Partido Federal ng Pilipinas | |
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President | Reynaldo Tamayo Jr. |
Chairman | Bongbong Marcos [a] [1] [2] |
Founder | John Castriciones |
Founded | October 5, 2018 |
Split from | Coalition for Change (Philippines) |
Headquarters | 5th Floor, Transcom Building, 31 EDSA, Mandaluyong [3] |
Youth wing | Kabataang Federal |
Membership (2021) | 1.5 million [4] |
Ideology | Federalism Populism |
Political position | Big tent |
National affiliation | Alyansa para sa Bagong Pilipinas (2024–present) UniTeam (2021–2024) Coalition for Change (2018–2021) |
Colors | Blue |
Slogan | Kalayaan at Kaunlaran (Independence and Progress) |
Seats in the Senate | 1 / 24 |
Seats in the House of Representatives | 13 / 316 |
Provincial governorships | 36 / 82 |
Provincial vice governorships | 16 / 82 |
Website | |
https://www.balayfederal.org/ | |
Partido Federal ng Pilipinas (PFP; English: Federal Party of the Philippines) [5] is a national political party in the Philippines. It is chaired by Bongbong Marcos, president of the Philippines who won by a landslide in the 2022 election. During the run-up to the 2022 general election, the UniTeam Alliance was formed by the PFP, Lakas–CMD, HNP, and PMP, with guest candidates from other parties.
PFP was formed in 2018 by supporters of President Rodrigo Duterte and calls for federalism in the Philippines.
The Partido Federal ng Pilipinas was formed in early 2018 by supporters of President Rodrigo Duterte, including the Mayor Rodrigo Roa Duterte-National Executive Coordinating Committee (MRRD-NECC), a group that supported his 2016 presidential campaign, as well as former members of PDP–Laban, Duterte's party. [6] The party was formally accredited by the Commission on Elections (COMELEC) on October 5, 2018, and was approved as a national political party on November 5 that year. [7] [8] [9] Former DILG undersecretary and MRRD-NECC member Jesus "Jayvee" Hinlo Jr. was the party's founding president, while Secretary of Agrarian Reform John Castriciones, also from the MRRD-NECC, is recognized as the party's founder. [7] [10] Castriciones succeeded Hinlo as party president when the latter decided to run for senator in the 2019 elections. [11] PFP had also requested Duterte to be their chairman. [5]
Notable politicians who ran under PFP in 2019 include E. R. Ejercito, Reynaldo Umali, Joy Belmonte, and Donya Tesoro. [11] [5] [12] In that year's elections, 238 PFP members were elected to office, including six seats [b] in the House of Representatives. [9] Reynaldo Tamayo Jr., who was elected governor of South Cotabato, became the party's new president. [13]
In September 2021, the party unanimously nominated Bongbong Marcos as their presidential candidate for 2022. [8] Marcos joined the party on October 5 and became their chairman. [14] He filed his candidacy the following day. [15] Having no official vice presidential candidate, PFP adopted Duterte's daughter, Davao City mayor Sara Duterte of Lakas–CMD, as Marcos' running mate. [3] PFP, Lakas–CMD, Hugpong ng Pagbabago (HNP), and Pwersa ng Masang Pilipino (PMP) then formed the UniTeam Alliance. [16]
In December 2021, a group claiming to be the real officers of PFP filed a disqualification case against Marcos. The group's leader, National Commission on Muslim Filipinos commissioner Abubakar Mangelen, who claims to be the true chairman of PFP, called Marcos' nomination "invalid and void", claiming that many party officers were not consulted or informed about it. [2] [17] Secretary-General Thompson Lantion claimed that Mangelen was ousted as chairman of the party during its last convention on September 18, 2021 and was replaced by Marcos with his consent, [18] although Mangelen still remains as a member of the party. However, Mangelen denied the said claim and argued that he was the duly elected chairman of the party as shown in its petition for registration filed before the COMELEC and accused PFP members of unseating him as chairman without due process in order to make Marcos the leader of the party. [19] On February 10, 2022, the COMELEC dismissed the case against the disqualification of Marcos for "lack of merit." [20] On February 14, Mangelen filed a motion for reconsideration at COMELEC, which after an en banc review, was finally dismissed a day after the election. [21] [22]
