Veterans Freedom Party
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The Veterans Freedom Party (originally Veterans Federation Party) is a party-list in the Philippines. It is the electoral wing of the Veterans Federation of the Philippines.
In the 2004 elections for the House of Representatives the party-list got 340,759 votes (2.6785% of the nationwide vote)[1] and one seat (Ernesto Gidaya).[2] VFP was one of 5 party-lists said to have received presidential support in connection with the Garci tapes affair.[3]
Gidaya died on December 4, 2006. Two former candidates of the party contested to replace him, Estrella Santos and Rodolfo Gutang. Gutang is the general secretary of the party.[4]
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Electoral performance [edit]
| Election | Votes | % | Seats |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 304,902 | 3.33% | 1 |
| 2001 | 580,781 | 3.84% | 2 |
| 2004 | 340,759 | 2.68% | 1 |
| 2007 | 196,266 | 1.23% | 1 |
| 2010 | 155,672 | 0.52% | 0 |
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