Lakas-Christian Muslim Democrats
Encyclopedia
Lakas-CMD popularly known as Lakas, was a political party
in the Philippines
and the predecessor of Lakas Kampi CMD. Its ideology and that of its successor is heavily influenced by Christian
and Islamic democracy
, and by Populism
. The party's influence on Philippine society is very evident, especially after the People Power Revolution, which has led the country to elect two presidents from the party, namely Fidel V. Ramos
, a United Methodist, and Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo
, a Roman Catholic.
In May 2009, Lakas-CMD merged with KAMPI
, which is now called Lakas-Kampi-CMD
and is the current minority political party in the Philippines.
, creation of jobs, and strong cooperation between the executive and legislative branches of government. It is known for its advocacy of a shift from the present presidential system
to a parliamentary form of government through constitutional amendments and through establishing peace talks with Muslim
separatists and communist
rebels. The party democracy is distinct in its ecumenical inclusion of Muslim leaders in its political alliance.
Kay sakit namang isipin na sa puso mo ako'y pangalawa sa tuwing makikita kitang kasama siya pinipikit ko ang aking mga mata at sa gabing kasama mo siya halos hindi ako makahinga kayakap ko ang bote ng tequila nagmumukmok sa ibabaw ng lamesa naghihintay hanggang sumapit ang umaga nang muli kang makasama.
Ano ating lagay hindi mapalagay ako'y nasasaktan pag hawak mo kanyang kamay sa kanya ka sa tanghali akin ka sa gabi pagdilat sa umaga yo! wala kana sa tabi meron kahati gusto kita na mapasaakin kung pwede lang ba sana sa kanya kita nakawin at lagi mong iisipin kung hindi ka para sa akin wag mo lang makalimutin na ika'y mahal ko rin.
Pamulinawen
Pamulinawen
Pusok imdengam man
Toy umas-asug
Agrayo ita sadiam.
Panunotem man
Dika pagintultulngan
Toy agayat, agruknoy ita emmam.
Itdem ta diak kalipatan
Ta nasudi unay a nagan,
Uray sadin' ti ayan,
Lugar sadino man,
Aw-awagak a di agsarday
Ta naganmo a kasam-itan
No malagipka, pusok ti mabang-aran!
as retired General, then-Defense Secretary Fidel V. Ramos
and former Cebu
Governor Emilio Mario R. Osmeña
were running for President and Vice-President respectively. It was also formed when Ramos bolted from the Laban ng Demokratikong Pilipino, after he had lost in the bid for the presidency under that said banner.
The party was formed out of two parties: Ramos's Partido Lakas ng Tao (People Power Party
) and the National Union of Christian Democrats (NUCD) of Raul Manglapus
. As they coalesced, the party became known as Lakas ng Tao-National Union of Christian Democrats, with Lakas ng Tao usually just shortened to "Lakas" and abbreviated as Lakas-NUCD.
In 1994, it formed a coalition government with the Laban ng Demokratikong Pilipino
(Struggle of Democratic Filipinos) for the 1995 legislative elections
. This coalition, dubbed the "Lakas-Laban Coalition
", won a majority in both Houses of Congress. In the 1997 Lakas National Convention, the party nominated House Speaker Jose de Venecia, Jr.
of Pangasinan
after a close nominal fight with then Defense Secretary Renato de Villa
as its nominee to the presidency against oppositionist Vice President Joseph Estrada
in the 1998 elections
. By this time, it was joined by the Union of Muslim Democrats of the Philippines (UMDP) to form Lakas ng EDSA-National Union of Christian Democrats-United Muslim Democrats of the Philippines (Lakas-NUCD-UMDP).
Secretary de Villa eventually bolted the party and formed Partido ng Demokratikong Reporma-Lapiang Manggagawa
(Democratic Reform Party) for the 1998 presidential elections
. Lakas also nominated then-Senator Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo
of Pampanga
as its candidate as Vice President
. Arroyo had originally intended to run for President under her party, Kabalikat ng Mamamayang Pilipino
(KAMPI). De Venecia lost to Vice President Estrada by a wide majority, while Arroyo won the vice presidency in the same manner while her KAMPI party was in hiatus.
, the name changed again to the current Lakas-Christian Muslim Democrats, or Lakas-CMD. However, the meaning of Lakas in the party name is usually now referred to as "Lakas ng EDSA" which means "The Strength of EDSA" than the original Lakas ng Tao which means "The Strength of the People" or "People Power." This is also the name that it used when it ran in 2004 elections under the K-4 coalition. President Arroyo, who succeeded the deposed President Joseph Estrada
, was the K-4 Coalition candidate for president in the 2004 election, eventually winning over her opponents primarily Fernando Poe, Jr.
and Senator Panfilo Lacson
.
At the onset of 2006, Lakas-CMD was torn by factional rivalry between supporters of President Arroyo and supporters of former President Fidel V. Ramos
. Issues include transitory provisions in a proposed Constitution to scrap mid-term elections (or "no-el") set for 2007 and calls for her to step down in time for the elections, which is related to the "no-el" controversy. The party held its Annual Party Directorate Meeting on January 14, 2006 to discuss these matters.
There are no official results available of the 2007 elections
released by the party but according to the Philippine House of Representatives, the party holds 79 out of 235 seats.
On January 16, 2008, Lakas spokesman and legal counsel Raul Lambino stated that Lakas-CMD officially released the list of senatorial bets for 2010—spokesman in 2010. Except for Parañaque Representative Eduardo Zialcita, they were not yet identified. But Lambino named incumbent Senators Ramon Revilla, Jr.
and Lito Lapid, former senator Ralph Recto
and former Congressman Prospero Pichay as among those considered.
