List of political parties in the Philippines

Political parties in the Philippines are of diverse ideologies and are plentiful in number. This page lists the political parties in the Philippines.

The Philippines has a multi-party system with numerous parties in which no one party often has a chance of gaining power alone, and parties must work with each other to form coalition governments.

1 Current parties
2 Major political parties
- 2.1 Minor political parties and party-list groups
- 2.2 Other parties
3 Former major coalitions
4 See also

[edit] Current parties

There are two types of parties in the Philippines: major parties, who correspond typically to traditional political parties, and minor parties or party-list organizations, who rely on the party-list system to win Congressional Seats.

[edit] Major political parties

Party name	Acronym	Founding year	Chairperson
Together Everyone Achieves More Unity (TEAM Unity)
Kabalikat ng Malayang Pilipino	KAMPI	1996	Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo (founder)
Laban ng Demokratikong Pilipino	LDP	1985	Edgardo Angara (founder)
Lakas-Christian Muslim Democrats	Lakas-CMD	1991	Jose De Venecia
Liberal Party (Atienza wing)	LP	1945/2005	Lito Atienza
Nationalist People's Coalition (Cojuangco wing)	NPC	1991/2005	Eduardo Cojuangco, Jr.
Philippine Democratic Socialist Party	PDSP	1973	Norberto Gonzalez
Genuine Opposition (GO)
Aksyon Demokratiko	AD	1997	Sonia Roco
Kilusang Bagong Lipunan {Marcos Wing}	KBL	1978/2007	Ferdinand Marcos Jr.
Liberal Party (Drilon wing)	LP	1945/2005	Franklin Drilon
Nacionalista Party	NP	1907/2004	Manuel Villar
Nationalist People's Coalition (Escudero wing)	NPC	1991/2005	Francis Escudero
Partido Demokratikong Pilipino-Lakas ng Bayan	PDP	1984	Aquilino Pimentel, Jr.
Partido Magdalo	MAGDALO	2007	Antonio Trillanes IV
Puwersa ng Masang Pilipino	PMP	1987	Joseph Estrada (founder)
Unaffiliated parties
Ang Kapatiran	AKP	2004	Nandy Pacheco (founder)
Kilusang Bagong Lipunan {Lozano Wing}	KBL	1978/2007	Oliver Lozano
People's Reform Party	PRP	1991	Miriam Defensor-Santiago (founder)

[edit] Minor political parties and party-list groups

Main article: Minor political parties in the Philippines

Party name	Acronym	Founding year	Chairperson
Parties elected through the constituency system
Akbayan Citizens' Action Party	Akbayan	1998	Ronaldo Llamas
Buhay Party- List	Buhay	N/A	Melquiades Robles
Partido Magdalo	N/A	N/A	N/A
Sarangani Reconciliation and Reformation Organization	SARRO	N/A	Priscilla Chiongbian
Party-list organizations
Alagad	N/A	N/A	N/A
Alang sa Kalambu-an ug Kalinaw	Alayon	N/A	John Henry Osmeña
Alliance of Volunteer Educators	AVE	N/A	N/A
Anak Mindanao	AMIN	N/A	N/A
Anakpawis	AP	N/A	Crispin Beltran
Ang Laban ng Indiginong Filipino	ALIF	N/A	Acmad Tomawis
An Waray	N/A	2001	Florencio "Bem" Noel
Association of Philippine Electric Cooperatives	APEC	N/A	N/A
Bayan Muna	N/A	1999	Satur Ocampo
Citizen's Battle Against Corruption	Cibac	2001	Emmanuel Joel Villanueva
Cooperative NATCCO Network Party	Coop NATCCO	1998	Cresente Paez
Gabriela Women's Party	GABRIELA	N/A	Liza Maza
Luzon Farmers Party	Butil	N/A	N/A
Partido ng Manggagawa	PM	N/A	Renato Magtubo
Veterans Freedom Party	VFP	N/A	N/A

[edit] Other parties

Party name	Acronym	Founding year	Chairperson
Bangon Pilipinas	BP	2004	Eddie Villanueva
Green Party of the Philippines	GP	1990s	Felizardo Colambo
Isang Bansa Isang Diwa	IBID	2004	Eddie Gil
Progressive Party	PP	1957	Raul Manglapus (Defunct)
Ang Ladlad	N/A	2003	Danton Remoto

[edit] Former major coalitions

Laban ng Makabayang Masang Pilipino (LAMMP, Struggle of Patriotic Filipino Masses), the opposition coalition for the 1998 national elections
Puwersa ng Masa (PnM, Force of the Masses), the opposition coalition for the 2001 midterm legislative elections
United Nationalists Democratic Organizations (UNIDO), the opposition coalition for the 1986 snap presidential elections