On March 30, 2022, at a campaign rally in Iligan, the Mangelen-led faction endorsed the presidential campaign of Manila mayor Isko Moreno (Aksyon Demokratiko). [23] [24] The endorsement was affirmed and supported by Castriciones, now a PDP–Laban member, [25] who was also present in the said campaign rally. [1] Lantion of the Marcos-led faction condemned the Mangelen wing's endorsement as "irresponsible" and "fake," and called Mangelen an "impostor." [26] However, Castriciones stood by Mangelen and called him the "true chairman." [24] On April 19, the Mangelen-led faction changed their endorsement to Vice President Leni Robredo, calling her campaign "more formidable" to beat "the greatest threat to our country and our democracy, Ferdinand Marcos Jr." [27]
On May 25, Bongbong Marcos and Sara Duterte were proclaimed winners by the Congress of the Philippines. It was the first time under the 1987 Constitution that the President and Vice President were elected by a majority of voters. [28]
PFP seeks to replace the Philippines' unitary system of government with a federalist government. [7]
The party's general counsel, George Briones, describes PFP as "a party of the common man.... of the poor.... of the grassroots", and the party's dream is "a society that is free of illegal drugs, free of corruption, free of crime, free of insurgency and free of poverty." [8] [29] Party president Reynaldo Tamayo Jr. says the PFP's principles are: humanism, patriotic federalism, enlightened socialism, and direct democracy. He also declared that PFP "values human dignity and will aspire for equality among all Filipinos." The party's slogan is "a life worthy of human dignity for every Filipino." [8]
The PFP-OFW International Affairs Committee presented a long-term plan for Overseas Filipino Workers (OFW) that includes skills training, benefits, retirement plans, health insurance, scholarship grants, and other support services. [29]
Political scientist Julio C. Teehankee classifies PFP as one of the neo-authoritarian parties that spawned during the presidency of Rodrigo Duterte. [10]
The party claims to have a total of 1.5 million members nationwide as of September 2024. [4]
Position | Name |
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National Chairman | President Bongbong Marcos |
National Vice-Chairman | SAP Antonio Lagdameo, Jr. |
National President | Governor Reynaldo Tamayo Jr. |
Executive Vice-President | Secretary Benjamin Abalos, Jr. |
Vice-President for Luzon | Governor Dakila Cua |
Vice-President for Visayas | Governor Arthur Defensor Jr. |
Vice-President for Mindanao | Governor Nilo Demerey |
Secretary-General | Governor Rodolfo Albano III |
Deputy Secretary-General | Mayor Francis Zamora Atty. Richard Uy |
General Counsel | Atty. George Briones |
Treasurer | Mayor Henry Villarica |
Auditor | Governor Dulce Ann Hofer |
Year | Presidential election | Vice presidential election | ||||||
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Candidate | Votes | Vote share | Result | Candidate | Votes | Vote share | Result | |
2022 | Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos, Jr. [c] | 31,629,783 | Ferdinand Marcos, Jr. (PFP) | None [d] | Sara Z. Duterte (Lakas) |
Congress of the Philippines | ||||||||||
