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Liberal Party
Partido Liberal ng Pilipinas
Chairman Benigno Aquino III President Mar Roxas Secretary-General Joseph Emilio Abaya Founded January 19, 1946 Split from Nacionalista Party Merged into Lakas ng Bayan (1978-87) Headquarters Expo Centro, Araneta Center, EDSA Cubao, Quezon City, Youth wing Kabataang Liberal ng Pilipinas (Young Liberals of the Philippines) Ideology Liberalism, Social liberalism International affiliation Liberal International
Alliance of Democrats, Council of Asian Liberals and DemocratsOfficial colors Yellow and Blue Seats in the Senate 4 / 24Seats in the House of Representatives 73 / 286Provincial governorships 20 / 80Provincial vice governorships 16 / 80Provincial boards 158 / 756Website Official Website of the Liberal Party of the Philippines Politics of Philippines
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ElectionsThe Liberal Party of the Philippines (Filipino: Partido Liberal ng Pilipinas) is a liberal party in the Philippines, founded by then senators Senate President Manuel Roxas, Senate President Pro-Tempore Elpidio Quirino, and former 9th Senatorial District Senator Jose Avelino, on November 24, 1945 by a breakaway Liberal group from the Nacionalista Party. It is the current ruling party after the election victory of Benigno Aquino III as the President of the Philippines. The Liberals control the House of Representatives, while it is part of a coalition agreement in the Senate.
As such it is the second-oldest political party in the Philippines in terms of establishment, and the oldest active political party in the Philippines. The party has been led by people like Manuel Roxas, Elpidio Quirino, Diosdado Macapagal and Benigno Aquino, Jr.
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History
The Liberal Party (LP) was founded on 19 January 1946 by Manuel Roxas, the first President of the Third Philippine Republic. It was formed by Pres. Roxas from what was once the “Liberal Wing” of the old Nacionalista Party. Two more Presidents of the Philippines elected into office came from the LP: Elpidio Quirino and the redoubtable Diosdado Macapagal. Two other presidents came from the ranks of the LP, being former members of the Party that choose to follow a different path and joined the Nacionalistas: Ramon Magsaysay, and Ferdinand Marcos.
During the days leading to Martial Rule, Marcos would find his old party as a potent roadblock to his quest for one-man rule. Led by Ninoy Aquino, Gerry Roxas and Jovito Salonga, the LP would time and again hound the would-be dictator on issues like Human Rights and the curtailment of Freedoms. Not even the declaration of Martial Law silenced the LP, and it continued to fight the dictatorship despite the costs. Many of its leaders and members would be prosecuted and even killed during this time.
In recent times, the LP was instrumental in ending more than half-a-century of US Military presence in the Philippines with its campaign in the Senate of 1991 to reject a new RP-US Bases Treaty. This ironically cost the Party dearly, losing for it the Elections of 1992. In 2000, it again showed its mettle by standing against the corruption of the Joseph Estrada Administration, actively supporting the Resign-Impeach-Oust initiatives that led to People Power II.
The Liberal Party regained new influence after its nomination of then-Senator Benigno Aquino III, the son of former President Cory Aquino, after the latter's death and the massive outpouring of sympathy for the Aquino family. Even as the party earlier nominated Sen. Manuel "Mar" Roxas for president, Roxas chose to be give way to Aquino and run for vice president instead. The party then, during the fierce campaign battle that followed, was able to field new members from then-ruling party Lakas Kampi CMD, in order to become the largest minority party in Congress.
