| Liberal Party Partido Liberal ng Pilipinas |
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| Chairman | Benigno Aquino III |
| President | Mar Roxas |
| Secretary-General | Joseph Emilio Abaya |
| Founded | January 19, 1946 |
| Split from | Nacionalista Party |
| Merged into | Lakas ng Bayan (1978-87) |
| Headquarters | Expo Centro, Araneta Center, EDSA Cubao, Quezon City, |
| Youth wing | Kabataang Liberal (Young Liberals) |
| Ideology | Liberalism, Social liberalism |
| International affiliation | Liberal International Alliance of Democrats, Council of Asian Liberals and Democrats |
| Official colors | Yellow and Blue |
| Seats in the Senate |
4 / 24
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| Seats in the House of Representatives |
73 / 286
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| Provincial governorships |
20 / 80
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| Provincial vice governorships |
16 / 80
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| Provincial boards |
158 / 756
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| Website | |
| Official Website of the Liberal Party of the Philippines | |
| Politics of Philippines Political parties Elections |
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The Liberal Party of the Philippines (Filipino: Partido Liberal ng Pilipinas) 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 Nacionalista Party. It is the current ruling party after the election victory of Benigno Aquino III as the President of the Philippines. The Liberals control the House of Representatives, while it is part of a coalition agreement in the Senate.
As such it is the second-oldest political party in the Philippines in terms of establishment, and the oldest active political party in the Philippines. The party has been led by people like Manuel Roxas, Elpidio Quirino, Diosdado Macapagal and Benigno Aquino, Jr.
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The Liberal Party (LP) was founded on 19 January 1946 by Manuel Roxas, the first President of the Third Philippine Republic. It was formed by Pres. Roxas from what was once the “Liberal Wing” of the old Nacionalista Party. Two more Presidents of the Philippines elected into office came from the LP: Elpidio Quirino and the redoubtable Diosdado Macapagal. Two other presidents came from the ranks of the LP, being former members of the Party that choose to follow a different path and joined the Nacionalistas: Ramon Magsaysay, and Ferdinand Marcos.
During the days leading to Martial Rule, Marcos would find his old party as a potent roadblock to his quest for one-man rule. Led by Ninoy Aquino, Gerry Roxas and Jovito Salonga, the LP would time and again hound the would-be dictator on issues like Human Rights and the curtailment of Freedoms. Not even the declaration of Martial Law silenced the LP, and it continued to fight the dictatorship despite the costs. Many of its leaders and members would be prosecuted and even killed during this time.
In recent times, the LP was instrumental in ending more than half-a-century of US Military presence in the Philippines with its campaign in the Senate of 1991 to reject a new RP-US Bases Treaty. This ironically cost the Party dearly, losing for it the Elections of 1992. In 2000, it again showed its mettle by standing against the corruption of the Joseph Estrada Administration, actively supporting the Resign-Impeach-Oust initiatives that led to People Power II.
The Liberal Party regained new influence after its nomination of then-Senator Benigno Aquino III, the son of former President Cory Aquino, after the latter's death and the massive outpouring of sympathy for the Aquino family. Even as the party earlier nominated Sen. Manuel "Mar" Roxas for president, Roxas chose to be give way to Aquino and run for vice president instead. The party then, during the fierce campaign battle that followed, was able to field new members from then-ruling party Lakas Kampi CMD, in order to become the largest minority party in Congress.
| Term in Office | Name |
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| January 19, 1946 - April 15, 1948 | President Manuel Roxas |
| January 19, 1946 - May 8, 1949 | Senate President Jose Avelino |
| April 17, 1948 - December 30, 1950 | President Elpidio Quirino |
| 1950 - 1957 | House Speaker Eugenio Perez |
| 1957 - 1961 | President Diosdado Macapagal |
| 1961-April 21, 1964 | Senate President Ferdinand Marcos |
| December 30, 1961 - December 30, 1965 | President Diosdado Macapagal |
| May 1964 - 1969 | House Speaker Cornelio T. Villareal |
