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. 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.
[edit] Major political parties
| Name | Abbr. | Leader | Ideology | Position | International | Seats in the House of Representatives | Seats in the Senate | Notes |
| Lakas-Kabalikat ng Malayang Pilipino-Christian Muslim Democrats | Lakas-Kampi-CMD | Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo | Christian democracy, Islamic democracy | centre | Centrist Democrat International | 142 | 4 | merged from Lakas-CMD (member of Corazon Aquino's UNIDO) and KAMPI |
| Nationalist People's Coalition | NPC | Eduardo Cojuangco, Jr. | Nationalism | centre | none | 28 | 2 | offshoot of the Nacionalista Party; formerly known as Partido Pilipino |
| Liberal Party | LP | Manuel Roxas II | Liberalism | centre-left | Liberal International | 14 | 4 | offshoot of the Nacionalista Party; member of Corazon Aquino's UNIDO |
| Nacionalista Party | NP | Manny Villar | Conservatism | centre-right | none | 8 | 3 | oldest political party in the Philippines |
| Bagong Alyansang Makabayan | Bayan | Satur Ocampo | Progressivism, Socialism | left | none | 7 | 0 | coalition of the left wing party-lists Anakpawis, Bayan Muna, and GABRIELA Women's Party. |
| Partido Demokratiko Pilipino-Lakas ng Bayan | PDP-Laban | Aquilino Pimentel, Jr. | Social democracy | centre-left | none | 4 | 1 | member of Corazon Aquino's UNIDO |
| Pwersa ng Masang Pilipino | PMP | Joseph Estrada | Populism | centre-left | none | 3 | 2 | |
| United Opposition | UNO | Jejomar Binay | Neoliberalism | centre | none | 3 | 2 | offshoot of Pwersa ng Masang Pilipino |
| Laban ng Demokratikong Pilipino | LDP | Edgardo Angara | Social conservatism | centre | none | 3 | 1 | member of Corazon Aquino's UNIDO |
| Liberal Party (breakaway) | LP-Atienza | Lito Atienza | Liberalism | centre | none | 3 | 0 | breakaway faction of the Liberal Party |
| Partido Demokratiko Sosyalista ng Pilipinas | PDSP | Norberto Gonzales | Social democracy | centre-left | Socialist International | 3 | 0 | member of Corazon Aquino's UNIDO |
| Kilusang Bagong Lipunan | KBL | Ferdinand Marcos, Jr. | National conservatism | right | none | 1 | 0 | offshoot of the Nacionalista Party; ruling single party during the Marcos dictatorship |
| Lakas-Christian Muslim Democrats (breakaway) | Lakas-CMD Ramos-De Venecia | Jose de Venecia, Jr. | Christian democracy, Islamic democracy | centre | none | 1 | 0 | breakaway faction of Lakas-Kampi-CMD |
| People's Reform Party | PRP | Miriam Defensor-Santiago | Christian democracy, Feminism | centre | none | 0 | 1 | |
[edit] 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.
[edit] Other parties
[edit] 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
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