(Pangasinan -4th District) resigned his post as President of Lakas-CMD on March 10, 2008; he rejected the proposition of former president Fidel Ramos to give him the title Chairman-emeritus. The current Speaker of the House Prospero Nograles
(Davao -1st District) was sworn it as the new president of Lakas-CMD party and former Speaker of the house Feliciano Belmonte, Jr.
as vice president for Metro Manila affairs on the same day.
on June 18, 2008, confirmed the historical merger of the Lakas-Christian-Muslim-Democrats (Lakas-CMD) and the Kabalikat ng Malayang Pilipino
(Kampi) parties. Both parties adopted the “equity of the incumbent” principle, as the merger will account for almost 200 national and 8,000 local officials, amid Mrs. Arroyo's prediction of 2010 elections victory. Prospero Nograles
, Lakas President and Kampi Chair Ronaldo Puno
signed the covenant at the Davao City
regional caucus
. Former President and Lakas-CMD Chairman Emeritus Fidel V. Ramos
announced on February 6, 2008 that Lakas-CMD would be the surviving entity after its merger with KAMPI
.
On August 9, 2009, Pangasinan Representative and Former House Speaker Jose de Venecia, Jr.
and Former President Fidel V. Ramos
led fifty members from the Lakas Kampi CMD in objecting to its merger with Kabalikat ng Malayang Pilipino
(KAMPI) on May 28, 2009. The faction made de Venecia its President with Ramos as the Chairman Emeritus of the new party, Ramos refused the offer of Chairman Emeritus of Lakas-Kampi after being named in interim party organization. De Venecia has filed a resolution at the Commission on Elections
to declare null and void the merger. However, the Supreme Court
ultimately upheld the legality of the merger, citing the failure of de Venecia “to sufficiently show that any grave abuse of discretion was committed by the [Commission on Elections] in rendering the challenged resolution.”
*in coalition with LDP
*does not include candidates who ran as under a Lakas-NUCD-UMDP ticket along with another party.
**in coalition with LDP
.
, as it propels the machinery of its candidates House Speaker Jose de Venecia and Senator Gloria Macapagal Arroyo to the presidency and vice presidency respectively against the Laban ng Makabayang Masang Pilipino
(Struggle of Patriotic Filipino Masses) coalition of the opposition led by Vice President Joseph Estrada
and Senator Edgardo Angara
.
Lakas-CMD gained 5 out of 12 possible seats in the Senate
namely: (in order of votes received)
House Speaker Prospero Nograles
, Lakas-CMD president released on June 2, 2008, its tentative 2010 senatorial elections line-up:
Political party
A political party is a political organization that typically seeks to influence government policy, usually by nominating their own candidates and trying to seat them in political office. Parties participate in electoral campaigns, educational outreach or protest actions...
in the Philippines
Philippines
The Philippines , officially known as the Republic of the Philippines , is a country in Southeast Asia in the western Pacific Ocean. To its north across the Luzon Strait lies Taiwan. West across the South China Sea sits Vietnam...
and the predecessor of Lakas Kampi CMD. Its ideology and that of its successor is heavily influenced by Christian
Christian Democracy
Christian democracy is a political ideology that seeks to apply Christian principles to public policy. It emerged in nineteenth-century Europe under the influence of conservatism and Catholic social teaching...
and Islamic democracy
Islamic democracy
Islamic democracy refers to two kinds of democratic states that can be recognized in the Islamic countries. The basis of this distinction has to do with how comprehensively Islam is incorporated into the affairs of the state....
, and by Populism
Populism
Populism can be defined as an ideology, political philosophy, or type of discourse. Generally, a common theme compares "the people" against "the elite", and urges social and political system changes. It can also be defined as a rhetorical style employed by members of various political or social...
. The party's influence on Philippine society is very evident, especially after the People Power Revolution, which has led the country to elect two presidents from the party, namely Fidel V. Ramos
Fidel V. Ramos
Fidel "Eddie" Valdez Ramos , popularly known as FVR, was the 12th President of the Philippines from 1992 to 1998. During his six years in office, Ramos was widely credited and admired by many for revitalizing and renewing international confidence in the Philippine economy.Prior to his election as...
, a United Methodist, and Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo
Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo
Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo is a Filipino politician who served as the 14th President of the Philippines from 2001 to 2010, as the 12th Vice President of the Philippines from 1998 to 2001, and is currently a member of the House of Representatives representing the 2nd District of Pampanga...
, a Roman Catholic.
In May 2009, Lakas-CMD merged with KAMPI
Kampi
Kampi is a small village located in the Nicosia District of Cyprus, east of the town of Palaichori....
, which is now called Lakas-Kampi-CMD
Lakas-Kampi-CMD
Lakas Kampi CMD is a center-right political party in the Philippines and the current minority party in the country. Its ideology is heavily influenced by Christian and Islamic democracy...
and is the current minority political party in the Philippines.
Ideology
Lakas-CMD has always focused on economic growth and development, stronger ties with the United StatesUnited States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
, creation of jobs, and strong cooperation between the executive and legislative branches of government. It is known for its advocacy of a shift from the present presidential system
Presidential system
A presidential system is a system of government where an executive branch exists and presides separately from the legislature, to which it is not responsible and which cannot, in normal circumstances, dismiss it....
to a parliamentary form of government through constitutional amendments and through establishing peace talks with Muslim
Islam in the Philippines
Islam is the oldest recorded monotheistic religion in the Philippines. Islam reached the Philippines between the 12th and 14th century with the arrival of Muslim traders from Persian Gulf and the Malabar Coast in Southern India, and their followers from several sultanate governments in the Malay...
separatists and communist
Communism
Communism is a social, political and economic ideology that aims at the establishment of a classless, moneyless, revolutionary and stateless socialist society structured upon common ownership of the means of production...
rebels. The party democracy is distinct in its ecumenical inclusion of Muslim leaders in its political alliance.
Kay sakit namang isipin na sa puso mo ako'y pangalawa sa tuwing makikita kitang kasama siya pinipikit ko ang aking mga mata at sa gabing kasama mo siya halos hindi ako makahinga kayakap ko ang bote ng tequila nagmumukmok sa ibabaw ng lamesa naghihintay hanggang sumapit ang umaga nang muli kang makasama.
