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Fight of Democratic Filipinos
Laban ng Demokratikong Pilipino
ChairmanSonny Angara
FounderRamon Mitra Jr.
Jose Cojuangco Jr.
FoundedSeptember 16, 1988
Split fromPDP—Laban
HeadquartersUnit 201, Pasay Road Condominium, 926 Arnaiz Avenue, Brgy. San Lorenzo, Makati, Philippines
IdeologyConservative liberalism
Economic liberalism
Political positionCentre-right[1]
National affiliationHNP (2019)
Team PNoy (2013)
TEAM Unity (2007)
KNP (2004)
Puwersa ng Masa (2001)
LAMMP (1997)
Lakas-Laban Coalition (1995)
Laban (1987, as Lakas ng Bansa)
International affiliationCentrist Democrat International
Colors  Blue,   dark blue, and   Yellow
Seats in the Senate
1 / 24
Seats in the House of Representatives
1 / 316
Provincial governorships
1 / 81
Provincial vice governorships
0 / 82
Provincial board members
4 / 1,023

The Laban ng Demokratikong Pilipino (LDP; lit. 'Fight of Democratic Filipinos') is a liberal political party in the Philippines.

There are no results available for the 2004 election for the House of Representatives, but according to the website of the House, the party held 7 out of 235 seats. The party is divided into two factions. The faction led by Edgardo Angara contested in the 2004 elections as a member party of the Koalisyon ng Nagkakaisang Pilipino (Coalition of United Filipinos).

In the 2007 national elections, the party won three seats in the House of Representatives.[2]

History[edit]

In the mid-1980s, the Partido Demokratiko Pilipino (PDP), Lakas ng Bayan (LABAN) and Lakas ng Bansa parties coalesced under the United Nationalist Democratic Organization that supported the candidacy of Corazon Aquino and Salvador Laurel for president and vice president, respectively in the 1986 snap election.[3] In January 1986, PDP had merged with LABAN, founded in 1978 by assassinated opposition leader Benigno Aquino Jr. to form the PDP–Laban.[3]

In the 1987 legislative elections, UNIDO became the dominant party in both houses of Congress under the name Lakas ng Bayan. Palawan representative Ramon Mitra Jr. was elected as Speaker of the House of Representatives. UNIDO would be dissolved soon after.

In mid-1988, PDP–Laban was split into two factions: the Pimentel wing led by Aquilino Pimentel Jr. and the Cojuangco wing of Jose Cojuangco Jr. On September 16, 1988, the Cojuangco wing merged with the Lakas ng Bansa to form the Laban ng Demokratikong Pilipino (LDP).

In the 1991 LDP National Convention, the party nominated Speaker Mitra as its nominee for president in the 1992 national elections. The convention runner-up, former National Defense Secretary Fidel V. Ramos, bolted the LDP and formed Lakas–NUCD in January 1992 as his vehicle for the 1992 presidential race. Ramos won the election.

In 1994, LDP formed a major coalition with Lakas called the "Lakas-Laban Coalition" for the 1995 legislative elections. The coalition won a majority of seats in both houses of Congress. In 1998, the LDP supported the presidential candidacy of then Vice President Joseph Estrada. The party coalesced with two other parties to form the Laban ng Makabayang Masang Pilipino (LAMMP).

2004 elections[edit]

In the 2004 presidential election, the LDP was critically divided into two factions: the Angara wing of LDP president Senator Edgardo Angara that supported the candidacy of actor Fernando Poe Jr., and the Aquino wing of secretary-general Makati representative Agapito Aquino that supported the presidential bid of Senator Panfilo Lacson.

The initial plan was that LDP would form the core of the main opposition coalition, the Koalisyon ng Nagkakaisang Pilipino (KNP). However, some party members disagreed on which candidate to support for president. Panfilo Lacson advanced his candidacy, but his bid was not considered by party president Edgardo Angara who supported Fernando Poe Jr. Together with party secretary-general Butz Aquino, Lacson gathered the support of a few LDP members and went ahead with his bid.

The LDP was subsequently polarized between the Angara-Poe wing and the Lacson-Aquino faction.

By then, Poe and Lacson both filed their certificates of candidacy. With no signs that the LDP two factions would come to an agreement, the Commission on Elections decided to informally split the party into the Aquino and the Angara factions. Lacson ran under the Aquino wing, while Poe under the Angara wing which would form the main core of the KNP.