| May 10, 1969 - April 19, 1982 | Senator Gerardo M. Roxas |
| April 20, 1982 - June 1, 1993 | Senate President Jovito Salonga |
| June 2, 1993 – Oct. 17, 1994 | Senator Wigberto Tañada |
| Oct. 18, 1994 - Sept. 19, 1999 | Speaker Pro Tempore Raul A. Daza |
| Sept. 20, 1999 - August 9, 2004 | Representative Florencio Abad |
| August 9, 2004 - 2008 | Senate President Franklin Drilon |
| 2008 - present | Secretary of Transportation & Communications Manuel Roxas II |
| Election | Candidate | Number of votes for Liberal | Share of votes | Outcome of election |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1946 | Manuel Roxas | 1,333,392 | 54.94% | Won |
| 1949 | Elpidio Quirino | 1,803,808 | 50.93% | Won |
| 1953 | Elpidio Quirino | 1,313,991 | 31.08% | Lost |
| 1957 | Jose Yulo | 1,386,829 | 27.62% | Lost |
| 1961 | Diosdado Macapagal | 3,554,840 | 55.00% | Won |
| 1965 | Diosdado Macapagal | 3,187,752 | 42.88% | Lost |
| 1969 | Sergio Osmeña, Jr. | 3,143,122 | 38.51% | Lost |
| 1981 | Boycotted | |||
| 1986 | Supported Corazon Aquino who became president | |||
| 1992 | Jovito Salonga | 2,302,123 | 10.16% | Lost |
| 1998 | Alfredo Lim | 2,344,362 | 8.71% | Lost |
| 2004 | Supported Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo who won | |||
| 2010 | Benigno Aquino III | 15,208,678 | 42.08% | Won |
| Election | Candidate | Number of votes for Liberal | Share of votes | Outcome of election |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1946 | Elpidio Quirino | 1,161,725 | 52.36% | Won |
| 1949 | Fernando Lopez | 1,341,284 | 52.19% | Won |
| 1953 | Jose Yulo | 1,483,802 | 37.10% | Lost |
| 1957 | Diosdado Macapagal | 2,189,197 | 46.55% | Won |
| 1961 | Emmanuel Pelaez | 2,394,400 | 37.57% | Won |
| 1965 | Gerardo Roxas | 3,504,826 | 48.12% | Lost |
| 1969 | Genaro Magsaysay | 2,968,526 | 37.54% | Lost |
| 1981 | Boycotted | |||
| 1986 | Eva Estrada-Kalaw (Kalaw wing)* | 662,185 | 3.31% | Lost |
| 1992 | Supported Aquilino Pimentel, Jr. who lost | |||
| 1998 | Sergio Osmeña III | 2,351,462 | 9.20% | Lost |
| 2004 | Supported Noli de Castro who won | |||
| 2010 | Mar Roxas | 13,918,490 | 39.58% | Lost |
*Main wing supported Salvador Laurel who became vice president
| Election | Number of votes for Liberal | Share of votes | Seats won | Seats after | Outcome of election |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1946 | 8,626,965 | 47.7% | 8 | 9 | Coalition |
| 1947 | 12,241,929 | 54.5% | 7 | 15 | Won |
| 1949 | 12,782,449 | 52.5% | 8 | 18 | Won |
| 1951 | 8,764,190 | 39.9% | 0 | 12 | Won |
| 1953 | 8,861,244 | 36.0% | 0 | 7 | Lost |
| 1955 | 7,395,988 | 28.9% | 0 | 0 | Lost |
| 1957 | 8,934,218 | 31.8% | 2 | 2 | Lost |
| 1959 | 10,850,799 | 31.7% | 2 | 4 | Lost |
| 1961 | 14,988,931 | 37.9% | 4 | 8 | Lost |
| 1963 | 22,794,310 | 49.8% | 4 | 10 | Lost |
| 1965 | 23,158,197 | 46.9% | 2 | 10 | Lost |
| 1967 | 18,127,926 | 37.1% | 1 | 7 | Lost |
| 1969 | 21,060,474 | 39.1% | 2 | 5 | Lost |
| 1971 | 33,469,677 | 57.4% | 5 | 8 | Lost |
| 1987 | Won under the LABAN coalition | ||||
| 1992* | 19,158,013 | 6.9% | 1 | 1 | Lost |
| 1995 | Did not participate | ||||
| 1998 | 5,429,123 | 2.6% | 0 | 0 | Lost |
| 2001 | 19,131,732 | 7.9% | 1 | 1 | Independent-led coalition |
| 2004 | 30,008,158 | 12.0% | 2 | 4 | Liberal Party-led coalition |
| 2007 | 28,843,415 | 10.7% | 2 | 4 | Nacionalista Party-led coalition |
| 2010 | 78,227,817 | 26.34% | 3 | 4 | PMP-led coalition |
*in coalition with PDP-Laban
| Election | Number of votes for Liberal | Share of votes | Seats | Outcome of election |
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| 1946 | 1,129,971 | 47.06% | 49 | Won |
| 1949 | 1,834,173 | 53.00% | 66 | Won |
| 1953 | 1,624,571 | 39.81% | 59 | Lost |
| 1957 | 1,453,527 | 30.16% | 19 | Lost |
| 1961 | 2,167,641 | 33.71% | 29 | Won |
| 1965 | 3,721,460 | 51.32% | 61 | Won |
| 1969 | 2,641,786 | 41.76% | 18 | Lost |
| 1978 | Lost under the LABAN coalition | |||
| 1984 | Lost under the LABAN coalition | |||
| 1987* | 2,101,575 | 10.5% | 16 | Lakas ng Bansa-led coalition |
| 1992** | 1,644,568 | 8.8% | 11 | Lakas-NUCD-UMDP-led coalition |
| 1995* | 358,245 | 1.9% | 5 | Lakas-NUCD-UMDP-led coalition |
| 1998* | 1,773,124 | 7.3% | 15 | Lost |
| 2001 | 19 | Lakas-NUCD-UMDP-led coalition | ||
| 2004 | 29 | Lakas-CMD-led coalition | ||
| 2007 | 23 | Lakas-CMD-led coalition | ||
| 2010 | 6,923,162 | 20.19% | 45 | Liberal Party-led coalition |
*does not include candidates who ran as under a Liberal Party ticket along with another party.
**in coalition with PDP-Laban
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