
Cebu City Council:	4 / 16
Website
Official website
Politics of Philippines Political parties Elections

History

In 2012, then vice mayor Michael Rama bolted from the party and created his own group named as Barug Team Rama,^[3] which was later changed to Partido Barug upon its registration in COMELEC.^[4] Its formation has prevented BOPK from achieving its previous feats of landslide victories in 2007^[5] and 2010 local elections^[6] when it was only competing with Kugi Uswag Sugbo of former Mayor Alvin Garcia.

It is currently affiliated with the Laban ng Demokratikong Pilipino since 2018.^[7] It was previously affiliated with the Liberal Party and Lakas-Christian-Muslim Democrats. Prior to that, it was the city's equivalent of another national party founded by another Osmeña scion, the Probinsya Muna Development Initiative.

In the 2019 elections, BOPK won eight seats in the Cebu City Council and two of its candidates for the House of Representatives namely Rodrigo Abellanosa and Raul del Mar.^[8]

BOPK has also supported national candidates specifically for the position of president and vice president. In the 2010 elections, then senators Noynoy Aquino and Mar Roxas were endorsed by the party for president and vice president, respectively.^[9] As Roxas sought for the presidency in 2016, the party supported his candidacy along with his vice presidential candidate, then representative of Camarines Sur's 3rd district Leni Robredo.^[10] However, there were some barangay officials allied with the party that junked Roxas in favor then Davao City mayor Rodrigo Duterte.^[11] Osmeña later revealed that while he supported Roxas, he also helped "protect" Duterte's vote in the city.^[12] The party is supporting Robredo for president in the 2022 elections saying that they like "leaders who listen and respond", according to its mayoral candidate and Osmeña's wife, Margarita Osmeña,^[13] and senator Tito Sotto for vice president.^[14]

Electoral performance

Mayor

Election	Candidate	Number of votes	Share of votes	Outcome of election
2001	Tomas Osmeña	128,754	—	Won
2004		180,215	—	Won
2007		195,236	—	Won
2010	Michael Rama	210,520	58.42	Won
2013	Tomas Osmeña	209,497	49.30	Lost
2016		266,819	53.40	Won
2019		246,813	47.74	Lost
2022	Margarita Osmeña	202,446	34.50	Lost

Vice mayor

Election	Candidate	Number of votes	Share of votes	Outcome of election
2001	Michael Rama	—	—	Won
2004		249,256	—	Won
2007		218,241	—	Won
2010	Joy Augustus Young	226,736	66.25	Won
2013		200,200	49.95	Lost
2016	Nestor Archival	222,337	46.85	Lost
2019	Mary Ann De Los Santos	235,007	46.62	Lost
2022	Franklyn Ong	222,722	41.06	Lost

House of Representatives

Cebu City

Election	Seats allocated	Outcome of election
2001	2 / 2	PROMDI-led coalition
2004	2 / 2	Lakas-led coalition
2007	2 / 2	Lakas-led coalition
2010	2 / 2	Liberal-led coalition
2013	2 / 2	Liberal-led coalition
2016	2 / 2	Liberal-led coalition
2019	2 / 2	LDP-led coalition
2022	1 / 2	LDP & NPC-led coalition

City council

Election	Seats	Outcome of election
2010	16 / 16	Won
2013	12 / 16	Won
2016	6 / 16	Lost
2019	8 / 16	Tied with BARUG
2022	4 / 16	Lost

Representatives to Congress

Cebu City

Period	1st District Representative	2nd District Representative
12th Congress 2001–2004	Raul V. Del Mar	Antonio V. Cuenco
13th Congress 2004–2007
14th Congress 2007–2010
15th Congress 2010–2013	Rachel Marguerite B. Del Mar	Tomas R. Osmeña
16th Congress 2013–2016	Raul V. Del Mar	Rodrigo A. Abellanosa
17th Congress 2016–2019
18th Congress 2019–2022
19th Congress 2022–2025	Rachel Marguerite B. Del Mar	N/A

See also

• Partido Barug
• Kugi Uswag Sugbo
• Partido Panaghiusa

References

1. "BO-PK at 25 still raring for political action in Cebu City". CDN Digital. September 15, 2013. Retrieved August 21, 2020.
2. "Osmeñas endorse Noynoy, Mar". ABS-CBN News. October 22, 2009. Retrieved August 21, 2020.
3. Jessica Ann R. Pareja (June 3, 2011). "Rama cuts ties with BOPK". Retrieved December 21, 2019.
4. Delta Dyrecka Letigio (December 11, 2018). "Barug Team Rama changes group's name to Partido Barug". CDN Digital. Retrieved December 21, 2019.
5. Rene U. Borromeo (May 21, 2007). "Tomas, BOPK bets proclaimed winners". Retrieved August 21, 2020.
6. "BOPK wins landslide in Cebu City". The Freeman. May 13, 2010. Retrieved August 21, 2020.
7. Morexette Marie B. Erram (October 13, 2018). "Tomas picks Mary Ann as running mate for 2019". CDN Digital. Retrieved October 1, 2019.
8. Jean Marvette A. Demecillo (May 15, 2019). "Labella, Mike Rama proclaimed winners". The Freeman. Retrieved August 21, 2020.
9. "LP bets get a big boost in Cebu: BOPK to support 'Noy-Mar' in 2010". The Philippine Star. October 21, 2009. Retrieved November 23, 2021.
10. "BOPK, LP campaign in front of Cebu Capitol". SunStar Cebu. April 29, 2016. Retrieved November 23, 2021.
11. "In Cebu, barangay chiefs who are LP allies back Duterte". Rappler. May 6, 2016. Retrieved November 23, 2021.
12. "Tomas: I supported Mar but also guarded Digong's votes". CDN Digital. August 22, 2018. Retrieved November 23, 2021.
13. "Cebu City: Osmeña-led BOPK endorses Robredo for president". Rappler. November 23, 2021. Retrieved November 23, 2021.
14. "Tito Sotto grateful for BO-PK's endorsement". CDN Digital. December 11, 2021. Retrieved December 11, 2021.