Kabalikat ng Malayang Pilipino

Kabalikat ng Malayang Pilipino
(KAMPI) Chairman Margarita "Tingting" Cojuangco President Ronaldo Puno Titular head Gloria Macapagal-ArroyoSecretary General Emigdio Tanjuatco Founded 1997 Political Ideology Liberal Conservatism[citation needed] Political Position Centrist[citation needed] International Affiliation None Color(s) Gold, White, Blue Website kampi.phSee also Politics of the Philippines

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The Kabalikat ng Malayang Pilipino (Partner of the Free Filipino, abbreviated KAMPI), formerly the Kabalikat ng Mamamayang Pilipino (Partner of the Filipino Citizen), is a political party in the Philippines. It is the mother party of the incumbent Philippine President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo.

1 Birth
2 Merger with Lakas-CMD
3 Current officials
4 Notable members
5 References

Birth

Kampi was formed during the run up to the 1998 presidential elections as the vehicle for then Senator Arroyo's presidential campaign, after she defected from the Laban ng Demokratikong Pilipino, the party she had been with since she was first elected in 1995. Vicente Sotto III was picked to be her running mate. Before the filing of candidacies, she decided to be the running mate of then Lakas-CMD presidential hopeful Jose de Venecia. As a result, Kampi coalesced with Lakas CMD during the 1998 presidential elections.

There were no results available of the last elections for the House of Representatives, but according to the website of the House, the party holds 26 out of 235 seats (state of the parties, june 2005). The party was at the 2004 elections member of the Koalisyon ng Katapatan at Karanasan sa Kinabukasan (K-4, Coalition of Truth and Experience for Tomorrow), the coalition that supported president Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, who won the 2004 presidential elections. Many legislators of the Lakas-Christian Muslim Democrats defected to Kampi.

Currently, KAMPI is actively recruiting members to bolster its chances to be the biggest party in the country jeopardizing its alliance with Lakas CMD because they are raiding local officials allied with Lakas CMD or they are fielding candidates against incumbent administration officials.

As of March 24, 2007 KAMPI is said to have 67 members of the House of Representatives, 23 provincial governors, and 650 out of the 1610 mayors all over the country. In the 14 May 2007 election, the party won 47 seats [1].

On January 31, 2008, Kabalikat ng Malayang Pilipino (KAMPI) announced that 134 congressman signed a manifesto of "loss of confidence" versus Speaker Jose de Venecia, Jr. Camarines Sur 2nd District Rep. Luis Villafuerte, KAMPI president, said the successor should be Davao City 4th district Rep. Prospero Nograles.[2]

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Merger with Lakas-CMD

Former President and Lakas-CMD Chairman Emeritus Fidel Ramos announced on February 6, 2008 that Lakas-CMD would be the surviving entity after its merger with KAMPI. [3]

Current officials

Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo - Chairman Emeritus; 14th Philippine President
Ronaldo Puno - Chairman
Jose "Peping" Cojuangco - Vice Chairman
Luis Villafuerte, Sr. - President

Notable members

Iggy Arroyo (Negros Occidental Representative)
Dato Arroyo (Camarines Sur Representative)
Joker Arroyo (Two-term Senator)
Joey Salceda (Albay Governor and former Representative and Presidential Chief of Staff)
Pablo P. Garcia (Cebu Representative)
Gwendolyn Garcia (Cebu Governor)
Nestor Fongwan (Benguet Governor)
Amado "Espines" Espino Jr. (Pangasinan Governor)
Yeng Guiao (Pampanga Vice Governor and Red Bull Barako Coach)
Anthony Miranda (Former Isabela Representative)
Josie Dela Cruz (Former Bulacan Governor)
Arman Sanchez (Former Batangas Governor and suspected Jueteng lord)
Strike Revilla (Bacoor, Cavite Mayor and brother of Sen. Ramon "Bong" Revilla Jr.)
Joson clan of Nueva Ecija (With caucuses with the BALANE Regional party)
Antonio Alvarez Palawan Representative
Rodolfo Albano Isabela Representative
Rodolfo Antonino Nueva Ecija Representative
Angelito Gatlabayan Antipolo City Representative
Eduardo Gullas Cebu Representative
Jalosjos Clan of Zamboanga del Norte
Ma. Amelita Villarosa Occidental Mindoro Representative
Ben Evardone Eastern Samar Governor