Nationalist People's Coalition
The Nationalist People's Coalition (NPC) is a conservative political party in the Philippines which was founded in 1992 by presidential candidate Danding Cojuangco.
Nationalist People's Coalition | |
|---|---|
| Leader | Mark Cojuangco |
| President | Giorgidi B. Aggabao |
| Chairman | Tito Sotto |
| Spokesperson | Mark Enverga |
| Secretary-General | Mark Llandro Mendoza |
| Founder | Eduardo Cojuangco Jr. |
| Founded | 1992[1] |
| Split from | Nacionalista |
| Headquarters | 808 Building, Meralco Avenue, San Antonio, Pasig, 1605 Metro Manila |
| Newspaper | NPC Herald |
| Ideology | Conservatism[2][3][4] Social conservatism[5][6] |
| Political position | Centre-right[7][8] |
| National affiliation | Nationalist People's Coalition (1995) LAMMP (1998) PPC (2001) K4 (2004) TEAM Unity (2007) Team PNoy (2013) PGP (2016) Hugpong ng Pagbabago (2019) UniTeam (2022) |
| Colors | Green, red, white |
| Seats in the Senate | 5 / 24 |
| Seats in the House of Representatives | 38 / 316 [9] |
| Provincial governorships | 11 / 81 |
| Provincial vice governorships | 6 / 80 |
| Provincial board members | 90 / 1,023 |
| Website | |
| npc-party | |
History edit
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.[11] It left the LAMMP after Estrada was removed from power in January 2001.[11] 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.[12]
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."[12][failed verification]
1995 election edit
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.
| Candidate | Party | Occupation |
|---|---|---|
| Rose Marie Arenas | Nationalist People's Coalition | Businesswoman |
| Gaudencio Beduya | Nationalist People's Coalition | Former representative from Cebu |
| Anna Dominique Coseteng[a] | Nationalist People's Coalition | Senator |
| Amanda T. Cruz | Nationalist People's Coalition | Businesswoman |
| Ramon Fernandez | Nationalist People's Coalition | Professional basketball player |
| Gregorio Honasan[a] | Independent | Former colonel |
| Bongbong Marcos | Kilusang Bagong Lipunan | Representative from Ilocos Norte, son of Ferdinand Marcos |
| Adelisa A. Raymundo | Nationalist People's Coalition | Former labor sectoral representative |
| Manuel C. Roxas | Nationalist People's Coalition | Lawyer |
| Almarin C. Tillah | Nationalist People's Coalition | Chair of the Bangsamoro National Congress |
| Arturo Tolentino | Nationalist People's Coalition | Senator |
| Miriam Defensor-Santiago[a] | People's Reform Party | Former Bureau of Immigration and Deportation commissioner, 1992 presidential candidate |
2007 election edit
In the 2007 elections, the party won 26 seats:
- Mark Cojuangco
- Faustino Dy Jr.
- Giorgidi B. Aggabao
- Michael John Duavit
- Mark Mendoza
- Arthur Y. Pingoy Jr.
- Vicente Sotto III
- Ace Durano
- Avelino Razon Jr.
- Anthony Golez
- Ernesto Maceda
- Estelito Mendoza
- Darlene Antonino Custodio
- Daisy Avance-Fuentes
- Sixto Brillantes
- Loren Legarda
- Anna Dominique Coseteng
- Sherwin T. Gatchalian
- Francis Nepomuceno
- Vic Amante
- Evelio Leonardia
- Joan V. Alarilla
- Angelito Gatlabayan
- Luis Asistio
- Ding Roman
- Enrique Murphy Cojuangco
- Claude Bautista
- Emmanuel "Manny" Piñol
- Pedro Acharon
- 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 election edit
2010 edit
Loren Legarda – Vice-presidential candidate from the Nacionalista Party and LDP (lost)
Senate:
- Miriam Defensor Santiago (under the PRP and guest candidate of Lakas Kampi CMD, LDP, Nacionalista Party and PMP) (won)
- Rodolfo Plaza (guest candidate from Pwersa ng Masang Pilipino) (lost)
- Tito Sotto (won)
2013 edit
Senate:
- Loren Legarda – guest candidate from Liberal Party (Philippines)/Team PNoy (won)
- Jack Enrile – guest candidate from Pwersa ng Masang Pilipino/United Nationalist Alliance (lost)
- Edward Hagedorn – independent (lost)
2016 edit
- President: Grace Poe (lost)
- Vice President: Francis Escudero (lost)
Senate:
- Win Gatchalian (won)
- Tito Sotto (won)
2019 edit
Senate:
- Jinggoy Estrada (guest candidate, lost)
- JV Ejercito (lost)
- Lito Lapid (won)
- Imee Marcos (guest candidate, won)
- Grace Poe (guest candidate, won)
- Bong Revilla (guest candidate, won)
2022 edit
Vice President: Tito Sotto
Senate:
- Herbert Bautista (lost)
- Win Gatchalian (won)
- Loren Legarda (won)
- Francis Escudero (won)
- JV Ejercito (won)
Electoral performance edit
Presidential and vice presidential elections edit
| Year | Presidential election | Vice presidential election | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote share | Result | Candidate | Vote share | Result | |
| 1992 | Eduardo Cojuangco Jr. | 18.17% | Fidel Ramos (Lakas–NUCD) | Joseph Estrada | 33.00% | Joseph Estrada (NPC) |
