Partido Demokratiko Pilipino

Partido Demokratiko Pilipino
Partido Demokratiko Pilipino
President	Aquilino Pimentel III
Chairman	Rodrigo Duterte
Secretary-General	Martin Diño
Founder	Aquilino Pimentel, Jr.
Founded	1982
Headquarters	Metro Manila
Ideology	Popular democracy (historical); Federalism; Democratic socialism; Left-wing populism; Socialism of the 21st century
Political position	Left-wing
Colors	Yellow, Dark Blue, Red
Seats in the Senate	1 / 24
Seats in the House of Representatives	0 / 292
Provincial governorships	1 / 81
Provincial vice governorships	0 / 81
Provincial board members	4 / 1,006
Website
	www.pdplaban.com
	Politics of the Philippines; Political parties; Elections;

The Partido Demokratiko Pilipino-Lakas ng Bayan (lit. Philippine Democratic Party-People's Power), more commonly known as PDP–Laban, is a political party in the Philippines.

History

The party now known as PDP–Laban is the result of a merger between the Partido Demokratiko Pilipino and Lakas ng Bayan.

Partido Demokratiko Pilipino (PDP) was founded in 1982 by Aquilino Pimentel, Jr. and a group of protesters against the authoritarian government of Ferdinand Marcos, the 10th President of the Philippines. 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, Crispin Lanorias and Morgs Cua.^{[citation needed]}

Merger

By 1983, PDP had formed a coalition with the Lakas ng Bayan (Filipino for "People Power") 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, the widow of the assassinated Senator Aquino, 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 its 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.

PDP-Laban today

As of May 2016^[update], PDP-Laban is headed by its president, senator Aquilino "Koko" Pimentel III, after the then incumbent Vice-President of the Philippines, Jejomar Binay resigned as party chairman and left the party. The party is currently re-grouping and there are some movements of expansion especially in Mindanao, where it originated, particularly in Davao region. Two of its founders, Crispin Lanorias and Cesar Ledesma, are again active in recent party activities. After the 2016 elections, PDP-Laban signed a coalition agreement with the Nacionalista Party, National Unity Party and the Nationalist People's Coalition, witnessed by presumptive President-elect Rodrigo Duterte.

Mission statement

According to self-published material, 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
a federal system of parliamentary government

Five basic party principles

Theism
Authentic humanism
Enlightened nationalism
Democratic centrist socialism
Consultative and participatory democracy

Notable members

Current

Party leaders

Aquilino "Koko" Pimentel III – current senator - president of PDP-LABAN
Rodrigo Duterte – presumptive president-elect of the Philippines, former mayor of Davao City - national chairman^[3] (also a member of Hugpong Sa Tawong Lungsod based in Davao City)
Salvador Ty – vice president of the party
Aquilino "Nene" Pimentel, Jr. – former senate president from Cagayan de Oro - Founder Emeritus

Other notable members

Allan L. Rellon – Tagum City mayor
Ismael "Mike" D. Sueño – Former governor of South Cotabato - former national chairman of the party
Teodoro Locsin Jr. – former congressman for Makati
Roy M. Yap – incumbent Board Member of the First District of Misamis Occidental Misamis Occidental Interim Secretary General for the Province of Misamis Occidental

2016 elections

Presidential Candidate

Rodrigo Duterte (formally announced candidacy on November 21, 2015 and officially filed COC on November 27 and December 8) – WON
Martin Diño (filed his candidacy on October 16, 2015 and withdrawn on October 29) – Chairman of the Volunteers Against Crime and Corruption; also Secretary-General of the party

Note: Diño earlier stated that had he withdrawn his intention to run for president, Davao City Mayor Rodrigo Duterte would be his substitute.^[4]

Vice Presidential Candidate

Alan Peter Cayetano (PDP-LABAN guest candidate; a member of Nacionalista Party running as an independent candidate)

Former member(s)

Jejomar Binay – former Makati City Mayor and Vice President of the Philippines (transferred to UNA)

References

^ BINAY INDUCTS NEW PDP-LABAN MEMBERS IN GMA, CAVITE - "...the PDP, established in 1982... Template:Wayback
^ . Philippine Daily Inquirer. May 16, 2016 http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/785781/federalism-will-empower-lgus-nene-pimentel. Retrieved May 16, 2016. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)
^ "Duterte is new PDP-Laban chair". Philippine Daily Inquirer. February 7, 2016. Retrieved February 7, 2016. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
^ "PDP-Laban decision final: Duterte to substitute if Diño withdraws presidential bid". CNN Philippines. Retrieved 2015-10-27.

External links

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

[2] . Philippine Daily Inquirer. May 16, 2016 http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/785781/federalism-will-empower-lgus-nene-pimentel. Retrieved May 16, 2016. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)

[3] "Duterte is new PDP-Laban chair". Philippine Daily Inquirer. February 7, 2016. Retrieved February 7, 2016. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)

[4] "PDP-Laban decision final: Duterte to substitute if Diño withdraws presidential bid". CNN Philippines. Retrieved 2015-10-27.

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