UniTeam Alliance | |
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Leader | Bongbong Marcos Sara Duterte |
Founder | Bongbong Marcos Sara Duterte |
Founded | November 29, 2021 |
Preceded by | Coalition for Change |
Ideology | Federalism [1] Filipino nationalism [2] Populism [3] |
Political position | Big tent [4] |
Coalition members | PFP Lakas–CMD HNP PMP Guest Parties: Nacionalista PDP–Laban (Cusi-Wing) KBL PRP |
Colors | Red and green |
Slogan | Sama-sama tayong babangon muli transl. Together, we shall rise again |
Website | |
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The UniTeam Alliance is an electoral alliance in the Philippines formed to support the candidacies of Bongbong Marcos and Sara Duterte in the 2022 presidential and vice-presidential elections and their allies in the 2022 Philippine general election. [5] [6] [7] [8] The alliance was formalized on November 29, 2021, with Senator Imee Marcos coining the name UniTeam. [9]
The alliance consists of four political parties: [5]
Party | Abbreviation | Ideology | Chairperson | President | |
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Hugpong ng Pagbabago [10] Alliance for Change | HNP | Regionalism | Sara Duterte | Sara Duterte | |
Lakas–Christian Muslim Democrats [11] People Power–Christian Muslim Democrats | Lakas–CMD | Christian democracy Islamic democracy Conservatism Filipino nationalism Federalism [12] [13] Parliamentarianism | Bong Revilla Jr. | Martin Romualdez | |
Partido Federal ng Pilipinas [14] Federal Party of the Philippines | PFP | Federalism | Bongbong Marcos | Reynaldo Tamayo Jr. | |
Pwersa ng Masang Pilipino [15] Force of the Filipino Masses | PMP | Populism [16] | Joseph Estrada |
In addition, the alliance's senatorial slate features guest candidates from the Nacionalista Party, Kilusang Bagong Lipunan (KBL), Nationalist People's Coalition (NPC), PDP–Laban, and People's Reform Party (PRP). Except for the NPC, all of the aforementioned parties are allied with Marcos and Duterte. [17]
Marcos and Duterte have endorsed the following candidates for the 2022 Philippine Senate election, thus who are part of their "senatorial slate": [18] [19] [20]
Candidate name and party | Position | Votes | Ranking | Elected | |
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Herbert Bautista NPC | Former mayor of Quezon City (2010–2019) | 13,104,710 | 14th | No | |
Jinggoy Estrada PMP | Former senator (2004–2016) | 15,108,625 | 12th | Yes | |
Larry Gadon KBL | Lawyer | 9,691,607 | 20th | No | |
Win Gatchalian NPC | Incumbent senator | 20,602,655 | 4th | Yes | |
Gregorio Honasan Independent [lower-alpha 1] | Former Secretary of Information and Communications Technology (2019–2021) | 10,643,491 | 18th | No | |
Loren Legarda NPC [lower-alpha 1] | Member of the House of Representatives from Antique's at-large congressional district | 24,264,969 | 2nd | Yes | |
PDP–Laban | Member of the House of Representatives from 1–SAGIP Party List | Withdrawn [lower-alpha 2] | |||
Robin Padilla PDP–Laban | Actor | 26,612,434 | 1st | Yes | |
Harry Roque PRP | Former presidential spokesperson (2017–2018, 2020–2021) | 11,246,206 | 17th | No | |
Gilbert Teodoro PRP | Former Secretary of National Defense (2007–2009) | 12,788,479 | 15th | No | |
Mark Villar Nacionalista | Former Secretary of Public Works and Highways (2016–2021) | 19,475,592 | 6th | Yes | |
Migz Zubiri Independent | Incumbent senator | 18,734,336 | 8th | Yes |
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