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Partido Demokratiko Pilipino
Partido Demokratiko Pilipino
President	Aquilino Pimentel III
Secretary-General	Jose Cojuangco, Jr.
Founded	1982[dead link]
Headquarters	Makati City
Ideology	Social Conservatism; Social Democracy; Social Justice
Political position	Center
Colors	Yellow, Dark Blue, Red
Seats in the Senate	1 / 24
Seats in the House of Representatives	0 / 292
Provincial governorships	1 / 80
Provincial vice governorships	0 / 80
Provincial board members	4 / 926
Website
	www.pdplaban.org
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The Partido Demokratiko Pilipino-Lakas ng Bayan or the Philippine Democratic Party-People's Power, more commonly known as PDP LABAN, is a government political party in the Philippines.

History

The party now known as PDP LABAN is the result of a merger of two political parties: Partido Demokratiko Pilipino and Lakas ng Bayan.

Partido Demokratiko Pilipino (PDP) was founded in 1982 by Aquilino Pimentel, Jr. and a group of protesters of the Marcos government. These protesters include the leaders of Davao City and Cagayan de Oro City, such as Zafiro L. Respicio, Rey Magno Teves, Cesar R. Ledesma, Samuel Oceña, and Morgs Cua.^{[citation needed]}

Merger

By 1983, PDP had formed a coalition with the Lakas ng Bayan party, founded earlier by former Senator Benigno Aquino, Jr. in 1978.^{[citation needed]}

In 1986, the two groups merged to form the Partido Demokratiko Pilipino-Lakas ng Bayan or PDP LABAN. At that period, PDP LABAN became the single biggest opposition group to run against the presidency of Ferdinand Marcos in the 1986 Snap Presidential elections. Corazón Aquino, wife of Lakas ng Bayan founder Benigno Aquino, Jr. was the party's nominee for President that year. Aquino was persuaded to run by businessman, newspaperman and street parliamentarian Joaquin Roces, who was convinced that Aquino would have the biggest chance to defeat Marcos in the polls. Roces started the Cory Aquino for President movement to gather one million voters in one week to urge Aquino to run as president.

However, another opposition group led by Senator Salvador Laurel of Batangas was also participating in the election, with Laurel as the presidential bet. Before the election, Aquino approached Laurel and offered to give up her allegiance to the PDP-LABAN party, and run as president under Laurel's United Nationalist Democratic Organization (UNIDO) party. Laurel became the nominee for Vice President. He also approached Aquino, offering her the Vice Presidential nomination of UNIDO or Unity. In the end, Laurel became the Vice Presidential running-mate of Aquino, after being convinced to do so by the Archbishop of Manila, Jaime Cardinal Sin. PDP LABAN aligned itself with UNIDO, which became the main group and leader of the coalition which opposed Marcos. After the People Power Revolution of 1986, which saw Aquino and Laurel being proclaimed President and Vice President, respectively, PDP LABAN continued its allegiance with UNIDO, until the latter's dissolution in 1987. In 1988, PDP LABAN was split into two factions: the Pimentel Wing of Aquilino Pimentel, Jr. and the Cojuangco Wing of Jose Cojuangco, Jr.. The Cojuangco Wing and the Lakas ng Bayan party of House Speaker Ramon Mitra, Jr. merged in 1988 to form the Laban ng Demokratikong Pilipino party.

Mission and Vision

PDP LABAN seeks a peaceful and democratic way of life characterized by:

Freedom
Solidarity
Justice, Equity, and Social Responsibility
Self-reliance and Efficiency
Enlightened Nationalism
Federal System of Government

The Five Basic Party Principles

Theism
Authentic Humanism
Enlightened Nationalism
Democratic Centrist Socialism
Consultative and Participative Democracy

PDP LABAN Today

PDP LABAN today is headed by its chairman, current Vice-President of the Philippines, Hon. Jejomar Binay and with him are its 2 young leaders who will spearhead the party to its bright future as the strongest political party in the Philippines. Senator. Aquilino "Koko" Pimentel III as the party's President and Joey de Venecia III as the party's Secretary-General. The party with the guidance of the senior members and its young idealistic and nationalistic members will once again rise to be the biggest political party in the Philippines.

Party leaders

Aquilino Pimentel, Jr. - Former Senate President from Cagayan de Oro
Aquilino Pimentel III - Current Senator of the Philippines - President of the Party

References

^ BINAY INDUCTS NEW PDP-LABAN MEMBERS IN GMA, CAVITE - "...the PDP, established in 1982...

External links

[1] BINAY INDUCTS NEW PDP-LABAN MEMBERS IN GMA, CAVITE - "...the PDP, established in 1982...

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