Genuine Opposition

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Genuine Opposition (GO) is the umbrella political coalition party of the opposition's senatorial line-up for the 2007 Philippine Midterm Elections. It was originally called as the "United Opposition" (UNO), created by opposition stalwart and Makati City Mayor Jejomar Binay on June 2005 to unite all politicians who wants to impeach President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo. UNO then changed its name to "Grand and Broad Coalition" (GBC). On February 15, 2007 the group changed its named again to "Genuine Opposition" after a meeting with Senate President Manny Villar in his office in Las Piñas City.

Contents 1 Coalition members 1.1 Mainstream party members 2 GO Senatorial slate 3 Campaign team 4 See also 5 External Link

[edit] Coalition members

[edit] Mainstream party members

• Nacionalista Party
• Liberal Party (Drilon Wing)
• Nationalist People's Coalition (Escudero Wing)
• Puwersa ng Masang Pilipino
• Partido Demokratikong Pilipino-Lakas ng Bayan
• Aksyon Demokratiko

[edit] GO Senatorial slate

• Benigno "Noynoy" Aquino III {Liberal}, Representative from Tarlac; only son of late Senator Benigno and President Corazon Aquino
• Alan Peter Cayetano {Nacionalista}, Representative from Taguig-Pateros; son of late Senator Renato Cayetano and brother of current Senator Pia Cayetano
• Anna Dominique "Nikki" Coseteng [NPC}, former Senator
• Francis "Chiz" Escudero (NPC), House Minority Floor Leader and Representative from Sorsogon, Lawyer and son of former Marcos cabinet member Sonny Escudero
• Panfilo Lacson (Independent), Senator from Cavite and once aspired to be mayor of Manila.
• Loren Legarda (Independent), former 2004 Vice Presidential candidate and former Senator
• John Henry Osmeña (Independent), former Senator from Cebu
• Aquilino Pimentel III (PDP-Laban), lawyer and son of Senate Minority Floor Leader Senator Aquilino Pimentel Jr. of Misamis Oriental
• Sonia Roco (AD), widow of late Senator and Education Secretary Raul Roco
• Manuel "Manny" Villar Jr. (Nacionalista), Senate President and Senator from Metro Manila
• Antonio "Sonny" Trillanes IV, detained military officer, leader of the Magdalo group
• Francis "Kiko" Pangilinan (Independent), wife of the MegaStar Sharon Cuneta, Senator from Metro Manila who lately became Guest Candidate.

[edit] Campaign team

• Campaign Manager: Senator Sergio Osmeña III (PDP-Laban)
• Deputy Campaign Manager: San Juan Mayor JV Ejercito (PMP)
• Campaign Spokesman: Adel Tamano

[edit] See also

• Koalisyon ng Nagkakaisang Pilipino (KNP) (Coalition of United Filipinos), the opposition's coalition in the 2004 Presidential elections.
• Puwersa ng Masa (Force of the Masses), the opposition's coalition in the 2001 Midterm elections.
• TEAM Unity, Genuine Opposition's rival coalition in the upcoming 2007 Midterm elections.

[edit] External Link

• Genuine Opposition's Official Blog