| Partido Demokratiko Pilipino-Lakas ng Bayan (PDP Laban) |
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| Founded | 1982[1] |
| Headquarters | Makati City |
| Ideology | Social democracy, Social conservatism |
| Political position | Center |
| Official colors | Yellow, Dark Blue, Red |
| Seats in the Senate |
2 / 24
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| Seats in the House of Representatives |
2 / 286
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| Provincial governorships |
0 / 79
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| Provincial vice governorships |
0 / 79
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| Provincial boards |
2 / 756
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| Official Website of the Partido Demokratiko Pilipino-Lakas ng Bayan, Official Facebook page of PDP Laban, Official Twitter page of PDP Laban | |
| Politics of Philippines Political parties Elections |
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The Partido Demokratiko Pilipino-Lakas ng Bayan or the Philippine Democratic Party-People's Power, more commonly known as PDP Laban, is a government political party in the Philippines. It is governed by current Vice President Jejomar C. Binay.
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The party now known as PDP Laban is the result of a merger of two political parties: Partido Demokratiko Pilipino and Lakas ng Bayan.
Partido Demokratiko Pilipino (PDP) was founded in 1982 by Aquilino Pimentel, Jr. and a group of protesters of the Marcos government. 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, and Morgs Cua.
By 1983, PDP had formed a coalition with the Lakas ng Bayan 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. 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 Aquino, wife of Lakas ng Bayan founder Benigno Aquino, Jr. was the party's nominee for President that year. Aquino was persuaded to run by businessman 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 the 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 Bansa party of House Speaker Ramon Mitra, Jr. merged in 1988 to form the Laban ng Demokratikong Pilipino party.
PDP LABAN seeks a peaceful and democratic way of life to ensure the establishment and maintenance of a Filipino society characterized by:
PDP LABAN today is headed by its chairman, current Vice-President of the Philippines, Hon. Jejomar Binay and with him are its 2 young leaders who will spearhead the party to its bright future as the strongest political party in the Philippines. Senator. Aquilino "Koko" Pimentel III as the party's President and Joey de Venecia III as the party's Secretary-General. The party with the guidance of the senior members and its young idealistic and nationalistic members will once again rise to be the biggest political party in the Philippines.
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