Nationalist People's Coalition

The Nationalist People's Coalition or NPC is a conservative political party in the Philippines, founded in 1992 by then-presidential candidate Eduardo Cojuangco Jr.

Nationalist People's Coalition
PresidentGiorgidi B. Aggabao
ChairmanFaustino Dy Jr.
SpokespersonMark Enverga
Secretary-GeneralMark Mendoza
FounderEduardo Cojuangco Jr.
Founded1992 (1992)[1]
Split fromNacionalista Party
Headquarters808 808 Building, Meralco Avenue, San Antonio, Pasig, 1605 Metro Manila
NewspaperNPC Herald
IdeologySocial conservatism[2][3]
Liberal conservatism
Political positionCentre-right[4]
National affiliationLAMMP (1998)
PPC (2001)
K4 (2004)
TEAM Unity (2007)
Team PNoy (2013)
Partido Galing at Puso (2016)
Coalition for Change (2016–present)
Colors      Green, red, white
Seats in the Senate
3 / 24
Seats in the House of Representatives
35 / 343
Provincial governorships
7 / 81
Provincial vice governorships
6 / 80
Provincial board members
90 / 1,023
Website
npcparty.org

History

The Party was founded in 1992 after some members of the Nacionalista Party led by then Rizal Governor Isidro Rodriguez bolted from the Nacionalista Party after some disagreements with Nacionalista party leader then Vice President Salvador Laurel in preparation for the 1992 presidential elections. Members of the civil society including the business sector who called themselves as "Friends of Danding" invited business tycoon Eduardo "Danding" Cojuangco, a former associate of longterm authoritarian president Ferdinand Marcos,[4] to run as president and Senator Joseph Estrada as vice president. Cojuangco lost the presidential race, finishing third while Estrada taking away the Vice Presidency by landslide.[5]

NPC was a member of the Laban ng Makabayang Masang Pilipino (LAMMP), the political vehicle of then Vice President Joseph Estrada in the 1998 presidential elections.[6]

NPC left the now-defunct LAMMP after Estrada was removed from power in January 2001.[6] When Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo assumed the Presidency, her People Power Coalition, led by the Lakas–CMD party, became the dominant group in Congress.[7] The 75-member Lakas party led the "Sunshine Coalition," which also included the 61-member Nationalist People's Coalition, some members of the Liberal Party, and several other minor parties.[7] The LDP party led the 20-member opposition bloc.[7]

In 2004, the LDP and NPC both backed businessman Eduardo "Danding" Cojuangco as a potential presidential candidate in the 2004 elections.[6] Cojuangco, the NPC chair, was fielded as NPC's standard bearer, but withdrew.

Results for the 2004 elections show that NPC had 0 seats for the Senate while for the House of Representatives, NPC had 53 seats.[8]

In Background Note: Philippines, under Government and Political Relations, the U.S. Department of State writes: "Members of the Congress tend to have weak party loyalties and change party affiliation easily. There is no clear majority in the Senate, which changed its President in 2006."[7]

1995 Senatorial Slate

The NPC formed a full 12-man Senatorial slate for the May 8, 1995 Midterm Legislative and Local elections, as it became a full-fledged opposition party against the administration of President Fidel V. Ramos. They ran against the administration-backed Lakas-Laban Coalition.

Candidate Party Occupation
Rosemarie Arenas Nationalist People's Coalition businesswoman and socialite
Gaudencio Beduya Nationalist People's Coalition former Representative from Cebu
Anna Dominique Coseteng Nationalist People's Coalition Senator
Amanda T. Cruz Nationalist People's Coalition businesswoman
Ramon Fernandez Nationalist People's Coalition professional basketball player
Gregorio Honasan Independent former military colonel
Ferdinand Marcos Jr. Kilusang Bagong Lipunan Representative from Ilocos Norte and son of former President Ferdinand Marcos
Adelisa A. Raymundo Nationalist People's Coalition former Sectoral Representative from the Labor sector
Manuel C. Roxas Nationalist People's Coalition lawyer
Almarin C. Tillah Nationalist People's Coalition Chairman of the Bangsamoro National Congress
Arturo Tolentino Nationalist People's Coalition Senator
Miriam Defensor-Santiago People's Reform Party former Bureau of Immigration and Deportation Commissioner and 1992 presidential candidate

Results

The party only got 3 out of 12 possible seats in the Senate namely: (in order of votes received)

  • Miriam Defensor-Santiago
  • Gregorio Honasan
  • Anna Dominique Coseteng

The NPC Today

On May 14, 2007 election, the party won 26 seats.[9]

Members

Notable Former Members

As the build-up to the 2010 presidential elections progresses, there are talks that Escudero has been given the nod of the party leaders as its standard-bearer, with Legarda being his running-mate, although the latter said that she won't settle for any other position than the presidency. Escudero further stressed that he will not entertain any possible alliance with the Arroyo administration forces, thus beleaguering the NPC's status as one of the coalition partners of the Arroyo administration, as he is hell-bent in transforming the supposedly largely pro-administration NPC into an opposition party.[10]