Party officials[edit]

Current members[edit]

Notable members[edit]

Electoral performance[edit]

Presidential and vice presidential elections[edit]

Year Presidential election Vice presidential election
Candidate Vote share Result Candidate Vote share Result
1992 Ramon Mitra Jr.
14.64%
 Fidel Ramos
(Lakas–NUCD) 		Marcelo Fernan
21.74%
 Joseph Estrada
(NPC)
1998 None[n 1] Joseph Estrada
(PMP) 		Edgardo Angara
22.11%
 Gloria Macapagal Arroyo
(Lakas–CMD)
2004 Panfilo Lacson
10.88%
 Gloria Macapagal Arroyo
(Lakas–CMD) 		None[n 2] Noli de Castro
(Independent)
2010 None Benigno Aquino III
(Liberal) 		None Jejomar Binay
(PDP–Laban)
2016 None[n 3] Rodrigo Duterte
(PDP–Laban) 		None[n 4] Leni Robredo
(Liberal)
2022 None Bongbong Marcos (PFP) None Sara Z. Duterte
(Lakas–CMD)

Legislative elections[edit]

Congress of the Philippines
House of Representatives Senate
Year Seats won Result Year Seats won Ticket Result
1987[n 5]
45 / 200
 Lakas ng Bansa / PDP–Laban plurality 1987[n 6]
1 / 24
 LABAN LABAN win 22/24 seats
1992
86 / 200
 LDP plurality 1992
16 / 24
 Single party ticket LDP win 16/24 seats
1995[n 7]
42 / 204
 Lakas / LDP majority 1995
4 / 12
 Lakas-Laban Coalition Lakas-Laban Coalition win 9/12 seats
1998[n 8]
55 / 258
 Lakas plurality 1998
4 / 12
 LAMMP LAMMP win 7/12 seats
2001
21 / 256
 Lakas plurality 2001
2 / 13
 Puwersa ng Masa People Power Coalition win 8/13 seats
2004
15 / 261
 Lakas plurality 2004
1 / 12
 Split ticket K4 win 7/12 seats
2007
5 / 270
 Lakas plurality 2007
1 / 12
 TEAM Unity Genuine Opposition win 8/12 seats
2010
2 / 286
 Lakas plurality 2010 Did not participate Liberal Party win 4/12 seats
2013
2 / 292
 Liberal Party plurality 2013
1 / 12
 Team PNoy Team PNoy win 9/12 seats
2016
2 / 297
 Liberal Party plurality 2016 Did not participate Koalisyon ng Daang Matuwid win 7/12 seats
2019
2 / 304
 PDP–Laban plurality 2019
1 / 12
 Hugpong ng Pagbabago Hugpong ng Pagbabago win 9/12 seats
2022
1 / 316
 PDP–Laban plurality 2022 Did not participate UniTeam Alliance win 6/12 seats
  1. ^ Angara's running mate was Joseph Estrada of the PMP.
  2. ^ Lacson did not have a running mate.
  3. ^ Supported Rodrigo Duterte who won.
  4. ^ Supported Bongbong Marcos who lost
  5. ^ The pre-merger Lakas ng Bansa participated. LDP had not yet formed. Contested in an electoral alliance with PDP–Laban. Seat total consists of 24 Lakas ng Bansa representatives and 21 dual representatives of Lakas ng Bansa and PDP–Laban.
  6. ^ The pre-merger Bansang Nagkakaisa sa Diwa at Layunin (BANDILA) participated. LDP had not yet formed.
  7. ^ Contested in an electoral alliance with the Lakas–CMD. Seat total consists of 17 LDP representatives and 25 dual representatives of Lakas–CMD and LDP.
  8. ^ Contested in an electoral alliance with NPC and PMP as LAMMP. Seat total consists of 55 LAMMP representatives. LDP did not stand any candidates outside the LAMMP alliance.

References[edit]

  1. ^ Derbyshire, ed. (2016). Encyclopedia of World Political Systems. Routledge. p. 751. ISBN 9781317471561. ... was formed in 1997 through the merger of the center-right Laban ng Demokratikong Pilipino (LDP: Democratic Filipino Struggle Party), the rightwing Nationalist People's Coalition (NPC) and the Partido ng Masang Pilipino (PMP). ...
  2. ^ See 2007 Philippine general election.
  3. ^ a b Dayley, Robert (2016). Southeast Asia In The New International Era. ISBN 9780813350110. Retrieved April 19, 2017.
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