Major Politics

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Major Political Parties

Party name | Acronym | Founding year | Chairperson |

Together Everyone Achieves More Unity (TEAM Unity) |

Kabalikat ng Malayang Pilipino | KAMPI | 1997 | Luis Villafuerte, Sr. (President) |

Laban ng Demokratikong Pilipino | LDP | 1988 | Edgardo Angara (President) |

Lakas-Christian Muslim Democrats | Lakas-CMD | 1991 | Prospero Nograles (President) |

Nationalist People's Coalition | NPC | 1991 | Eduardo Cojuangco, Jr. (Chairman) |

Philippine Democratic Socialist Party | PDSP | 1973 | Norberto B. Gonzalez (Chairman) |

Geniuine Opposition (GO) |

Aksyon Demokratiko | AD | 1997 | Sonia Roco (Chairperson) |

Kilusang Bagong Lipunan (Marcos Wing) | KBL | 1978/2007 | Ferdinand Marcos Jr (President) |

Liberal Party | LP | 1946 | Mar Roxas (President) |

Nacionalista Party | NP | 1907/2004 | Manuel Villar (President) |

Nationalist People's Coalition | NPC | 1991 | Eduardo Cojuangco, Jr. (Chairman) |

Partido ng Demokratikong Pilipino-Lakas ng Bayan | PDP-LABAN | 1984 | Aquilino Pimentel, Jr. (Chairman) |

Puwersa ng Masang Pilipino | PMP | 1987 | Joseph Estrada (Chairman) |

United Opposition | UNO | 2005 | Jejomar Binay {President} |

Unaffiliated parties |

Ang Kapatiran | AKP | 2004 | Nandy Pacheco (Chairman) |

Kilusang Bagong Lipunan (Lozano Wing) | KBL | 1978/2007 | Oliver Lozano |

People's Reform Party | PRP | 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 Cebu | ONE CEBU | 2007 | Gwendolyn Garcia |

Partido Magdalo | N/A | N/A | Juanito Remulla |

Sarangani Reconciliation and Reformation Organization | SARRO | N/A | Priscilla Chiongbian |...