Ano ating lagay hindi mapalagay ako'y nasasaktan pag hawak mo kanyang kamay sa kanya ka sa tanghali akin ka sa gabi pagdilat sa umaga yo! wala kana sa tabi meron kahati gusto kita na mapasaakin kung pwede lang ba sana sa kanya kita nakawin at lagi mong iisipin kung hindi ka para sa akin wag mo lang makalimutin na ika'y mahal ko rin.
Pamulinawen
Pamulinawen
Pusok imdengam man
Toy umas-asug
Agrayo ita sadiam.
Panunotem man
Dika pagintultulngan
Toy agayat, agruknoy ita emmam.
Itdem ta diak kalipatan
Ta nasudi unay a nagan,
Uray sadin' ti ayan,
Lugar sadino man,
Aw-awagak a di agsarday
Ta naganmo a kasam-itan
No malagipka, pusok ti mabang-aran!
Early days and Ramos administration
Lakas-CMD was formed in December 1991 for the 1992 Presidential electionsPhilippine general election, 1992
The senatorial election was held in the Philippines on May 11, 1992. This was the first general election under the 1987 Philippine Constitution. An estimated 80,000 candidates ran for 17,000 posts from the presidency down to municipal councilors...
as retired General, then-Defense Secretary Fidel V. Ramos
Fidel V. Ramos
Fidel "Eddie" Valdez Ramos , popularly known as FVR, was the 12th President of the Philippines from 1992 to 1998. During his six years in office, Ramos was widely credited and admired by many for revitalizing and renewing international confidence in the Philippine economy.Prior to his election as...
and former Cebu
Cebu
Cebu is a province in the Philippines, consisting of Cebu Island and 167 surrounding islands. It is located to the east of Negros, to the west of Leyte and Bohol islands...
Governor Emilio Mario R. Osmeña
Emilio Mario Osmeña
Emilio Mario R. Osmeña also known as Lito Osmeña, was the Governor of Cebu, Philippines from 1988 to 1992. He is the founder and chairman of PROMDI Party where he ran for the position of President in the 1998 elections but lost to Joseph Estrada...
were running for President and Vice-President respectively. It was also formed when Ramos bolted from the Laban ng Demokratikong Pilipino, after he had lost in the bid for the presidency under that said banner.
The party was formed out of two parties: Ramos's Partido Lakas ng Tao (People Power Party
People Power Party
People Power is a populist political movement in Australia that was Federally registered as a political party in March 2006. The party contested its first election in the Victorian state election, 2006.- Policies :...
) and the National Union of Christian Democrats (NUCD) of Raul Manglapus
Raul Manglapus
Raúl Sevilla Manglapus was a prominent post-World War II Filipino politician. He co-founded the reformist Progressive Party of the Philippines and the Christian Democratic Socialist Movement in 1968 .He was appointed as the Philippines' youngest-ever foreign minister in 1957,...
. As they coalesced, the party became known as Lakas ng Tao-National Union of Christian Democrats, with Lakas ng Tao usually just shortened to "Lakas" and abbreviated as Lakas-NUCD.
In 1994, it formed a coalition government with the Laban ng Demokratikong Pilipino
Laban ng Demokratikong Pilipino
The Laban ng Demokratikong Pilipino is a political party in the Philippines founded in 1988.There are no results available of the last elections for the House of Representatives, but according to the website of the House, the party holds 7 out of 235 seats . The party is divided into two factions...
(Struggle of Democratic Filipinos) for the 1995 legislative elections
Philippine general election, 1995
The senatorial election was held in the Philippines on May 8, 1995. Filipinos protected the ballot boxes with their lives and campaigned against traditional politicians who used bribery, flying voters, violence, election rigging, stealing of ballot boxes and etc...
. This coalition, dubbed the "Lakas-Laban Coalition
Lakas-Laban Coalition
Lakas-Laban Coalition was the political coalition that was supported by the administration of Philippine President Fidel V. Ramos during the May 8, 1995 Midterm Legislative and Local elections...
", won a majority in both Houses of Congress. In the 1997 Lakas National Convention, the party nominated House Speaker Jose de Venecia, Jr.
Jose de Venecia, Jr.
Jose Claveria de Venecia, Jr. also known as JDV or Joe De V is a former Speaker of the House of Representatives of the Philippines, serving from 1992 to 1998 and from 2001 to 2008. As Speaker, he was the fourth highest ranking official of the Philippines. He was the former president of the...
of Pangasinan
Pangasinan
Pangasinan is a province of the Republic of the Philippines. The provincial capital is Lingayen. Pangasinan is located on the west central and peripheral area of the island of Luzon along the Lingayen Gulf, with the total land area being 5,368.82 square kilometers . According to the latest census,...
after a close nominal fight with then Defense Secretary Renato de Villa
Renato de Villa
Renato "Rene" de Villa is a political figure in the Philippines and founder of the rightist political party Partido ng Demokratikong Reporma-Lapiang Manggagawa.-Biography:...
as its nominee to the presidency against oppositionist Vice President Joseph Estrada
Joseph Estrada
Joseph "Erap" Ejercito Estrada was the 13th President of the Philippines, serving from 1998 until 2001. Estrada was the first person in the Post-EDSA era to be elected both to the presidency and vice-presidency.Estrada gained popularity as a film actor, playing the lead role in over 100 films in...
in the 1998 elections
Philippine general election, 1998
The senatorial election was held in the Philippines on May 11, 1998. The two main competing coalitions in the senatorial election were the Lakas-NUCD-UMDP and the Laban ng Makabayang Masang Pilipino -led coalition composed of the Laban ng Demokratikong Pilipino , Pwersa ng Masang Pilipino , the...
. By this time, it was joined by the Union of Muslim Democrats of the Philippines (UMDP) to form Lakas ng EDSA-National Union of Christian Democrats-United Muslim Democrats of the Philippines (Lakas-NUCD-UMDP).
