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The Laban ng Demokratikong Pilipino (LDP; lit. 'Fight of Democratic Filipinos') is a liberal political party in the Philippines.
There are no results available for the 2004 election for the House of Representatives, but according to the website of the House, the party held 7 out of 235 seats. The party is divided into two factions. The faction led by Edgardo Angara contested in the 2004 elections as a member party of the Koalisyon ng Nagkakaisang Pilipino (Coalition of United Filipinos).
In the 2007 national elections, the party won three seats in the House of Representatives.




History






= Early years and formation

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In the mid-1980s, the Partido Demokratiko Pilipino, Lakas ng Bayan and Lakas ng Bansa parties coalesced under the United Nationalist Democratic Organization that supported the candidacy of Corazon Aquino and Salvador Laurel for president and vice president, respectively in the 1986 snap election. In January 1986, PDP had merged with Lakas ng Bayan, founded in 1978 by assassinated opposition leader Benigno Aquino Jr., to form the PDP–Laban.
In the 1987 legislative elections, UNIDO became the dominant party in both houses of Congress under the name Lakas ng Bayan. Palawan representative Ramon Mitra Jr. was elected as Speaker of the House of Representatives. UNIDO would be dissolved soon after.
In September 1988, PDP–Laban was split into two factions: the Pimentel wing led by Aquilino Pimentel Jr. and the Cojuangco wing of Jose Cojuangco Jr. On September 16, 1988, the Cojuangco wing merged with the Lakas ng Bansa of Speaker Mitra to form the Laban ng Demokratikong Pilipino.




= 1991 national convention

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The first LDP National Convention, held on November 30, 1991, nominated Mitra as the party nominee for president in 1992. Mitra won the nomination, defeating former National Defense Secretary Fidel V. Ramos. Ramos was backed by then President Corazon Aquino while Mitra had the support of the late Manila Archbishop Jaime Sin.

After losing the nomination to Mitra, Ramos bolted the LDP and formed Lakas–NUCD in January 1992 as his vehicle for the 1992 presidential race. Ramos subsequently won the election.




= 1995 elections

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In 1994, LDP formed a major coalition with Lakas called the "Lakas-Laban Coalition" for the 1995 Philippine general election. The coalition won a majority of seats in both houses of Congress. In 1998, LDP supported the presidential candidacy of then Vice President Joseph Estrada. The party coalesced with PDP–Laban and the Nationalist People's Coalition to form the Laban ng Makabayang Masang Pilipino (LAMMP).




= 2004 elections

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In the 2004 presidential election, the LDP was critically divided into two factions: the Angara wing of Senator Edgardo Angara that supported the candidacy of actor Fernando Poe Jr., and the Aquino wing of Makati representative Agapito Aquino that supported the presidential bid of Senator Panfilo Lacson.
The initial plan was that LDP would form the core of the main opposition coalition, the Koalisyon ng Nagkakaisang Pilipino (KNP). However, some party members disagreed on which candidate to support for president. Lacson advanced his candidacy, but his bid was not considered by party president Angara who supported Poe. Together with party secretary-general Aquino, Lacson gathered the support of a few LDP members and went ahead with his bid.
The LDP was subsequently polarized between the Angara-Poe and Lacson-Aquino factions. By then, Poe and Lacson both filed their certificates of candidacy for president. With no signs that the LDP two factions would come to an agreement, the Commission on Elections decided to informally split the party into the Aquino and Angara factions. Lacson ran under the Aquino wing, while Poe under the Angara wing which would form the main core of the KNP.
Aquino blasted Angara for his passion for control that had spawned internal divisions within the LDP. Angara's control caused LDP stalwarts such as former Senate President Neptali Gonzales, Executive Secretary Alberto Romulo and former senator Heherson Alvarez among others to leave the party.




= 2007 elections

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For the 2007 elections, LDP joined TEAM Unity in a reunion with Lakas, its former electoral partner in 1995.Because of the unpopularity of then President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo, only two candidates from the TEAM Unity slate won seats in the Senate.




= 2013 elections

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LDP gained a Senate seat in 2013 when the party fielded Angara's son Sonny under Team PNoy.




Party officials


Chairman: Sonny Angara




Current members


Rommel Angara
Sonny Angara




Notable members


Ramon Mitra Jr. – former House Speaker
Fidel V. Ramos – former president
Peping Cojuangco – former congressman
Neptali Gonzales – former Senate President
Edgardo Angara – former Senate President
Jamby Madrigal – former senator
Blas Ople – former senator
Gloria Macapagal Arroyo – former president
Tito Sotto – former senator
Ramon Revilla Sr. – former senator
Raul Roco – former senator
Tessie Aquino-Oreta – former senator
Rodolfo Biazon – former senator
Heherson Alvarez – former senator and congressman
Leticia Ramos-Shahani – former senator
Butz Aquino – former senator
Francisco Tatad – former senator
Joey Lina– former senator
Orlando Mercado – former senator
Freddie Webb - former senator and congressman
Teofisto Guingona Jr. – former vice president and senator
Panfilo Lacson – former senator
Marcelo Fernan – former Senate President and Chief Justice
Oscar Orbos – former congressman
Maria Clara Lobregat – former congresswoman
Celso Lobregat – former congressman
Jose E. Calingasan – former congressman and ambassador
Alberto Romulo – former senator
Ernesto Herrera – former senator




Electoral performance






= Presidential and vice presidential elections

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= Legislative elections

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= Notes

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References

Kata Kunci Pencarian:

• Laban (disambiguasi)
• Tomas Osmeña
• Partai Persatuan Pembebasan Nasional
• Lakas–CMD (1991)
• Ramon Bagatsing
• Edgardo Angara
• Laban ng Demokratikong Pilipino
• Partido Demokratiko Pilipino
• Laban ng Makabayang Masang Pilipino
• 2004 Philippine Senate election
• Pwersa ng Masang Pilipino
• Kabalikat ng Malayang Pilipino
• Lakas–CMD (1991)
• 2004 Philippine presidential election
• Koalisyon ng Nagkakaisang Pilipino
• Laban