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House of Representatives | Senate | |||||||||
Year | Seats won | Votes | Share | Result | Year | Seats won | Votes | Share | Ticket | Result |
2019 | 5 / 304 | 965,048 | 2.38% | PDP Laban majority | 2019 | 0 / 24 | 1,490,764 | 0.41% | None | Hugpong ng Pagbabago win 9/12 seats |
2022 | 2 / 316 | 458,038 | 0.95% | PDP Laban majority | 2022 | Did not field any candidate | UniTeam | UniTeam win 4/12 seats |
Name | Position [note 1] |
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Bongbong Marcos | President of the Philippines PFP party chairman |
Antonio Lagdameo Jr. | Special Assistant to the President PFP party vice president |
Benjamin Abalos Jr. | Secretary of the Interior and Local Government |
Name | Position [note 1] |
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Francis Tolentino | Majority Floor Leader |
Name | District [note 1] |
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Linabelle Villarica | Bulacan–4th |
Eulogio R. Rodriguez | Catanduanes–lone |
Sandro Marcos | Ilocos Norte–1st |
Jam Agarao | Laguna–4th |
Richard Gomez | Leyte–4th |
Francisco Benitez | Negros Occidental–3rd |
Rosanna Vergara | Nueva Ecija–3rd |
Leody Tarriela | Occidental Mindoro–lone |
Marlyn Primicias-Agabas | Pangasinan–6th |
Ralph Tulfo | Quezon City–2nd |
Florida Robes | San Jose del Monte–lone |
Isidro Lumayag | South Cotabato–1st |
Horacio Suansing Jr. | Sultan Kudarat–2nd |
Name | Position [note 1] |
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Reynaldo Tamayo Jr. | Governor of South Cotabato (2019–present) |
Benjamin Abalos Sr. | Mayor of Mandaluyong (2022–present) |
Lucy Torres-Gomez | Mayor of Ormoc (2022–present) |
Imelda Calixto-Rubiano | Mayor of Pasay (2022–present) |
Edcel Greco Lagman | Governor of Albay (2022–present) |
Hadjiman Hataman Salliman | Governor of Basilan (2019-present) |
Marilou Cayco | Governor of Batanes (2016–present) |
Erico Aristotle Aumentado | Governor of Bohol (2022–present) |
Rogelio Neil Roque | Governor of Bukidnon (2022–present) |
Ricarte Padilla | Governor of Camarines Norte (2022–present) |
Dorothy Gonzaga | Governor of Davao de Oro (2022–present) |
Edwin Jubahib | Governor of Davao del Norte (2019–present) |
Nilo Demerey, Jr. | Governor of Dinagat Island (2022-present) |
Ben Evardone | Governor of Eastern Samar (2019-present) |
Arthur Defensor Jr. | Governor of Iloilo (2019–present) |
Imelda Dimaporo | Governor of Lanao del Norte (2016–present) |
Abdulraof Macacua | Governor of Maguindanao del Norte (2022–present) |
Presbitero Velasco, Jr. | Governor of Marinduque (2019-present) |
Manuel Sagarbarria | Governor of Negros Oriental (2023-present) |
Edwin Marino Ongchuan | Governor of Northern Samar (2019-present) |
Jose Gambito | Governor of Nueva Vizcaya (2023-present) |
Eduardo Gadiano | Governor of Occidental Mindoro (2019–present) |
Dakila Cua | Governor of Quirino (2019–present) |
Jose Riano | Governor of Romblon (2019-present) |
Rogelio Pacquiao | Governor of Sarangani (2022-present) |
Jake Vincent Villa | Governor of Siquijor (2022-present) |
Damian Mercado | Governor of Southern Leyte (2016–present) |
Yshmael Sali | Governor of Tawi-Tawi (2019-present) |
Hermogenes Ebdane | Governor of Zambales (2019–present) |
Victor Yu | Governor of Zamboanga del Sur (2019-present) |
Dulce Ann Hofer | Governor of Zamboanga Sibugay (2022–present) |
Benglen Ecleo | Vice Governor of Dinagat Islands (2022–present) |
Jocel Baac | Vice Governor of Kalinga (2022–present) |
Katherine Agapay | Vice Governor of Laguna (2016–present) |
Reynaldo San Juan Jr. | Vice Governor of Rizal (2016–present) |
Arthur Pingoy Jr. | Vice Governor of South Cotabato (2022–present) |
Carmelita Abalos | Vice Mayor of Mandaluyong (2022–present) |
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