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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
LeaderMark Cojuangco
PresidentJack Duavit
ChairmanTito Sotto
Secretary-GeneralMark Llandro Mendoza
SpokespersonMark Enverga
FounderDanding Cojuangco
Founded1992; 32 years ago (1992)[1]
Split fromNacionalista
Headquarters808 Building, Meralco Avenue, San Antonio, Pasig, 1605 Metro Manila
NewspaperNPC Herald
IdeologyFilipino nationalism
Conservatism[2][3][4]
Social conservatism[5][6]
Political positionCenter-right[7][8]
National affiliationNationalist People's Coalition (1995)
LAMMP (1998)
PPC (2001)
KNP (2004)
TEAM Unity (2007)
Team PNoy (2013)
PGP (2016)
HNP (2019)
UniTeam (2021–2024)
Alyansa para sa Bagong Pilipinas (2024–present)
Coalition members (1995)
Colors      Green, red, white
Senate
5 / 24
House of Representatives
38 / 316
[9]
Provincial Governors
10 / 82
Provincial Vice Governors
6 / 82
Provincial Board members
90 / 1,023

History

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1992

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The NPC was founded in 1991 after members of the Nacionalista Party, led by Rizal governor Isidro Rodriguez, left the party after disagreements with party leader and vice president Salvador "Doy" 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]

1998

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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]

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.[12]

2003

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In 2003, after the failure of impeachment filing in the House against Chief Justice Hilario Davide, rumors speculated that the coalition will go to abolishment, as pro-impeachment congressmen, mainly from the NPC disappointed in the failure of impeachment.[13] The rumors spread, also saying that there is a faction that are lacking of satisfaction on de Venecia and will challenge his speakership.[13][14] NPC later promoted to quit in the coalition for the 2004 elections,[15] and later rumored to join the opposition.[16]

2004

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In 2003, the LDP and NPC backed businessman Danding Cojuangco as a potential presidential candidate in that year's elections.[11] 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.[17] Although the NPC had no seats in the Senate, the party had 53 seats in the House of Representatives after the election.[18]

2010

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Two of its House stalwarts, Chiz Escudero and Gilbert Teodoro (a nephew of Cojuangco) left NPC for their presidential ambitions.[19] Teodoro joined Lakas–Kampi and launched his presidential campaign 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.,[20] forged a coalition with Manny Villar's Nacionalista to support the latter's presidential campaign with selection of Loren Legarda as running mate.

2013

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With Tito Sotto's chairmanship assumption, NPC forged an alliance with the administration's Team PNoy.

2022

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After Cojuangco's death in 2020,[21] NPC supported the vice presidential campaign of its chairman Sotto. But, in the preferences of presidential candidates, majority of them supported either Bongbong Marcos, or Panfilo Lacson's campaign.

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.

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
  1. ^ a b c Elected.

Candidates

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2007 election

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In the 2007 elections, the party won 26 seats:

2010

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2010 presidential elections

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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 (lost)

Senate:

Electoral performance

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Presidential and vice presidential elections

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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][22] Bongbong Marcos
(PFP) 		Vicente Sotto III
15.89%
 Sara Z. Duterte
(Lakas–CMD)

Legislative elections

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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

Notes

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  1. ^ NPC endorsed Fernando Poe Jr. for president.
  2. ^ NPC endorsed Loren Legarda for president.
  3. ^ Legarda's running mate was Manuel Villar of the Nacionalista Party.
  4. ^ NPC endorsed Grace Poe for president.
  5. ^ NPC endorsed Chiz Escudero for president.
  6. ^ There are no official Presidential standard bearer even Sotto has running mate (Ping Lacson) who is independent.
  7. ^ 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

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Senate

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House of Representatives

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District Representatives

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Current party officials

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Party leadership history

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Chairman

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Chairperson Term Start Term End
Danding Cojuangco 1991 2005
Faustino Dy Jr. 2010 2013
  Tito Sotto 2013 present

References

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  1. ^ Guillermo, Artemio R. (2012). Historical dictionary of the Philippines (Third ed.). Scarecrow Press. p. 304.
  2. ^ The Report: Philippines 2015. Oxford Business Group. 2015. p. 21.
  3. ^ Tom Lansford, ed. (2019). Political Handbook of the World 2018-2019. CQ Press. p. 1271.
  4. ^ Dennis W. Johnson, ed. (2010). Routledge Handbook of Political Management. Routledge. p. 361.
  5. ^ Philippines. Facts On File. 1999. p. 887. {{cite book}}: |work= ignored (help)
  6. ^ Perron, Louis (2009). Election Campaigns in the Philippines. Routledge. p. 361.
  7. ^ a b Day, Alan John (2002), Political Parties of the World, John Harper Publishing, p. 377
  8. ^ Macaraeg, Pauline (January 27, 2019). "Who to Vote For? Get To Know the Political Parties in the Philippines". Esquiremag.ph. Retrieved August 19, 2022.
  9. ^ 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.
  10. ^ NPC Party History Archived September 28, 2007, at the Wayback Machine NPC website Retrieved December 17, 2006.
  11. ^ a b c Evangelista, Romie A. "Angara party roots for Danding". Manila Standard Today. Archived from the original on October 13, 2007.
  12. ^ a b c "Background Note: Philippines". United States Department of State. December 15, 2016. Retrieved May 18, 2023.
  13. ^ a b "'Sunshine Coalition' bubuwagin sa 13th Congress". Philstar.com. June 10, 2004. Retrieved October 6, 2024.
  14. ^ Romero, Paolo (November 12, 2003). "JDV belittles bid to unseat him as Speaker". Philstar.com. Retrieved October 6, 2024.
  15. ^ Samia, Pamela (October 12, 2003). "NPC timetable set for 2004 polls". Philstar.com. Retrieved October 6, 2024.
  16. ^ Romero, Paolo (October 6, 2003). "NPC rebuffs LDP: No decision on coalition yet". Philstar.com. Retrieved October 6, 2024.
  17. ^ "'NPC sending mixed signals for 2004'". www.philstar.com. November 16, 2003. Retrieved December 2, 2024.
  18. ^ Introduction: Philippines CIA -The World Fact Book Retrieved December 10, 2006.
  19. ^ Mendez, Christina (October 29, 2009). "Escudero quits NPC". Philstar.com. Retrieved December 21, 2024.
  20. ^ Diaz, Jess (August 8, 2009). "NPC to announce 2010 bets this month". Philstar.com. Retrieved December 21, 2024.
  21. ^ Punay, Edu (June 20, 2020). "NPC, House leaders honor Danding". Philstar.com. Retrieved December 21, 2024.
  22. ^ Gomez, Carla (April 20, 2022). "Sotto: NPC is free zone for choice of president". INQUIRER.net. Retrieved May 20, 2022.
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