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

Laban ng Demokratikong Pilipino (LDP; lit. 'Fight of Democratic Filipinos') is a political party in the Philippines founded by Ramon Mitra Jr. and Peping Cojuangco. LDP was more commonly referred to as Laban during its early years.[2]

History

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Early years and formation

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In September 1988, Peping Cojuangco, a stalwart of PDP–Laban, recruited national and local politicians allied with former President Ferdinand Marcos and Kilusang Bagong Lipunan (KBL) into the party.[3][4] As a result, PDP–Laban was split into two factions: the Pimentel wing led by Aquilino Pimentel Jr. and the Cojuangco wing. The latter faction merged with Lakas ng Bansa led by House Speaker Ramon Mitra Jr. on September 16, 1988 to form Laban ng Demokratikong Pilipino.

1992 elections

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The first LDP National Convention was held on November 30, 1991. Speaker Ramon Mitra won the nomination for president in 1992, defeating former National Defense Secretary Fidel V. Ramos.[5][6] Despite winning the national nomination, Mitra only garnered 8 votes in Peping Cojuangco's home province of Tarlac, compared to 53 votes earned by Ramos. Ramos also won his home province of Pangasinan, earning 76 votes to Mitra's 41, and in provinces within Western Mindanao. Ramos and Mitra tied in Ilocos Region and ARMM.[7]

1991 LDP National Convention
Candidate
Name Ramon Mitra Jr. Fidel V. Ramos
Votes 2,062 1,613
Regions won (7)

NCR, I, IV, V, VI, XI, XII

(4)

III, XIII, IX, X

After losing the nomination to Mitra, Ramos bolted the LDP and formed Lakas–NUCD in January 1992 as his vehicle for the presidential race. Ultimately, Ramos narrowly won the election.[8] Ramos was backed by President Corazon Aquino while Mitra, who placed fourth, had the support of the late Manila Archbishop Jaime Sin.[9] Despite losing the presidency, the LDP scored victories in both houses of Congress, winning 16 seats in the Senate and 86 seats in the House of Representatives.

1995–2004

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In 1994, LDP formed a major coalition with Lakas called the "Lakas–Laban Coalition" for the 1995 Philippine general election. The coalition won a majority of seats in both houses of Congress.

In 1997, Raul Roco and Gloria Macapagal Arroyo, two of LDP's Senate stalwarts, resigned from the party and formed their own political organizations. Roco formed Aksyon Demokratiko while Arroyo organized Kabalikat ng Malayang Pilipino for their presidential bids in 1998.[10] Arroyo, however, was convinced by Jaime Cardinal Sin to discontinue her presidential plans and run for vice president as the running-mate of Lakas presidential standard-bearer Jose de Venecia Jr.[11]

The LDP, now led by Edgardo Angara, formed a coalition with PDP–Laban, Pwersa ng Masang Pilipino and the Nationalist People's Coalition to form Laban ng Makabayang Masang Pilipino. LAMMP served as the vehicle of Vice President Joseph Estrada for his presidential bid, with Angara as his running mate. Estrada won, but Angara was decisively defeated by Arroyo.[12]

After Estrada's ouster during the Second EDSA Revolution in 2001, the LDP formed a coalition with Senator Miriam Defensor Santiago's People's Reform Party, mainly composed of pro-Estrada supporters and loyalists, to form Puwersa ng Masa for the 2001 Philippine Senate election. Puwersa welcomed new members for its Senate slate, chief among them former Philippine National Police Chief Panfilo Lacson. Puwersa managed to win 5 out of 13 Senate seats, including LDP's Angara and Lacson.[13]

LDP logo when Ping Lacson was campaigning in 2004

In the 2004 elections, LDP was critically divided into two factions: the Angara wing led by Senator Edgardo Angara that supported the presidential bid of actor Fernando Poe Jr., and the Aquino wing led by Makati representative Agapito Aquino that supported the presidential campaign of Senator Panfilo Lacson.[14]

The initial plan was that LDP would form the core of the main opposition coalition, Koalisyon ng Nagkakaisang Pilipino. However, some LDP members disagreed on which candidate to support for president. Lacson advanced his candidacy, which was not recognized by party president Angara who supported Poe. Together with LDP secretary-general Butz Aquino, Lacson gathered the support of a few LDP members and went ahead with his bid.[15]

The LDP was subsequently polarized between the Angara-Poe and Lacson-Aquino factions. By then, Poe and Lacson both filed their certificates of candidacy for president. With no signs that the two feudimg factions would come to an agreement, the Commission on Elections decided to informally split LDP into the Aquino and Angara wings. Lacson ran under the Aquino wing, while Poe under the Angara wing which formed the main core of KNP.[16][17] Aquino blasted Angara for his passion for control that had spawned internal divisions within the LDP. Angara's control caused LDP stalwarts such as former Senate President Neptali Gonzales, Executive Secretary Alberto Romulo and former senator Heherson Alvarez among others, to leave LDP.[10]

There are no results available for the 2004 Philippine House of Representatives elections, but according to the House website, LDP won 7 out of 235 seats.