Secretary de Villa eventually bolted the party and formed Partido ng Demokratikong Reporma-Lapiang Manggagawa
Partido ng Demokratikong Reporma-Lapiang Manggagawa
Reporma-LM ', or Reporma for short, is a political party in the Philippines...
(Democratic Reform Party) for the 1998 presidential elections
Philippine general election, 1998
The senatorial election was held in the Philippines on May 11, 1998. The two main competing coalitions in the senatorial election were the Lakas-NUCD-UMDP and the Laban ng Makabayang Masang Pilipino -led coalition composed of the Laban ng Demokratikong Pilipino , Pwersa ng Masang Pilipino , the...
. Lakas also nominated then-Senator Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo
Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo
Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo is a Filipino politician who served as the 14th President of the Philippines from 2001 to 2010, as the 12th Vice President of the Philippines from 1998 to 2001, and is currently a member of the House of Representatives representing the 2nd District of Pampanga...
of Pampanga
Pampanga
Pampanga is a province of the Philippines located in the Central Luzon region. Its capital is the City of San Fernando, Pampanga. Pampanga is bordered by the provinces of Bataan and Zambales to the west, Tarlac and Nueva Ecija to the north, and Bulacan to the southeast...
as its candidate as Vice President
Vice President of the Philippines
-Description:The Vice-President is the first in the Philippine line of succession, assuming the Presidency upon the death, resignation, or removal by impeachment and subsequent conviction of the incumbent. The position was abolished by Martial Law in 1972, and was not included in the original text...
. Arroyo had originally intended to run for President under her party, Kabalikat ng Mamamayang Pilipino
Kabalikat ng Malayang Pilipino
The Kabalikat ng Malayang Pilipino , formerly the Kabalikat ng Mamamayang Pilipino , was a political party in the Philippines. It is the mother party of the incumbent Philippine President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo...
(KAMPI). De Venecia lost to Vice President Estrada by a wide majority, while Arroyo won the vice presidency in the same manner while her KAMPI party was in hiatus.
Arroyo administration
In the 2004 electionsPhilippine general election, 2004
The senatorial election was held in the Philippines on May 10, 2004. The major coalitions that participated are the Koalisyon ng Katapatan at Karanasan sa Kinabukasan composed of parties that support the candidacy of president Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, and the Koalisyon ng Nagkakaisang Pilipino ,...
, the name changed again to the current Lakas-Christian Muslim Democrats, or Lakas-CMD. However, the meaning of Lakas in the party name is usually now referred to as "Lakas ng EDSA" which means "The Strength of EDSA" than the original Lakas ng Tao which means "The Strength of the People" or "People Power." This is also the name that it used when it ran in 2004 elections under the K-4 coalition. President Arroyo, who succeeded the deposed President Joseph Estrada
Joseph Estrada
Joseph "Erap" Ejercito Estrada was the 13th President of the Philippines, serving from 1998 until 2001. Estrada was the first person in the Post-EDSA era to be elected both to the presidency and vice-presidency.Estrada gained popularity as a film actor, playing the lead role in over 100 films in...
, was the K-4 Coalition candidate for president in the 2004 election, eventually winning over her opponents primarily Fernando Poe, Jr.
Fernando Poe, Jr.
Ronald Allan Poe y Kelley , better known as Fernando Poe, Jr. and colloquially known as FPJ and Da King, was a Filipino actor and cultural icon. From the 1950s, Poe played steadfast film heroes who fight for the common man, which won him respect and admiration...
and Senator Panfilo Lacson
Panfilo Lacson
Panfilo "Ping" Morena Lacson, Sr. is a Filipino politician. He was Director-General of the Philippine National Police from 1999 to 2001 and has been a member of the Philippine Senate since 2001.-Early life and education:...
.
At the onset of 2006, Lakas-CMD was torn by factional rivalry between supporters of President Arroyo and supporters of former President Fidel V. Ramos
Fidel V. Ramos
Fidel "Eddie" Valdez Ramos , popularly known as FVR, was the 12th President of the Philippines from 1992 to 1998. During his six years in office, Ramos was widely credited and admired by many for revitalizing and renewing international confidence in the Philippine economy.Prior to his election as...
. Issues include transitory provisions in a proposed Constitution to scrap mid-term elections (or "no-el") set for 2007 and calls for her to step down in time for the elections, which is related to the "no-el" controversy. The party held its Annual Party Directorate Meeting on January 14, 2006 to discuss these matters.
There are no official results available of the 2007 elections
Elections in the Philippines
The Philippines elects on national level a head of state and a legislature. The president is elected for a six-year term by the people. The vice-president is elected at the same time on a separate ballot...
released by the party but according to the Philippine House of Representatives, the party holds 79 out of 235 seats.
On January 16, 2008, Lakas spokesman and legal counsel Raul Lambino stated that Lakas-CMD officially released the list of senatorial bets for 2010—spokesman in 2010. Except for Parañaque Representative Eduardo Zialcita, they were not yet identified. But Lambino named incumbent Senators Ramon Revilla, Jr.
Ramon Revilla, Jr.
Born Jose Acuña Bautista on March 8, 1927 in Imus, Cavite. he assumed the name Ramon Revilla when he entered the movies.In his initial showbiz entry, the young Ramon Revilla was cast only in bit roles which was not enough for him so he left the movies to become head of the Secret Service Unit of...
and Lito Lapid, former senator Ralph Recto
Ralph Recto
Ralph Gonzalez Recto is a Filipino politician. Recto served as a member of the House of Representatives representing the 4th District of Batangas from 1992 to 2001. He was then elected to the Senate, serving from 2001 to 2007. In 2007, Recto run for reelection and lost because, as many analysts...
and former Congressman Prospero Pichay as among those considered.
De Venecia resignation
Former Speaker of the House Jose de Venecia, Jr.Jose de Venecia, Jr.