Current party officials
- Titular Head & Party Chairman: H.E. President Benigno S. Aquino III (Tarlac) (2011-Present)
- Chairman Emeritus: Former Senate President Jovito Salonga (Rizal) (1982-present)
- Vice Chair: Senator Franklin Drilon (Iloilo) (2011-present)
- Vice Chair: House Speaker Feliciano Belmonte, Jr. (Quezon City) (2011-Present)
- President: Transportation and Communications Secretary Manuel Roxas II (Capiz) (2007-present)
- Executive Vice President: Interior and Local Government Secretary Jesse Robredo (Camarines Sur) (2007-Present)
- Vice President for Policy: Representative Henedina R. Abad (Batanes) (2011-present)
- Treasurer: Governor Alfonso Umali, Jr. (Oriental Mindoro) (2011-present)
- Secretary-General: Representative Joseph Emilio A. Abaya (Cavite) (2007-present)
- Director-General: Ma. Gladys Sta. Rita (2011-present)
Presidents
Term in Office Name January 19, 1946 - April 15, 1948 President Manuel Roxas January 19, 1946 - May 8, 1949 Senate President Jose Avelino April 17, 1948 - December 30, 1950 President Elpidio Quirino 1950 - 1957 House Speaker Eugenio Perez 1957 - 1961 President Diosdado Macapagal 1961-April 21, 1964 Senate President Ferdinand Marcos December 30, 1961 - December 30, 1965 President Diosdado Macapagal May 1964 - 1969 House Speaker Cornelio T. Villareal May 10, 1969 - April 19, 1982 Senator Gerardo M. Roxas April 20, 1982 - June 1, 1993 Senate President Jovito Salonga June 2, 1993 – Oct. 17, 1994 Senator Wigberto Tañada Oct. 18, 1994 - Sept. 19, 1999 Representative Florencio Abad August 9, 2004 - 2008 Senate President Franklin Drilon 2008 - present Secretary of Transportation & Communications Manuel Roxas II Electoral performance
President
Election Candidate Number of votes for Liberal Share of votes Outcome of election 1946 Manuel Roxas 1,333,392 54.94% Won 1949 Elpidio Quirino 1,803,808 50.93% Won 1953 Elpidio Quirino 1,313,991 31.08% Lost 1957 Jose Yulo 1,386,829 27.62% Lost 1961 Diosdado Macapagal 3,554,840 55.00% Won 1965 Diosdado Macapagal 3,187,752 42.88% Lost 1969 Sergio Osmeña, Jr. 3,143,122 38.51% Lost 1981 Boycotted 1986 Supported Corazon Aquino who became president 1992 Jovito Salonga 2,302,123 10.16% Lost 1998 Alfredo Lim 2,344,362 8.71% Lost 2004 Supported Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo who won 2010 Benigno Aquino III 15,208,678 42.08% Won Senate
Election Number of votes for Liberal Share of votes Seats won Seats after Outcome of election 1946 8,626,965 47.7% 8 9 Won 1947 12,241,929 54.5% 7 15 Won 1949 12,782,449 52.5% 8 18 Won 1951 8,764,190 39.9% 0 12 Won 1953 8,861,244 36.0% 0 7 Lost 1955 7,395,988 28.9% 0 0 Lost 1957 8,934,218 31.8% 2 2 Lost 1959 10,850,799 31.7% 2 4 Lost 1961 14,988,931 37.9% 4 8 Lost 1963 22,794,310 49.8% 4 10 Lost 1965 23,158,197 46.9% 2 10 Lost 1967 18,127,926 37.1% 1 7 Lost 1969 21,060,474 39.1% 2 5 Lost 1971 33,469,677 57.4% 5 8 Lost 1987 Won under the LABAN coalition 1992* 19,158,013 6.9% 1 1 Lost 1995 Did not participate 1998 5,429,123 2.6% 0 0 Lost 2001 19,131,732 7.9% 1 1 Independent-led coalition 2004 30,008,158 12.0% 2 4 Liberal Party-led coalition 2007 28,843,415 10.7% 2 4 Nacionalista Party-led coalition 2010 78,227,817 26.34% 3 4 LP-led coalition *in coalition with PDP-Laban
House of Representatives
Election Number of votes for Liberal Share of votes Seats Outcome of election 1946 1,129,971 47.06% 49 Won 1949 1,834,173 53.00% 66 Won 1953 1,624,571 39.81% 59 Lost 1957 1,453,527 30.16% 19 Lost 1961 2,167,641 33.71% 29 Won 1965 3,721,460 51.32% 61 Won 1969 2,641,786 41.76% 18 Lost 1978 Lost under the LABAN coalition 1984 Lost under the LABAN coalition 1987* 2,101,575 10.5% 16 Lakas ng Bansa-led coalition 1992** 1,644,568 8.8% 11 Lakas-NUCD-UMDP-led coalition 1995* 358,245 1.9% 5 Lakas-NUCD-UMDP-led coalition 1998* 1,773,124 7.3% 15 Lost 2001 19 Lakas-NUCD-UMDP-led coalition 2004 29 Lakas-CMD-led coalition 2007 23 Lakas-CMD-led coalition 2010 6,923,162 20.19% 45 Liberal Party-led coalition *does not include candidates who ran as under a Liberal Party ticket along with another party.
