List of political parties in the Philippines

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Political parties in the Philippines are of diverse ideologies and are plentiful in number. This page lists the political parties in the Philippines.

The Philippines has a multi-party system with numerous parties in which no one party often has a chance of gaining power alone, and parties must work with each other to form coalition governments.

1 Current parties
2 Major political parties
- 2.1 Minor political parties and party-list groups
- 2.2 Other parties
3 Former major coalitions
4 References
5 See also

Current parties

There are two types of parties in the Philippines: major parties, who correspond typically to traditional political parties, and minor parties or party-list organizations, who rely on the party-list system to win Congressional Seats.

Major political parties

Party name Acronym Founding year Chairperson Together Everyone Achieves More Unity(TEAM Unity) Kabalikat ng Malayang PilipinoKAMPI 1997 Luis Villafuerte, Sr.(President) Laban ng Demokratikong PilipinoLDP 1988 Edgardo Angara(President) Lakas-Christian Muslim DemocratsLakas-CMD 1991 Prospero Nograles(President) Nationalist People's CoalitionNPC 1991 Eduardo Cojuangco, Jr.(Chairman) Philippine Democratic Socialist PartyPDSP 1973 Norberto B. Gonzalez (Chairman) Genuine Opposition(GO) Aksyon DemokratikoAD 1997 Sonia Roco(Chairperson) Kilusang Bagong Lipunan(Marcos Wing) KBL 1978/2007 Ferdinand Marcos, Jr.(President) Liberal PartyLP 1946 Manuel Roxas II(President) Nacionalista PartyNP 1907/2004 Manuel Villar, Jr.(President) Nationalist People's CoalitionNPC 1991 Eduardo Cojuangco, Jr.(Chairman) Partido ng Demokratikong Pilipino-Lakas ng BayanPDP-LABAN 1984 Aquilino Pimentel, Jr.(Chairman) Puwersa ng Masang PilipinoPMP 1987 Joseph Estrada(Chairman) United Opposition UNO 2005 Jejomar Binay(President) Unaffiliated parties Ang KapatiranAKP 2004 Nandy Pacheco (Chairman) Kilusang Bagong Lipunan(Lozano Wing) KBL 1978/2007 Oliver Lozano People's Reform PartyPRP 1991 Miriam Defensor-Santiago(Head)

Minor political parties and party-list groups

Next to the main political parties in the Philippines there are other parties represented in the House of Representatives of the Philippines. Most of these parties are elected through the party list system.

Party name Acronym Founding year Chairperson Regional Parties elected through the constituency system One CebuONE CEBU 2007 Gwendolyn Garcia Partido MagdaloN/A N/A Juanito Remulla Sarangani Reconciliation and Reformation OrganizationSARRO N/A Priscilla Chiongbian Party-list organizations Akbayan Citizens' Action PartyAkbayan 1998 Ronaldo Llamas AlagadN/A N/A N/A Alang sa Kalambu-an ug KalinawAlayon N/A John Henry Osmeña Alliance for Barangay ConcernsABC 2007 James Marty Lim Alliance of Volunteer EducatorsAVE N/A N/A Anak MindanaoAMIN N/A N/A AnakpawisAP N/A Crispin BeltranAng Laban ng Indiginong Filipino ALIF N/A Acmad Tomawis An WarayN/A 2001 Florencio "Bem" Noel Association of Philippine Electric CooperativesAPEC N/A N/A Bagong Alyansang Tagapagtaguyod na Adhikaing Sambayanan BATAS 2004 Daniel Soriano Razon Bayan MunaN/A 1999 Satur Ocampo Buhay Hayaan YumabongBuhay 1998 Mike Velarde(founder) Citizen's Battle Against CorruptionCibac 2001 Emmanuel Joel Villanueva Cooperative NATCCO Network PartyCoop NATCCO 1998 Cresente Paez Gabriela Women's PartyGABRIELA N/A Liza Maza Luzon Farmers PartyButil N/A N/A Partido ng ManggagawaPM N/A Renato Magtubo Sandigan ng Lakas at Demokrasya ng Sambayanan SANLAKAS N/A N/A Veterans Freedom PartyVFP N/A N/A

Other parties

Party name Acronym Founding year Chairperson Ang LadladN/A 2003 Danton Remoto Bangon Pilipinas MovementBPM 2004 Eddie Villanueva Green Party of the PhilippinesGP 1990s Felizardo Colambo Partido Isang Bansa Isang Diwa PIBID 2004 Eddie GilPhilippine Green Republic Party PGRP N/A Felix Cantal Progressive Party(Defunct) PP 1957 Raul Manglapus

Former major coalitions

Koalisyon ng Katapatan at Karanasan sa Kinabukasan (K-4, Coalition of Truth and Experience for Tomorrow), the main administration coalition in the 2004 national elections
Koalisyon ng Nagkakaisang Pilipino (Coalition of United Filipinos), the opposition coalition in the 2004 national elections
Laban ng Makabayang Masang Pilipino (LAMMP, Struggle of Patriotic Filipino Masses), the opposition coalition for the 1998 national elections
People Power Coalition (PPC), the administration coalition for the 2001 midterm legislative elections
Puwersa ng Masa (PnM, Force of the Masses), the opposition coalition for the 2001 midterm legislative elections
Lakas-Laban Coalition, the administration coalition for the 1995 midterm legislative elections
Grand Alliance for Democracy (GAD), the opposition coalition for the 1987 midterm legislative elections
Lakas ng Bayan (LABAN), the opposition coalition for the 1986 snap presidential elections