Jose Claveria de Venecia, Jr. also known as JDV or Joe De V is a former Speaker of the House of Representatives of the Philippines, serving from 1992 to 1998 and from 2001 to 2008. As Speaker, he was the fourth highest ranking official of the Philippines. He was the former president of the...
(Pangasinan -4th District) resigned his post as President of Lakas-CMD on March 10, 2008; he rejected the proposition of former president Fidel Ramos to give him the title Chairman-emeritus. The current Speaker of the House Prospero Nograles
Prospero Nograles
Prospero C. Nograles is the former Speaker of the House of Representatives of the Philippines. He was elected as the Speaker of the House on February 5, 2008, the first ever elected Speaker from Mindanao in a hundred years in Philippine legislative history...
(Davao -1st District) was sworn it as the new president of Lakas-CMD party and former Speaker of the house Feliciano Belmonte, Jr.
Feliciano Belmonte, Jr.
Feliciano "Sonny" Racimo Belmonte, Jr. is a member of the Philippine House of Representatives representing the Fourth District of Quezon City. He is also the house speaker of the Congress from 2010 to present. He was the mayor of Quezon City from 2001-2010.-Early Life and Career:Belmonte was born...
as vice president for Metro Manila affairs on the same day.
Merger with KAMPI
Gloria Macapagal-ArroyoGloria Macapagal-Arroyo
Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo is a Filipino politician who served as the 14th President of the Philippines from 2001 to 2010, as the 12th Vice President of the Philippines from 1998 to 2001, and is currently a member of the House of Representatives representing the 2nd District of Pampanga...
on June 18, 2008, confirmed the historical merger of the Lakas-Christian-Muslim-Democrats (Lakas-CMD) and the Kabalikat ng Malayang Pilipino
Kabalikat ng Malayang Pilipino
The Kabalikat ng Malayang Pilipino , formerly the Kabalikat ng Mamamayang Pilipino , was a political party in the Philippines. It is the mother party of the incumbent Philippine President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo...
(Kampi) parties. Both parties adopted the “equity of the incumbent” principle, as the merger will account for almost 200 national and 8,000 local officials, amid Mrs. Arroyo's prediction of 2010 elections victory. Prospero Nograles
Prospero Nograles
Prospero C. Nograles is the former Speaker of the House of Representatives of the Philippines. He was elected as the Speaker of the House on February 5, 2008, the first ever elected Speaker from Mindanao in a hundred years in Philippine legislative history...
, Lakas President and Kampi Chair Ronaldo Puno
Ronaldo Puno
Ronaldo V. Puno is a campaign manager in Philippine politics. He supported the presidential bids of eventual winners Fidel Ramos, Joseph Estrada, and Gloria Macapagal Arroyo....
signed the covenant at the Davao City
Davao City
The City of Davao is the largest city in the island of Mindanao in the Philippines. Its international airport and seaports are among the busiest cargo hubs in the Philippines....
regional caucus
Caucus
A caucus is a meeting of supporters or members of a political party or movement, especially in the United States and Canada. As the use of the term has been expanded the exact definition has come to vary among political cultures.-Origin of the term:...
. Former President and Lakas-CMD Chairman Emeritus Fidel V. Ramos
Fidel V. Ramos
Fidel "Eddie" Valdez Ramos , popularly known as FVR, was the 12th President of the Philippines from 1992 to 1998. During his six years in office, Ramos was widely credited and admired by many for revitalizing and renewing international confidence in the Philippine economy.Prior to his election as...
announced on February 6, 2008 that Lakas-CMD would be the surviving entity after its merger with KAMPI
Kabalikat ng Malayang Pilipino
The Kabalikat ng Malayang Pilipino , formerly the Kabalikat ng Mamamayang Pilipino , was a political party in the Philippines. It is the mother party of the incumbent Philippine President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo...
.
On August 9, 2009, Pangasinan Representative and Former House Speaker Jose de Venecia, Jr.
Jose de Venecia, Jr.
Jose Claveria de Venecia, Jr. also known as JDV or Joe De V is a former Speaker of the House of Representatives of the Philippines, serving from 1992 to 1998 and from 2001 to 2008. As Speaker, he was the fourth highest ranking official of the Philippines. He was the former president of the...
and Former President Fidel V. Ramos
Fidel V. Ramos
Fidel "Eddie" Valdez Ramos , popularly known as FVR, was the 12th President of the Philippines from 1992 to 1998. During his six years in office, Ramos was widely credited and admired by many for revitalizing and renewing international confidence in the Philippine economy.Prior to his election as...
led fifty members from the Lakas Kampi CMD in objecting to its merger with Kabalikat ng Malayang Pilipino
Kabalikat ng Malayang Pilipino
The Kabalikat ng Malayang Pilipino , formerly the Kabalikat ng Mamamayang Pilipino , was a political party in the Philippines. It is the mother party of the incumbent Philippine President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo...
(KAMPI) on May 28, 2009. The faction made de Venecia its President with Ramos as the Chairman Emeritus of the new party, Ramos refused the offer of Chairman Emeritus of Lakas-Kampi after being named in interim party organization. De Venecia has filed a resolution at the Commission on Elections
Commission on Elections (Philippines)
The Commission on Elections, or COMELEC, is one of the three constitutional commissions of the Philippines. Its principal role is to enforce all laws and regulations relative to the conduct of elections, initiatives, referendums, and recalls....
to declare null and void the merger. However, the Supreme Court
Supreme Court of the Philippines
The Supreme Court of the Philippines is the Philippines' highest judicial court, as well as the court of last resort. The court consists of 14 Associate Justices and 1 Chief Justice...
ultimately upheld the legality of the merger, citing the failure of de Venecia “to sufficiently show that any grave abuse of discretion was committed by the [Commission on Elections] in rendering the challenged resolution.”