**in coalition with PDP-LabanMost notable members
Elected Philippine President
- Manuel Roxas (5th President of the Philippines; one of the co-founders)
- Elpidio Quirino (6th President of the Philippines)
- Diosdado Macapagal (9th President of the Philippines)
- Ferdinand Marcos (10th President of the Philippines; defected from the Liberal Party to the rival Nacionalista Party in 1965 after failing to get the nomination)
- Benigno Aquino III (15th President of the Philippines)
Others
- Gerardo Roxas, Sr. (Senator; Liberal Party leader during Marcos dictationship)
- Cesar Climaco (Mayor of Zamboanga City, vocal critic and opponent of Martial Law)
- Benigno Aquino, Jr. (Senator of the Philippines)
- Eva Estrada-Kalaw (Senator of the Philippines)
- Eddie Ilarde (Senator of the Philippines)
- Ramon Mitra, Jr. (16th Speaker of the Philippine House of Representatives)
- Narciso Ramos (Philippine Secretary of Foreign Affairs; one of the co-founders)
- Salipada K. Pendatun (World War II General, Representative, Senator of the Philippines)
- Emmanuel Pelaez (Vice-President of the Philippines, Philippine Secretary of Foreign Affairs; Philippine Ambassador to the United States of America, Senator of the Philippines)
- Jovito Salonga (Senate President of the Philippines)
- Manuel Roxas II (Senator of the Philippines, Representative, Trade and Industry Secretary)
- Feliciano Belmonte, Jr. (Incumbent Speaker of the Philippine House of Representatives)
Liberal-affiliated parties
- Aksyon Demokratiko
- Bando Osmeña – Pundok Kauswagan - Cebu City
- Kapayapaan, Kaunlaran at Katarungan - Manila
- Kilusang Diwa ng Taguig – Taguig City
- Hugpong Sa Tawong Lungsod - Davao City
- Uswag Tagum - Davao del Norte
- Ugyon - Iloilo
- Akbayan Citizens' Action Party - Party-list
- Partido Del Pilar - Bulacan
- People's Champ Movement - Sarangani
Candidates for the Philippine general election, 2010
- Benigno Aquino III - Presidential Candidate (won)
- Mar Roxas - Vice Presidential Candidate (lost)
- Senatorial Slate (12)
- Franklin Drilon (won)
- Ralph Recto (won)
- Sergio Osmeña, III (won)
- Teofisto Guingona III (won)
- Risa Hontiveros-Baraquel (lost)
- Ruffy Biazon (lost)
- Danilo Lim (lost)
- Sonia Roco (lost)
- Neric Acosta (lost)
- Alexander Lacson (lost)
- Yasmin Busran-Lao (lost)
- Martin Bautista (lost)
See also
- Contributions to liberal theory
- Liberal democracy
- Liberalism
- Liberalism in the Philippines
- Liberalism worldwide
- List of liberal parties
- Nacionalista Party
References
External links
- Liberal Party official site
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Presidential election: Gubernatorial elections: Aksyon Demokratiko · Bigkis Pinoy · PGRPMember parties of international liberal organisations Liberal International Andorra: PLA • Angola: PLD • Argentina: Recrear* • Austria: LIF • Belgium: MR, VLD • Bulgaria: DPS, NDSV • Burkina Faso: ADF-RDA* • Cambodia: PSR* • Canada: Liberal Party • DR Congo: ANADER* • Costa Rica: PML • Côte d'Ivoire: RDR • Croatia: HNS-LD*, HSLS • Cuba: ULC, PSD • Denmark: RV, Venstre • Equatorial Guinea: UDENA • Estonia: Reform • Finland: Keskusta, SFP • Georgia: RPG* • Germany: FDP • Gibraltar: Liberal Party • Guatemala: MR* • Honduras: PLH • Hungary: SzDSz • Iceland: FSF • Israel: Shinui • Italy: FdLI* • Kenya: LDP* • Kosovo: PLK* • Latvia: LC • Lithuania: LCU, NU-SL* • Luxembourg: DP • Macedonia: LDP • Madagascar: MFM* • Malawi: UDF • Mali: PCR* • Mexico: NA* • Moldova: PSL • Montenegro: LSCG • Morocco: AdL*, UC, MP • Netherlands: D66 , VVD • Nicaragua: ALN* • Norway: Venstre • Paraguay: PLRA • Philippines: LP • Romania: PNL • Russia: Yabloko • Senegal: PDS • Serbia: LS • Seychelles: SNP* • Slovakia: ANO • Slovenia: LDS • South Africa: DA • Spain: UM • Sri Lanka: LP • Sweden: Cp*, FpL • Switzerland: FDP.The Liberals • Taiwan: DPP • Tanzania: CCW/CUF • Tunisia: PSL* • United Kingdom: APNI • Lib Dems • Zambia: UNDP*
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National groups: Brazilian Group* • German Group • Israeli Group • Italian Group* • Netherlands Group • Catalan Group • British GroupEuropean Liberal Democrat and Reform Party Andorra: LPA • Austria: LIF • Belgium: MR, VLD • Bosnia and Herzegovina: LDS • Bulgaria: DPS, NSDV • Croatia: HNS-LD, HSLS, IDS • Cyprus: ΕD • Czech Republic: ODA • Denmark: RV , Venstre • Estonia: Kesk, Reform • Finland: Keskusta, SFP • Germany: FDP • Hungary: SzDSz • Ireland: FF • Italy: MRE, RAD, PRI, IDV • Kosovo: PLK • Latvia: LC • Lithuania: LCU, LRLS, NS-SL • Luxembourg: DP • Macedonia: LPM, LDP • Moldova: AMN • Netherlands: D66, VVD • Norway: Venstre • Poland: PD • Romania: PNL • Russia: Yabloko • Serbia: LS • Slovakia: ANO • Slovenia: LDS • Spain: CDC, UM • Sweden: Cp, FpL • Switzerland: FDP.The Liberals • United Kingdom: APNI, Lib Dems
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