The republic has been since becoming a blooming industry for diverse set of plurality of establishing political parties. In the early years of the first republic there has been one political party the Federal Party. The first party did not survive following the years after the commonwealth. In the second republic saw the emergence of two party the Nationalista Party and Liberal Party. A party system that patterned alike with the Republican and Democrats of the United States of America. The Nationalista party produced more Presidents than the Liberal party. It is the latter that was a breakaway from the former. Today both parties are considered the oldest surviving political party.
In the years and succession years of martial law period former President Ferdinand Marcos suspended polical parties. National assembly election in 1978 came and saw the resumption of political parties. Kilusan Bagong Lipunan was formed as an umbrella of political support for Marcos. Other political parties emerges most of them are unknown and defunct at present while the two grand old party Liberal and Nationalista was sidelined and their participation saw little impact. With most of the opposition parties boycotted other national elections in the 1980s with claimed of one-side to favor Marcos hold in power. The leading opposition political party against Marcos KBL was the Lakas ng Bayan of the Senator Benigno S. Aquino Jr, he was the most leading opponent figure of Marcos. After Benigno Aquino's assination in August 21, 1983 his party transcend as one of the most leading vocal groups of opposing the autocratic administration of Marcos. Soon the party joined with other opposition party to form a single banner known as the United Nationalist Democratic Organization - UNIDO. This became former President Corazon Aquino's party banner in the 1986 presidential snap elections.
After assuming the presidency former President Corazon Aquino's popularity is evident in the May 1987 congressional elections wining most of the seats in congress. In the senate alone 22 out of 24 candidates she endorsed and run under her Lakas ng Bayan banner won the seats. Marcos' KBL saw little participation and was reduced to a minor party while Marcos was in exiled. Marcos died while in exile in 1989.
Pre-national election in 1992 saw the emergence of the new and ressurection of old political parties. Laban ng Demokratikong Pilipino (LDP) was formed but was divided into a faction that supports the candidacy of former Speaker Ramon Mitra and former defense secretary Fidel Ramos. Mitra was overwhelm garnered the support of the party's majority in a party's national convention and was nominated as the party's first standard bearer for the 1992 presidential elections. Ramos knowingly had better chances of winning the presidency than Mitra, thus together with his supporters had breakaway from LDP to form their own party the Lakas CMD which is at current the most dominant party. Ramos candidacy for the presidency was endorsed and supported by Corazon Aquino and he eventually won the presidency beating Mirriam Santiago who is now a Senator and was thought to be the next to become President after Corazon Aquino because of showing strong on the surveys all the time. Senator Miriam Defensor Santiago also formed her own People's Reform Party. Other party that saw in action during presidential election campaign in 1992 was the Nationalist People's Coalition, Liberal Party, PDP-Laban, Nationalista Party, and KBL. It was Ramos who topped the 1992 presidential elections.
The presidential election campaign in 1998 change the course of political climate once more. The dominant Lakas CMD party was split into two faction supporting the candidacy of Speaker Jose De Venencia and former Defense Secretary Renato De Villa. De Venencia eventually won the party's nomination for it's standard bearer. De Villa followed the footstep of former President Ramos then to form his own party Reporma and run as it's standard bearer. Senator Raul Roco left LDP and formed his own Aksyon Demokratikong Pilipino. Other political parties that joined the 1998 presidential elections were Partido ng Masang Pilipino (PMP) of Joseph Estrada which coalesce with LDP, Peoples Reform Party of Miriam Santiago, PDP Laban of Aquilino Pimentel, Nationalist People's Coalition NPC, Liberal Party LP, Nationalista Party NP, Kilusan ng Bagong Lipunan KBL. Joseph Estrada a former actor eventually won the 1998 presidential election but was forced out of office in the middle of his term due to massive allegation of mismanagement and corruption. He was succeeded by Gloria Arroyo.
2004 presidential election came the incumbent President Gloria Arroyo run under the banner of her own party KAMPI with Lakas CMD as the main supporter. LDP faction headed by Edgardo Angara fielded Fernando Poe Jr an actor and close friend of deposed former President Joseph Estrada. The other LDP faction was with Agapito Aquino brother in-law of former President Corazon Aquino supported the candidacy of Senator Panfilo Lacson. Senator Raul Roco once again joined as himself the standard bearer of his own Aksyon Demokratiko. A new political party formed by religious leader Eddie Villanueva also joined in the election. Results of the election shows incumbent President Arroyo garnering the top spot. On top of this on the congressional level also saw growth on the formation of party-list sectors.
Political parties is not as surprising that always figured prominently in the affairs of the republic. It has been always the subject of public attention.
Apparently a diverse ideological indifferences that made this political parties. Others may quick to note that the party formation of their own was a vehicle for advancement of their own interests. For whatever ideological reasonings it may validate, sad to note whenever election came more and more political parties are formed. This display a reality of uncertainty and discord within the parties own rank, the urge to become a leader is strong than to serve.
Apparently a diverse ideological indifferences that made this political parties. Others may quick to note that the party formation of their own was a vehicle for advancement of their own interests. For whatever ideological reasonings it may validate, sad to note whenever election came more and more political parties are formed. This display a reality of uncertainty and discord within the parties own rank, the urge to become a leader is strong than to serve.
The biggest challenges posed for these political parties is the direction to what may they contribute toward bringing a sustain progressive economic development and peace in the republic. In the face of modern era in a manner to which parties operated traditionally they tend to seek new behaviors and strategies. Practice of modern liberal democracy is regarded as widely accepted common influence of broad appreciation from the electorate. Perhaps an important structures by means of which to build a social agent of representation in the government to where the exercise of the affairs of the republic is temporarily entrusted. Sad to note it appears that political parties are more entrenched in their strategies of electoral mobilization to ensure that they can get the vote needed to win in the elections.
