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The Nationalist People's Coalition or NPC is a political party in the Philippines. Information on politics by country is available for every country, including both de jure and de facto independent states, inhabited dependent territories, as well as areas of special sovereignty. ... Political parties Part of the Politics series Politics Portal This box:      A political party is a political organization that seeks to attain political power within a government, usually by participating in electoral campaigns. ...

History

The Party was founded in 1991 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 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.^[1] The Nacionalista Party logo with party motto, Ang Bayan Higit sa Lahat (Nation, Above All). ... The Nacionalista Party logo with party motto, Ang Bayan Higit sa Lahat (Nation, Above All). ... Salvador Doy Laurel in a portrait for the Philippine Centennial Commission Salvador Doy Hidalgo Laurel (November 18, 1928–January 27, 2004), was vice-president of the Philippines from 1986 to 1992 under Corazon Aquino. ... Presidential elections, legislative elections and local elections were held in the Philippines on May 11, 1992. ... Eduardo Danding Murphy Cojuangco, Jr. ... Joseph Ejercito Estrada (born José Marcelo Ejército on April 19, 1937) widely known as Erap is a popular film actor in the Philippines and was the 13th President of the Philippines from June 30, 1998 to January 20, 2001. ...

NPC was a member of the Estrada-era Laban ng Makabayang Masang Pilipino or LAMMP, the political vehicle of then Vice President Joseph Estrada in the 1998 Presidential elections. ^[2] Both the Laban ng Demokratikong Pilipino, Partido ng Masang Pilipino and NPC were members of LAMMP. Judiciary Supreme Court Chief Justice Reynato Puno Court of Appeals · Sandiganbayan Court of Tax Appeals · Ombudsman Elections Commission on Elections 2007 | 2004 | 2001 | 1998 1995 | 1992 | 1987 | 1986 | All Foreign relations Human rights Other countries Politics Portal      Laban ng Makabayang Masang Pilipino (Struggle of the Patriotic Filipino Masses) was the... Joseph Ejercito Estrada (born José Marcelo Ejército on April 19, 1937) widely known as Erap is a popular film actor in the Philippines and was the 13th President of the Philippines from June 30, 1998 to January 20, 2001. ... Presidential elections, legislative elections and local elections were held in the Philippines on May 11, 1998. ... Judiciary Supreme Court Chief Justice Reynato Puno Court of Appeals · Sandiganbayan Court of Tax Appeals · Ombudsman Elections Commission on Elections 2007 | 2004 | 2001 | 1998 1995 | 1992 | 1987 | 1986 | All Foreign relations Human rights Political clans Other countriesAtlas  Politics Portal      The Laban ng Demokratikong Pilipino (Struggle of Democratic Filipinos) is a... The Partido ng Masang Pilipino (Party of the Filipino Masses) is a populist political party in the Philippines. ...

NPC bolted the now-defunct LAMMP after Estrada was ousted by a military-backed civilian uprising in January 2001.^[2] When Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo assumed the Presidency, her "People Power Coalition," led by the Lakas-CMD party, became the dominant group in Congress.^[3] 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. ^[3] The LDP party led the 20-member opposition bloc. ^[3] The young Gloria Macapagal (far right) and her family; when this picture was taken, her father Diosdado was the President of the Philippines. ... Judiciary Supreme Court Chief Justice Reynato Puno Court of Appeals · Sandiganbayan Court of Tax Appeals · Ombudsman Elections Commission on Elections 2007 | 2004 | 2001 | 1998 1995 | 1992 | 1987 | 1986 | All Foreign relations Human rights Political clans Other countries Politics Portal      People Power Coalition (PPC) was the Philippine administrations coalition party... LAKAS is the ruling political party of the Philippines. ...

In 2004, the LDP and NPC sought a reunification to push the presidential bid of businessman Eduardo “Danding” Cojuangco. Cojuangco, the NPC chair, was fielded as NPC's standard bearer in the 2004 elections, but withdrew. Eduardo Danding Murphy Cojuangco, Jr. ...

Results for the 2004 elections show that NPC had 0 seats for the Senate while for the House of Representatives, NPC had 53 seats. ^[4]

In the 13th Congress of the Philippines, the ruling Lakas-CMD party led by Speaker Jose de Venecia Jr. renewed its partnership with the Nationalist People's Coalition even as an alternative coalition of administration-affiliated parties was shaping up. ^[5] Judiciary Supreme Court Chief Justice Reynato Puno Court of Appeals · Sandiganbayan Court of Tax Appeals · Ombudsman Elections Commission on Elections 2007 | 2004 | 2001 | 1998 1995 | 1992 | 1987 | 1986 | All Foreign relations Human rights Political clans Other countriesAtlas  Politics Portal      The Thirteenth Congress of the Philippines is the current meeting of... Jose Clavería de Venecia, Jr. ...

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." ^[3] The United States Department of State, often referred to as the State Department, is the Cabinet-level foreign affairs agency of the United States government, equivalent to foreign ministries in other countries. ... Philippine Congress Session Hall The legislative power is vested in Congress, which consists of the Senate and the House of Representatives. ... The Senate of the Philippines is the upper chamber of the bicameral legislature of the Philippines, the Congress of the Philippines. ...

1995 Senatorial Slate

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Results

The party only got 3 out of 12 possible seats in the Senate namely: (in order of votes received) The Senate of the Philippines is the upper chamber of the bicameral legislature of the Philippines, the Congress of the Philippines. ...

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

The NPC Today

The official NPC party logo

Just like the Liberal Party, the NPC is fragmented into two factions: one supportive of the incumbent administration, while the other supportive of the opposition. This dates way back on the 2004 elections where a majority of NPC members (including Danding Cojuangco himself) supported the candidacy of President Arroyo (the titular head of the Lakas-CMD and Kampi parties), while several NPC die-hards stuck with the late presidentiable Fernando Poe Jr., with Escudero leading them. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... The Liberal Party (Filipino: Partido Liberal) is a liberal party in the Philippines, founded in 1945 by a breakaway from the Nacionalista Party. ... LAKAS is the ruling political party of the Philippines. ... Judiciary Supreme Court Chief Justice Reynato Puno Court of Appeals · Sandiganbayan Court of Tax Appeals · Ombudsman Elections Commission on Elections 2007 | 2004 | 2001 | 1998 1995 | 1992 | 1987 | 1986 | All Foreign relations Human rights Political clans Other countriesAtlas  Politics Portal      The Kabalikat ng Malayang Pilipino (KAMPI, formerly the Kabalikat ng Mamamayang... Fernando Poe, Jr. ...

Pro-Administration Members

• Eduardo Cojuangco Jr. - NPC Chairman Emeritus
• Faustino Dy Jr. - former governor of Isabela. NPC Chairman
• Frisco F. San Juan- NPC President
• Michael John Duavit - NPC Secretary General
• Vicente Sotto III, former Senator
• Teresa Aquino-Oreta, former Senator
• Atty. Sixto Brillantes, NPC General Counsel
• Joseph Ace Durano, Tourism Secretary and former NPC spokesperson

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Pro-Opposition members

• Ernesto Maceda - former senate president, President Emeritus of NPC
• Senator-elect Francis "Chiz" Escudero - outgoing representative of the first district of Sorsogon; former NPC spokesperson
• Richard Gomez - actor
• Loren Legarda - incoming senator
• Anna Dominique Coseteng - former senator.
• Rep, Sherwin Gatchalian - former Congressman, first district of Valenzuela; Mayor

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Quote

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

References

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External link

• Official Website of the Nationalist People's Coalition