However, all these will remain in the backseat as Escudero announced his sudden resignation from the party, and at the same time asked the public for more time to decide on whether he would pursue his thrice-postponed presidential bid.[11]

Candidates for Philippine general elections, 2010
Senatorial Slate (3)

Candidates for Philippine general elections, 2013

Senatorial Slate (2)

Candidates for Philippine general elections, 2016
Senatorial Slate

Candidates for Philippine general elections, 2019
Senatorial Slate

Electoral performance

President
Election Candidate Number of votes Share of votes Outcome of election
1992 Eduardo Cojuangco Jr. 4,116,376 18.17% Lost
1998 Supported Joseph Estrada who won
2004 Split*
2010 Split**
2016 Supported Grace Poe or Jejomar Binay or Mar Roxas who all lost***

*Supported either Gloria Macapagal Arroyo or Fernando Poe Jr. who won and lost respectively

**Supported either Benigno Aquino III or Manny Villar who won and lost respectively

***Other members including NPC founder Eduardo Cojuangco Jr. are supporting Jejomar Binay's presidential campaign.

Vice President
Election Candidate Number of votes Share of votes Outcome of election
1992 Supported Joseph Estrada who won
1998 Supported Edgardo Angara who lost
2004 Split*
2010 Loren Legarda 4,294,664 12.21% Lost
2016 Supported Chiz Escudero or Antonio Trillanes or Bongbong Marcos who all lost**

*Supported either Noli de Castro or Loren Legarda who won and lost respectively
**Other members including NPC founder Eduardo Cojuangco Jr. are supporting Bongbong Marcos's vice-presidential campaign.

Senate
Election Number of votes Share of votes Seats won Seats after Outcome of election
1992 48,956,459 17.7%
0 / 12
5 / 24
 Lost
1995 28,452,737 15.8%
1 / 12
2 / 24
 Lost
1998 9,242,652 4.5%
1 / 12
 Members of the LAMMP coalition Won
2001 N/A
1 / 24
 Lost
2004 9,944,328 15.8%
0 / 12
0 / 24
 Lost
2007 48,766,327 18.1%
0 / 12
2 / 24
 Nacionalista-led coalition
2010 13,409,616 4.51%
1 / 12
2 / 24
 PMP-led coalition
2013 29,902,207 10.15%
1 / 12
2 / 24
 Liberal Party-led coalition
2016 32,154,139 10.07%
2 / 12
2 / 24
 PDP–Laban-led coalition
2019 31,279,191 8.65%
1 / 12
3 / 24
 NPC-led coalition

House of Representatives
Election Number of votes Share of votes Seats Outcome of election
1992 3,478,780 18.7%
30 / 199
 Lakas-NUCD-UMDP-led coalition
1995 2,342,378 12.2%
22 / 204
 Lakas-NUCD-UMDP-led coalition
1998 998,239 4.1%
9 / 221
 LAMMP-led coalition
2001
40 / 219
 Lost
2004
53 / 237
 Lost
2007
28 / 271
 Lakas–CMD-led coalition
2010 5,450,135 15.97%
29 / 287
 Liberal Party-led coalition
2013 4,800,907 17.40%
43 / 292
 Liberal Party-led coalition
2016 6,350,310 17.04%
42 / 297
 PDP–Laban-led coalition
2019 5,644,007 14.05%
36 / 304
 Nacionalista-led coalition

Current Composition

This is the Current member of NPC in the 18th Congress

Senate

District Representatives

Partylist Allieds
  • Claudine Diana Bautista (Dumper PTDA)
  • Conrado Estrella III (ABONO)
  • Florencio Noel (An Waray)

Quote
  • "A political party that does not touch and improve the lives of the people has no reason to exist." — Eduardo "Danding" Cojuangco

References
  1. Guillermo, Artemio R. (2012). Historical dictionary of the Philippines (Third ed.). Scarecrow Press. p. 304.
  2. Philippines. World Encyclopedia of Political Systems and Parties. Facts On File. 1999. p. 887.
  3. Perron, Louis (2009). Election Campaigns in the Philippines. Routledge Handbook of Political Management. Routledge. p. 361.
  4. Day, Alan John (2002), Political Parties of the World, John Harper Publishing, p. 377
  5. NPC Party History Archived September 28, 2007, at the Wayback Machine NPC website Retrieved December 17, 2006.
  6. Evangelista, Romie A. "Angara party roots for Danding". Manila Standard Today. Archived from the original on October 13, 2007.
  7. Background Note: Philippines, October 2006. U.S. Department of State. Retrieved December 9, 2006. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  8. Introduction: Philippines CIA -The World Fact Book Retrieved December 10, 2006.
  9. See 2007 Philippine general election.
  10. Chiz-Loren Tandem?Tempo Retrieved August 11, 2009.
  11. Escudero leaves NPC, ABS-CBNnews.com Retrieved October 28, 2009.
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