President
| Election | Candidate | Number of votes for Lakas | Share of votes | Outcome of election |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 Philippine presidential election, 1992 Presidential elections, legislative elections and local elections were held in the Philippines on May 11, 1992. This was the first general elections under the 1987 Philippine Constitution. An estimated 80,000 candidates ran for 17,000 posts from the presidency down to municipal councilors... |
Fidel V. Ramos Fidel V. Ramos Fidel "Eddie" Valdez Ramos , popularly known as FVR, was the 12th President of the Philippines from 1992 to 1998. During his six years in office, Ramos was widely credited and admired by many for revitalizing and renewing international confidence in the Philippine economy.Prior to his election as... |
5,342,521 | 23.58% | Won |
| 1998 Philippine presidential election, 1998 Presidential elections, legislative elections and local elections were held in the Philippines on May 11, 1998. In the presidential election, Vice President Joseph Estrada won a six-year term as President by a landslide victory. In the vice-presidential race, Senator Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo won a... |
Jose de Venecia | 4,268,483 | 15.87% | Lost |
| 2004 Philippine presidential election, 2004 The Philippine presidential and vice presidential elections of 2004 was held on Monday, May 10, 2004. In the presidential election, incumbent president Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo successfully won a full six-year term as President, with a margin of just over one million votes over her leading opponent,... |
Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo is a Filipino politician who served as the 14th President of the Philippines from 2001 to 2010, as the 12th Vice President of the Philippines from 1998 to 2001, and is currently a member of the House of Representatives representing the 2nd District of Pampanga... |
12,905,808 | 39.99% | Won |
Senate
| Election | Number of votes for Lakas | Share of votes | Seats won | Seats after | Outcome of election |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 48,658,631 | 17.6% | 2 | 2 | Lost |
| 1995* | 123,678,255 | 68.6% | 8 | 18 | Won |
| 1998 | 93,261,379 | 45.4% | 7 | 12 | Won |
| 2001 | 47,466,515 | 19.5% | 3 | 7 | Independent-led coalition |
| 2004 | 80,684,233 | 31.7% | 2 | 4 | Liberal Party Liberal Party (Philippines) The Liberal Party of the Philippines is a liberal party in the Philippines, founded by then senators Senate President Manuel Roxas, Senate President Pro-Tempore Elpidio Quirino, and former 9th Senatorial District Senator Jose Avelino, on November 24, 1945 by a breakaway Liberal group from the... -led coalition |
| 2007 Philippine Senate election, 2007 Election to the Senate of the Philippines was held on Monday, May 14, 2007. This is to elect 12 of the 24 seats in the Senate. Together with those elected in 2004, they will comprise the 14th Congress via plurality-at-large voting. The senators elected in 2004 will serve until June 30, 2010, while... |
59,973,862 | 22.3% | 3 | 4 | Nacionalista Party Nacionalista Party The Nacionalista Party is the oldest political party in the Philippines today and was responsible for leading the country throughout the majority of the 20th century since its founding in 1907... -led coalition |
Laban ng Demokratikong Pilipino
The Laban ng Demokratikong Pilipino is a political party in the Philippines founded in 1988.There are no results available of the last elections for the House of Representatives, but according to the website of the House, the party holds 7 out of 235 seats . The party is divided into two factions...
House of Representatives
| Election | Number of votes for Lakas | Share of votes | Seats | Outcome of election |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 Philippine House of Representatives elections, 1992 The Elections for the House of Representatives of the Philippines were held on May 11, 1992. Held on the same day as the presidential election, since incumbent president Corazon Aquino, did not contest the election, the Laban ng Demokratikong Pilipino served as the de facto administration party;... * |
3,951,144 | 17.3% | 40 | Lakas-NUCD-UMDP-led coalition |
| 1995 Philippine House of Representatives elections, 1995 The Elections for the House of Representatives of the Philippines were held on May 8, 1995. Being the first midterm election since 1938, the party of the incumbent president, Fidel V. Ramos's Lakas-NUCD-UMDP, won a plurality of the seats in the House of Representatives.The elected representatives... ** |
7,811,625 | 40.7% | 100 | Lakas-NUCD-UMDP-led coalition |
| 1998 Philippine House of Representatives elections, 1998 The Elections for the House of Representatives of the Philippines were held on May 11, 1998. Held on the same day as the presidential election, the party of the incumbent president, Fidel V. Ramos' Lakas-NUCD-UMDP, won majority of the seats in the House of Representatives... * |
11,981,024 | 49.0% | 111 | Lost |
| 2001 Philippine House of Representatives elections, 2001 The Elections for the House of Representatives of the Philippines were held on May 14, 2001. This was the next election succeeding the events of the 2001 EDSA Revolution that deposed Joseph Estrada from the presidency; his vice president, Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo became president, and her party,... |
73 | Lakas-NUCD-UMDP-led coalition | ||
| 2004 Philippine House of Representatives elections, 2004 The Elections for the House of Representatives of the Philippines were held on May 10, 2004. Being held together with presidential election, the party of the incumbent president Gloria Macapagal Arroyo, Lakas-Christian Muslim Democrats, and by extension the administration-led coalition, the... |
92 | Lakas-CMD-led coalition | ||
| 2007 Philippine House of Representatives elections, 2007 The 2007 Philippine House of Representatives elections were held on May 14, 2007, to elect members to the House of Representatives of the Philippines to serve in the 14th Congress of the Philippines from June 30, 2007, until June 30, 2010... |
89 | Lakas-CMD-led coalition |
**in coalition with LDP
Laban ng Demokratikong Pilipino
The Laban ng Demokratikong Pilipino is a political party in the Philippines founded in 1988.There are no results available of the last elections for the House of Representatives, but according to the website of the House, the party holds 7 out of 235 seats . The party is divided into two factions...
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1998
Lakas put up a full senatorial slate during the May 11, 1998 national electionsPhilippine general election, 1998
The senatorial election was held in the Philippines on May 11, 1998. The two main competing coalitions in the senatorial election were the Lakas-NUCD-UMDP and the Laban ng Makabayang Masang Pilipino -led coalition composed of the Laban ng Demokratikong Pilipino , Pwersa ng Masang Pilipino , the...