| 1998 | None | Joseph Estrada (PMP) | None | Gloria Macapagal Arroyo (Lakas–CMD) | ||
| 2004 | None[n 1] | Gloria Macapagal Arroyo (Lakas–CMD) | None[n 2] | Noli de Castro (Independent) | ||
| 2010 | None[n 3] | Benigno Aquino III (Liberal) | Loren Legarda | 12.21% | Jejomar Binay (PDP–Laban) | |
| 2016 | None[n 4] | Rodrigo Duterte (PDP–Laban) | None[n 5] | Leni Robredo (Liberal) | ||
| 2022 | None[n 6][14] | Bongbong Marcos (PFP) | Vicente Sotto III | 15.89% | Sara Z. Duterte (Lakas–CMD) | |
Legislative elections edit
| Congress of the Philippines | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Seats won | Result | Year | Seats won | Ticket | Result |
| 1992 | 30 / 200 | LDP plurality | 1992 | 5 / 24 | Single party ticket | LDP win 16/24 seats |
| 1995 | 22 / 204 | Lakas / LDP majority | 1995 | 1 / 12 | Nationalist People's Coalition ticket | Lakas-Laban Coalition win 9/12 seats |
| 1998[n 7] | 64 / 258 | Lakas plurality | 1998 | 1 / 12 | LAMMP | LAMMP win 7/12 seats |
| 2001 | 40 / 256 | Lakas plurality | 2001 | Not participating | People Power Coalition win 8/13 seats | |
| 2004 | 53 / 261 | Lakas plurality | 2004 | 0 / 12 | KNP | K4 win 7/12 seats |
| 2007 | 28 / 270 | Lakas plurality | 2007 | 2 / 12 | Split ticket | Genuine Opposition win 8/12 seats |
| 2010 | 29 / 286 | Lakas plurality | 2010 | 1 / 12 | Split ticket | Liberal Party win 4/12 seats |
| 2013 | 42 / 292 | Liberal Party plurality | 2013 | 1 / 12 | Split ticket | Team PNoy win 9/12 seats |
| 2016 | 42 / 297 | Liberal Party plurality | 2016 | 1 / 12 | Partido Galing at Puso | Koalisyon ng Daang Matuwid win 7/12 seats |
| 2019 | 37 / 304 | PDP–Laban plurality | 2019 | 1 / 12 | Split ticket | Hugpong ng Pagbabago win 9/12 seats |
| 2022 | 35 / 304 | PDP–Laban plurality | 2022 | 4 / 12 | Split ticket | UniTeam win 6/12 seats |
- ^ NPC endorsed Fernando Poe Jr. for president.
- ^ NPC endorsed Loren Legarda for president.
- ^ Legarda's running mate was Manuel Villar of the Nacionalista Party.
- ^ NPC endorsed Grace Poe for president.
- ^ NPC endorsed Chiz Escudero for president.
- ^ There are no official Presidential standard bearer even Sotto has running mate (Ping Lacson) who is independent.
- ^ Contested in an electoral alliance with LDP and PMP as LAMMP. Seat total consists of 55 LAMMP representatives and 9 NPC representatives elected outside the LAMMP alliance.
18th Congress edit
Senate edit
House of Representatives edit
District Representatives edit
- Tyrone Agabas
- Genaro Alvarez
- Erico Aristotle Aumentado
- Lorna Bautista-Bandigan
- Gabriel Bordado
- Elias Bulut, Jr.
- Luis Campos, Jr.
- Solomon Chungalao
- Carlos Cojuangco
- Faustino Michael Dy III
- Ian Paul Dy
- Michael John Duavit
- Mark Enverga
- Sandra Eriguel
- Evelina Guevarra-Escudero
- Bayani Fernando
- Arnie Fuentebella
- Weslie Gatchalian
- Greg Gasataya
- J. Veronique Lacson-Noel
- Loren Legarda
- Dahlia Ambayec-Loyola
- Manuel Luis Lopez
- Bernardita Ramos
- Strike Revilla
- Xavier Jesus Romualdo
- Roman Romulo
- Manuel Sagarbarria
- Angelina "Helen" Tan
- Josemari Macasaquit
- Arnulfo Teves, Jr.
- Gerardo Valmayor
- Noel Villanueva
- Victor Yap
Partylist Allied edit
References edit
- ^ Guillermo, Artemio R. (2012). Historical dictionary of the Philippines (Third ed.). Scarecrow Press. p. 304.
- ^ The Report: Philippines 2015. Oxford Business Group. 2015. p. 21.
- ^ Tom Lansford, ed. (2019). Political Handbook of the World 2018-2019. CQ Press. p. 1271.
- ^ Dennis W. Johnson, ed. (2010). Routledge Handbook of Political Management. Routledge. p. 361.
- ^ Philippines. Facts On File. 1999. p. 887.
{{cite book}}:|work=ignored (help) - ^ Perron, Louis (2009). Election Campaigns in the Philippines. Routledge. p. 361.
- ^ a b Day, Alan John (2002), Political Parties of the World, John Harper Publishing, p. 377
- ^ Macaraeg, Pauline (January 27, 2019). "Who to Vote For? Get To Know the Political Parties in the Philippines". Esquiremag.ph. Retrieved August 19, 2022.
- ^ Arcangel, Xianne (November 15, 2023). . CNN Philippines. Archived from the original on November 16, 2023. Retrieved November 16, 2023.
- ^ NPC Party History September 28, 2007, at the Wayback Machine NPC website Retrieved December 17, 2006.
- ^ a b c Evangelista, Romie A. . Manila Standard Today. Archived from the original on October 13, 2007.
- ^ a b c d "Background Note: Philippines". United States Department of State. December 15, 2016. Retrieved May 18, 2023.
- ^ Introduction: Philippines CIA -The World Fact Book Retrieved December 10, 2006.
- ^ Gomez, Carla (April 20, 2022). "Sotto: NPC is free zone for choice of president". INQUIRER.net. Retrieved May 20, 2022.
External links edit
- Official website
- Nationalist People's Coalition on Facebook