2007–2013

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For the 2007 elections, LDP reunited with Lakas, the party's 1995 electoral partner, for TEAM Unity.[18][19] With President Arroyo's unpopularity, only two candidates from TEAM Unity won Senate seats.[20] For the House elections, LDP won only three seats.[21]

In 2010, due to the new automated elections law, LDP applied in COMELEC for official re-acknowledgment.[22] For the presidential and vice-presidential elections, LDP supported the Nacionalista–NPC ticket of Angara's Senate colleagues Manny Villar and Loren Legarda.[23][24] Villar lost to Liberal Party's Benigno Aquino III, while Legarda trailed in the vice presidential race which was won by PDP–Laban's Jejomar Binay.

LDP partnered with the ruling Liberal Party, the Nacionalista Party, NPC and Akbayan for Team PNoy, the administration coalition for the 2013 Philippine general election.[25][26] The party fielded Angara's son Sonny[27] who won a Senate seat, placing sixth.

2016 and 2019

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In early 2016, party president Angara initially expressed LDP's intention to support the independent presidential campaign of Grace Poe for 2016.[28] However, LDP ultimately supported the presidential bid of Rodrigo Duterte, the standard-bearer of PDP–Laban.[29]

On September 24, 2018, Sonny Angara was elected as LDP president at an organizational meeting and fellowship dinner held at the Manila Golf and Country Club. LDP joined the Hugpong ng Pagbabago of President Duterte's daughter, Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte, and Angara was tapped as part of HNP's senatorial slate for the 2019 Philippine Senate election.[30] Angara won his second term, placing sixth with over 18 million votes.[31]

2022 elections

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In 2021, Sonny Angara eyed a national alliance with HNP, as Sara Duterte was poised to run for president due to her strong performance in pre-election surveys. Angara expressed his intention to be Duterte's running mate for the 2022 Philippine presidential election.[32] Duterte eventually ran for vice president, running with presidential candidate and former senator Bongbong Marcos under the Uniteam ticket.

Party officials

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Current members

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Notable members

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President

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Senate

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Senate Presidents

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Former senators

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House of Representatives

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Electoral performance

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Presidential and vice presidential elections

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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[n 2]
10.88%
 Gloria Macapagal Arroyo
(Lakas–CMD) 		None[n 3] Noli de Castro
(Independent)
2010 None[n 4] Benigno Aquino III
(Liberal) 		None[n 5] Jejomar Binay
(PDP–Laban)
2016 None[n 6] Rodrigo Duterte
(PDP–Laban) 		None[n 7] Leni Robredo
(Liberal)
2022 None Bongbong Marcos (PFP) None Sara Z. Duterte
(Lakas–CMD)

Legislative elections

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Year House Seats won Result President Year Senate Seats won Ticket Result
1992
86 / 200
 LDP plurality Fidel Ramos 1992
16 / 24
 Single party ticket LDP win 16/24 seats
1995[n 8]
42 / 204
 Lakas / LDP majority 1995
4 / 12
 Lakas-Laban Coalition Lakas-Laban Coalition win 9/12 seats
1998[n 9]
55 / 258
 Lakas plurality Joseph Estrada 1998
4 / 12
 LAMMP LAMMP win 7/12 seats
2001
21 / 256
 Lakas plurality Gloria Macapagal Arroyo 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 Noynoy Aquino 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 Rodrigo Duterte 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 Bongbong Marcos 2022 Did not participate UniTeam Alliance win 6/12 seats
2025 2025

Notes

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  1. ^ Angara's running mate was Joseph Estrada of the PMP.
  2. ^ Aquino wing only. Angara faction supported Fernando Poe Jr.
  3. ^ Lacson did not have a running mate.
  4. ^ LDP supported Manny Villar (Nacionalista)
  5. ^ LDP supported Loren Legarda (NPC)
  6. ^ Supported Rodrigo Duterte who won.
  7. ^ Supported Bongbong Marcos who lost
  8. ^ 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.
  9. ^ 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.

See also

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References

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  3. ^ Baclig, Cristina Eloisa (July 16, 2021). "PDP-Laban: From fighting dictatorship to fighting each other". INQUIRER.net. Retrieved November 27, 2024.
  4. ^ Maragay, Feliciano V. (December 26, 1987). "Senators assail entry of KBLs into coalition". Manila Standard. Standard Publications, Inc. p. 1. Retrieved June 28, 2021.
  5. ^ DI CICCO, MICHAEL (November 30, 1991). "Mitra picked as Philippine presidential bet - UPI Archives". UPI. Retrieved October 4, 2024.
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  19. ^ Calica, Aurea (February 24, 2007). "Team Unity Builds camaraderie". Philstar.com. Retrieved October 13, 2024.
  20. ^ "Lakas forming senatorial slate". Philstar.com. June 3, 2008. Retrieved October 13, 2024.
  21. ^ See 2007 Philippine general election.
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  32. ^ Ranada, Pia (August 4, 2021). "Angara's LDP eyes alliance with Sara Duterte's HNP for 2022". RAPPLER. Retrieved November 27, 2024.
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