, as it propels the machinery of its candidates House Speaker Jose de Venecia and Senator Gloria Macapagal Arroyo to the presidency and vice presidency respectively against the Laban ng Makabayang Masang Pilipino
Laban ng Makabayang Masang Pilipino
Laban ng Makabayang Masang Pilipino was the umbrella political coalition party of the opposition during the 1998 Philippine Presidential Elections that led to the presidency of then Vice President Joseph Estrada...
(Struggle of Patriotic Filipino Masses) coalition of the opposition led by Vice President Joseph Estrada
Joseph Estrada
Joseph "Erap" Ejercito Estrada was the 13th President of the Philippines, serving from 1998 until 2001. Estrada was the first person in the Post-EDSA era to be elected both to the presidency and vice-presidency.Estrada gained popularity as a film actor, playing the lead role in over 100 films in...
and Senator Edgardo Angara
Edgardo Angara
Edgardo Javier Angara is a Filipino politician who served as President of the Senate of the Philippines from 1993-1995. He is currently serving his fourth term in the Senate which ends in 2013.-Early life and career:...
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| Name | Occupation |
|---|---|
| Lisandro Abadia | former Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces of the Philippines Armed Forces of the Philippines The Armed Forces of the Philippines is composed of the Philippine Army, Philippine Navy and Philippine Air Force... |
| Rolando Andaya | Representative from Camarines Sur Camarines Sur Camarines Sur is a province of the Philippines located in the Bicol Region in Luzon. Its capital is Pili and the province borders Camarines Norte and Quezon to the north, and Albay to the south... |
| Robert Z. Barbers Robert Barbers Robert Zabala Barbers was a police officer, Secretary of Interior and Local Government and Senator of the Philippines.-Early life and studies:... |
former Secretary of Interior and Local Government |
| Renato L. "Compañero" Cayetano Rene Cayetano Rene "Compañero" Cayetano was a Filipino lawyer, television presenter, journalist, politician, and former Senator.-Early life:Cayetano was born Renato Luna Cayetano on December 12, 1934 in Pangasinan, Philippines... |
Lawyer, former Presidential Legal Adviser, TV and radio personality |
| Roberto de Ocampo | former Secretary of Finance Department of Finance (Philippines) The Philippines' Department of Finance is the executive department of the Philippine government responsible for the formulation, institutionalization and administration of fiscal policies, management of the financial resources of the government, supervision of the revenue operations of all local... |
| Ricardo T. Gloria | former Secretary of Education, Culture and Sports Department of Education (Philippines) The Department of Education , is the executive department of the Philippine government responsible for the management and governing of the Philippine system of basic education. It is the chief formulator of Philippine educational policy and is responsible for the Philippine primary and secondary... |
| Teofisto Guingona, Jr. Teofisto Guingona, Jr. Teofisto Tayko Guingona, Jr. was the Vice President of the Philippines from 2001 to 2004 during the first term of Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo.-Early Life and Career:... |
former Secretary of Justice Department of Justice (Philippines) The Department of Justice , abbreviated as DOJ, is the executive department of the Philippine government responsible for upholding the rule of law in the Philippines... |
| Loren B. Legarda Loren Legarda Loren Legarda is a Filipino broadcast journalist, environmentalist, and politician of Visayan ancestry, notable as the only female to top two senatorial elections . During the 2004 Philippine general election, she ran for the position of Vice-President as an Independent with Fernando Poe, Jr... |
Journalist, TV personality |
| Roberto M. Pagdanganan Roberto Pagdanganan Roberto M. Pagdanganan is a Filipino politician.-Personal life:Robert Pagdanganan was born to former councilor Juan T. Pagdanganan, Jr. and Mrs. Rosalina Mamangon Pagdanganan. He is brother of former Calumpit, Bulacan mayor Ramon Pagdanganan... |
Governor Governor A governor is a governing official, usually the executive of a non-sovereign level of government, ranking under the head of state... of Bulacan Bulacan Bulacan , officially called the Province of Bulacan or simply Bulacan Province, is a first class province of the Republic of the Philippines located in the Central Luzon Region in the island of Luzon, north of Manila , and part of the Metro... and 1998 Lakas Presidential Candidate (nomination lost to Jose de Venecia, Jr.) |
| Hernando B. Perez | Representative from Batangas Batangas Batangas is a first class province of the Philippines located on the southwestern part of Luzon in the CALABARZON region. Its capital is Batangas City and it is bordered by the provinces of Cavite and Laguna to the north and Quezon to the east. Across the Verde Island Passages to the south is the... |
| Santanina T. Rasul | former Senator |
| Ramon B. Revilla, Sr. | Senator |
Lakas-CMD gained 5 out of 12 possible seats in the Senate
Senate of the Philippines
The Senate of the Philippines is the upper chamber of the bicameral legislature of the Philippines, the Congress of the Philippines...
namely: (in order of votes received)
- Loren Legarda
- Renato Cayetano
- Robert Barbers
- Ramon Revilla Sr.
- Teofisto Guingona Jr.
2010
On January 21, 2008, Parañaque Rep. Eduardo Zialcita, a vice chair of Lakas-Christian Muslim Democrats released a "Wish List" of 2010 possible senatorial candidates:- Parañaque Rep. Eduardo ZialcitaEduardo ZialcitaEduardo Zialcita is a Filipino politician and businessman. He is the current Representative for the 1st District of Paranaque City.-Controversy:...
- Deputy Speakers Raul del Mar of Cebu
- Simeon Datumanong of Maguindanao
- House Majority Leader Arthur Defensor of Iloilo
- House budget panel chair Edcel Lagman of Albay
- House Speaker and Davao representative Prospero Nograles
- Former Surigao del Sur Rep. Prospero Pichay
- Quezon City Mayor Feliciano Belmonte, Jr.Feliciano Belmonte, Jr.Feliciano "Sonny" Racimo Belmonte, Jr. is a member of the Philippine House of Representatives representing the Fourth District of Quezon City. He is also the house speaker of the Congress from 2010 to present. He was the mayor of Quezon City from 2001-2010.-Early Life and Career:Belmonte was born...