In the years and succession years of martial law period former President Ferdinand Marcos suspended polical parties. National assembly election in 1978 came and saw the resumption of political parties. Kilusan Bagong Lipunan was formed as an umbrella of political support for Marcos. Other political parties emerges most of them are unknown and defunct at present while the two grand old party Liberal and Nationalista was sidelined and their participation saw little impact. With most of the opposition parties boycotted other national elections in the 1980s with claimed of one-side to favor Marcos hold in power. The leading opposition political party against Marcos KBL was the Lakas ng Bayan of the Senator Benigno S. Aquino Jr, he was the most leading opponent figure of Marcos. After Benigno Aquino's assination in August 21, 1983 his party transcend as one of the most leading vocal groups of opposing the autocratic administration of Marcos. Soon the party joined with other opposition party to form a single banner known as the United Nationalist Democratic Organization - UNIDO. This became former President Corazon Aquino's party banner in the 1986 presidential snap elections.
After assuming the presidency former President Corazon Aquino's popularity is evident in the May 1987 congressional elections wining most of the seats in congress. In the senate alone 22 out of 24 candidates she endorsed and run under her Lakas ng Bayan banner won the seats. Marcos' KBL saw little participation and was reduced to a minor party while Marcos was in exiled. Marcos died while in exile in 1989.
Pre-national election in 1992 saw the emergence of the new and ressurection of old political parties. Laban ng Demokratikong Pilipino (LDP) was formed but was divided into a faction that supports the candidacy of former Speaker Ramon Mitra and former defense secretary Fidel Ramos. Mitra was overwhelm garnered the support of the party's majority in a party's national convention and was nominated as the party's first standard bearer for the 1992 presidential elections. Ramos knowingly had better chances of winning the presidency than Mitra, thus together with his supporters had breakaway from LDP to form their own party the Lakas CMD which is at current the most dominant party. Ramos candidacy for the presidency was endorsed and supported by Corazon Aquino and he eventually won the presidency beating Mirriam Santiago who is now a Senator and was thought to be the next to become President after Corazon Aquino because of showing strong on the surveys all the time. Senator Miriam Defensor Santiago also formed her own People's Reform Party. Other party that saw in action during presidential election campaign in 1992 was the Nationalist People's Coalition, Liberal Party, PDP-Laban, Nationalista Party, and KBL. It was Ramos who topped the 1992 presidential elections.
The presidential election campaign in 1998 change the course of political climate once more. The dominant Lakas CMD party was split into two faction supporting the candidacy of Speaker Jose De Venencia and former Defense Secretary Renato De Villa. De Venencia eventually won the party's nomination for it's standard bearer. De Villa followed the footstep of former President Ramos then to form his own party Reporma and run as it's standard bearer. Senator Raul Roco left LDP and formed his own Aksyon Demokratikong Pilipino. Other political parties that joined the 1998 presidential elections were Partido ng Masang Pilipino (PMP) of Joseph Estrada which coalesce with LDP, Peoples Reform Party of Miriam Santiago, PDP Laban of Aquilino Pimentel, Nationalist People's Coalition NPC, Liberal Party LP, Nationalista Party NP, Kilusan ng Bagong Lipunan KBL. Joseph Estrada a former actor eventually won the 1998 presidential election but was forced out of office in the middle of his term due to massive allegation of mismanagement and corruption. He was succeeded by Gloria Arroyo.
2004 presidential election came the incumbent President Gloria Arroyo run under the banner of her own party KAMPI with Lakas CMD as the main supporter. LDP faction headed by Edgardo Angara fielded Fernando Poe Jr an actor and close friend of deposed former President Joseph Estrada. The other LDP faction was with Agapito Aquino brother in-law of former President Corazon Aquino supported the candidacy of Senator Panfilo Lacson. Senator Raul Roco once again joined as himself the standard bearer of his own Aksyon Demokratiko. A new political party formed by religious leader Eddie Villanueva also joined in the election. Results of the election shows incumbent President Arroyo garnering the top spot. On top of this on the congressional level also saw growth on the formation of party-list sectors.
Political parties is not as surprising that always figured prominently in the affairs of the republic. It has been always the subject of public attention.
Apparently a diverse ideological indifferences that made this political parties. Others may quick to note that the party formation of their own was a vehicle for advancement of their own interests. For whatever ideological reasonings it may validate, sad to note whenever election came more and more political parties are formed. This display a reality of uncertainty and discord within the parties own rank, the urge to become a leader is strong than to serve.
Apparently a diverse ideological indifferences that made this political parties. Others may quick to note that the party formation of their own was a vehicle for advancement of their own interests. For whatever ideological reasonings it may validate, sad to note whenever election came more and more political parties are formed. This display a reality of uncertainty and discord within the parties own rank, the urge to become a leader is strong than to serve.
The biggest challenges posed for these political parties is the direction to what may they contribute toward bringing a sustain progressive economic development and peace in the republic. In the face of modern era in a manner to which parties operated traditionally they tend to seek new behaviors and strategies. Practice of modern liberal democracy is regarded as widely accepted common influence of broad appreciation from the electorate. Perhaps an important structures by means of which to build a social agent of representation in the government to where the exercise of the affairs of the republic is temporarily entrusted. Sad to note it appears that political parties are more entrenched in their strategies of electoral mobilization to ensure that they can get the vote needed to win in the elections.
