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Partido Demokratikong Pilipino-Lakas ng Bayan

PDP-Laban
President Aquilino Pimentel III
Chairman Rodrigo Roa Duterte
Spokesperson Paola Alvarez
Secretary-General Pantaleon Alvarez
Founder Aquilino Pimentel Jr. (PDP)
Benigno Aquino Jr. (LABAN)
Founded February 6, 1983; 34 years ago (1983-02-06) (merger)
  • February 6, 1982 (PDP)
  • 1978 (LABAN)
Merger of PDP and LABAN
Headquarters Metro Manila
Youth wing PDP-Laban Youth
Ideology Historical:
Social democracy
Modern:
Big tent
Federalism
Economic liberalism
Left-wing populism
Conservatism (minority)
Progressivism (minority)
Political position Centre-left to Left-wing
National affiliation UNIDO (1982 - 1986)
LABAN (1987)
Koalisyong Pambansa (1992)
Lakas-Laban Coalition (1995)
LAMMP (1998)
PPC (2001)
KNP (2004)
GO (2007)
Team PNoy (2013)
Coalition for Change (2016 - present)
Colors                Yellow, Dark Blue, Red
Seats in the Senate
4 / 24
Seats in the House of Representatives
121 / 294
Provincial governorships
8 / 81
Provincial vice governorships
6 / 81
Provincial board members
4 / 1,006
Website
www.pdplaban.com

The Partido Demokratiko Pilipino-Lakas ng Bayan (Philippine Democratic Party-Power of the Nation), more commonly known as PDP–Laban, is the ruling political party in the Philippines.

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.

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.

In 1986, the two groups merged to form the Partido Demokratiko Pilipino-Lakas ng Bayan or PDP LABAN. During 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, the widow of the assassinated senator Benigno Aquino, Jr., became the party's nominee to run for President. 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.


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