- Palawan Governor Joel Reyes
- Camarines Sur Governor Luis Raymond Villafuerte and
- Davao City Mayor Rodrigo DuterteRodrigo DuterteRodrigo Roa Duterte Rodrigo Roa Duterte Rodrigo Roa Duterte (b. March 28, 1945 in Tagum City, Davao del Norte, Philippines is the current vice mayor of the city of Davao City, Philippines. He was first elected 1988 and reelected 1992 and 1995. In 1998, he ran for the House of Representatives and...
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House Speaker Prospero Nograles
Prospero Nograles
Prospero C. Nograles is the former Speaker of the House of Representatives of the Philippines. He was elected as the Speaker of the House on February 5, 2008, the first ever elected Speaker from Mindanao in a hundred years in Philippine legislative history...
, Lakas-CMD president released on June 2, 2008, its tentative 2010 senatorial elections line-up:
- Senator Ramon “Bong” Revilla, Jr.
- Senator Manuel “Lito” Lapid
- Agriculture Secretary Arthur Yap
- Health Secretary Francisco Duque III
- Metropolitan Manila Development Authority Chairman Bayani Fernando
- Quezon City Mayor Feliciano “Sonny” Belmonte
- Representative Ed Zialcita, 1st District Parañaque
- Representative Edcel Lagman, 1st District Albay
- Representative Monico Puentevella, Bacolod City
- Former Senator Ralph Recto
- Former Representative Prospero Pichay
- Representative Art Defensor, Iloilo
- Former Ilocos Sur Governor Luis “Chavit” Singson
- Optical Media Board Chairman Edu Manzano
- Representative Abraham Baham Mitra, 2nd District Palawan
- Former Presidential Chief of Staff Michael Defensor
Coalitions
This is a list of coalitions led by the party:- TEAM UnityTEAM UnityTogether Everybody Achieves More Unity was the umbrella coalition of the administration-backed senatorial line-up for the 2007 Philippine Midterm Elections. TEAM Unity is composed mostly of supporters and erstwhile critics of current Philippine president, Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo...
, the name of the pro-Arroyo coalition in the 2007 midterm elections. - Koalisyon ng Katapatan at Karanasan sa KinabukasanKoalisyon ng Katapatan at Karanasan sa KinabukasanThe Koalisyon ng Katapatan at Karanasan sa Kinabukasan is the political coalition that supported president Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo who won the 2004 Philippine presidential elections. It is the remnant of the People Power Coalition that was formed following the ascendancy of president Gloria...
(K-4, Coalition of Truth and Experience for Tomorrow), the name of the pro-Arroyo coalition in the 2004 national elections. - People Power CoalitionPeople Power CoalitionPeople Power Coalition ' was the Philippine administration's coalition party in the May 14, 2001 midterm Legislative elections. The coalition was created after the EDSA Revolution of 2001 that ousted Joseph Estrada from the presidency on January 20...
, the name of pro-Arroyo coalition in the 2001 midterm elections. - Lakas-Laban CoalitionLakas-Laban CoalitionLakas-Laban Coalition was the political coalition that was supported by the administration of Philippine President Fidel V. Ramos during the May 8, 1995 Midterm Legislative and Local elections...
, the name of the pro-Ramos coalition in the 1995 midterm elections.
Notable members
- Fidel V. RamosFidel V. RamosFidel "Eddie" Valdez Ramos , popularly known as FVR, was the 12th President of the Philippines from 1992 to 1998. During his six years in office, Ramos was widely credited and admired by many for revitalizing and renewing international confidence in the Philippine economy.Prior to his election as...
(12th President of the Philippines; Chairman Emeritus and Former Party Chairman; co-founder) - Gloria Macapagal-ArroyoGloria Macapagal-ArroyoGloria Macapagal-Arroyo is a Filipino politician who served as the 14th President of the Philippines from 2001 to 2010, as the 12th Vice President of the Philippines from 1998 to 2001, and is currently a member of the House of Representatives representing the 2nd District of Pampanga...
(14th President of the Philippines; current Party Chairperson and concurrently Chairperson Emeritus of her mother party KampiKabalikat ng Malayang PilipinoThe Kabalikat ng Malayang Pilipino , formerly the Kabalikat ng Mamamayang Pilipino , was a political party in the Philippines. It is the mother party of the incumbent Philippine President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo...
) - Jose de Venecia Jr. (former House of Representatives Speaker; former Party President and co-founder)
- Prospero NogralesProspero NogralesProspero C. Nograles is the former Speaker of the House of Representatives of the Philippines. He was elected as the Speaker of the House on February 5, 2008, the first ever elected Speaker from Mindanao in a hundred years in Philippine legislative history...
(Speaker of the House of Representatives; current Party President) - Eduardo ErmitaEduardo ErmitaEduardo R. Ermita, was the Executive Secretary of the Philippines, and spokesperson for President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo was born on July 13, 1935 in Balayan, Batangas. Ermita took his Defense Resource Management Course at Naval Post Graduate School, Monterey, California, U.S.A...
- (Executive Secretary) - Juan FlavierJuan FlavierJuan Martin Flavier is a former politician from the Philippines. He was a former Secretary of the Department of Health and a senator. He was born in Tondo, Manila eventually moving to Baguio City where he finished his secondary studies at the Baguio City High School...
- (Secretary of Health; Senator) - Raul ManglapusRaul ManglapusRaúl Sevilla Manglapus was a prominent post-World War II Filipino politician. He co-founded the reformist Progressive Party of the Philippines and the Christian Democratic Socialist Movement in 1968 .He was appointed as the Philippines' youngest-ever foreign minister in 1957,...
- (Senator; co-founder)