Labor Party Philippines

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Not to be confused with Partido ng Manggagawa.

Labor Party Philippines
LeaderMelchor Chavez
PresidentJose Malvar Villegas
Secretary-GeneralFrank Paison
FoundedFebruary 3, 1963
HeadquartersMakati
IdeologyLaborism
Political positionCenter-left
Colors  Blue,   Gold
Seats in the Senate
0 / 24
Seats in the House of Representatives
0 / 304
Provincial governorships
0 / 81
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The Labor Party Philippines[1][2][3] also known as the Workers and Peasants Party (WPP,; this is their preferred acronym), formerly known as the Partido ng Manggagawa at Magsasaka (lit. Workers' and Farmers' Party, PMM), and the Lapiang Manggagawa (lit. 'Workers' Party', LM), is a political party in the Philippines.

History[]

The Philippine Trade Union Center split into different groups, which included the Labor Party of the Philippines. Led by Cipriano Cid, Roberto Oca, Ignacio Lacsina and Felixberto Olalia, the Labor Party failed to win an election. Some members reorganized themselves into the Katipunang Manggagawang Pilipino (Association of Filipino Workers) at April 25, 1959 at the Manila Hotel with Oca as party president but other groups soon disassociated themselves from the party.[4]

Founded on February 3, 1963 as the Lapiang Manggagawa (LM), Cipriano Cid, the founder, complained that the "party leaders were already being closely watched." The party broke up in August 1963, and its candidate for the Manila mayoralty, Roberto Oca, was recruited by the Nacionalista Party. Other members coalesced into the Liberal Party.[5]

However, some founders from that Lyceum of the Philippines meeting persisted and carried on the "Lapiang Manggagawa" name. It was also known, abit briefly in 1965, as the Socialist Party of the Philippines.[6] The party registered with the Commission on Elections in 1983. The party supported the Corazon Aquino-Salvador Laurel ticket in the 1986 presidential election. In the 1992 elections, the party merged with the Lakas-NUCD.[4] For the 1998 elections, the party merged with the Partido ng Demokratikong Reporma (Party for Democratic Reform).

For the 2010 presidential election, the party announced its nomination of Secretary of Public Works and Highways Hermogenes Ebdane for president.[7] Ebdane accepted the nomination in November 2009,[8] but withdrew from the presidential race in December 2009.[9] Ebdane ran instead for the governorship of Zambales;[10] he won, defeating Governor Amor Deloso.[11] In 2012 Zambales' 2nd district special election, Ebdane's son Jun Omar successfully defended the district's seat in the House of Representatives of the Philippines against Deloso's daughter and from deceased Antonio M. Diaz's daughter, who ran under the Nacionalista Party.[12]

The party fielded candidates for the 2019 senatorial election. PMM's ticket consisted of Shariff Albani, Gerald Arcega, Marcelino Arias, Melchor Chavez, Jose Sonny Matula, and Luther Meniano.[2][13]

The party supports Bongbong Marcos for the 2022 presidential election as cited by its unified national convention with the Partido Lakas ng Manggagawang Pilipino (PLMP) in Clark Freeport Zone, Pampanga.[14]

Electoral performance[]

President[]

Election Candidate Number of votes Share of votes Outcome of election
1992 Endorsed Fidel V. Ramos who won
1998 Endorsed Renato de Villa who lost
2004 Endorsed Raul Roco who lost
2010 Hermogenes Ebdane Withdrew
2016 Roy Señeres Withdrew
2022 Endorsed Bongbong Marcos

Vice President[]

Election Candidate Number of votes Share of votes Outcome of election
1992 Endorsed Lito Osmeña who lost
1998 Endorsed Oscar Orbos who lost
2004 Endorsed Herminio Aquino who lost
2010 No endorsement
2016
2022 Manny SD Lopez Election will be on May 9, 2022

Senate[]

Election Number of votes Share of votes Seats won Seats after Outcome of election
1992 – 2013 Did not participate
2016 2,470,660 0.77%
0 / 12
0 / 24
 Lost
2019 3,409,010 0.94%
0 / 12
0 / 24
 Lost
2022 Election on May 9, 2022

House of Representatives[]

Election Number of votes for PDSP Share of votes Seats Outcome of election
1992 Did not participate
0 / 214
 Did not participate
1995 104,407 0.54%
0 / 220
 Lost
1998 8,792 0.04%
0 / 257
 Lost
2001 Did not participate
2004
2007
2010 86,556 0.25%
1 / 286
 Joined the majority bloc
2013 10,396 0.04%
0 / 293
 Lost
2016 7,239 0.02%
0 / 297
 Lost
2019 9,718 0.02%
0 / 304
 Lost
2022
0 / 316

Local affiliates[]

References[]

  1. ^ News, ABS-CBN. "19 senatorial bets, 2 debates on Harapan 2019's last Sunday". ABS-CBN News. Retrieved March 16, 2019.
  2. ^ a b "Labor party senatorial bets push for larger representation of labor in Senate". Manila Bulletin News. Retrieved March 16, 2019.
  3. ^ "2 labor leaders gunning for a Senate seat". Manila Bulletin News. Retrieved March 16, 2019.
  4. ^ a b Villegas, Bernardo M. (April 2, 2004). "LM for party-list". Manila Bulletin. Retrieved December 8, 2012.
  5. ^ Simbulan, Dante C. (2005). The Modern Principalia: The Historical Evolution of the Philippine Ruling Oligarchy. University of the Philippines Press. p. 170. ISBN 9789715424967.
  6. ^ "In honor of Comrade Jose 'Ka Pepe' Ebora Luneta". National Democratic Front. June 3, 2018. Retrieved June 11, 2018.
  7. ^ "L.M. backs Ebdane". Manila Bulletin. October 16, 2009. Retrieved December 8, 2012.
  8. ^ "Ebdane to accept labor party's offer". Manila Bulletin. November 6, 2009. Retrieved December 8, 2012.
  9. ^ "Ebdane's party seeks new bet to back". Philippine Daily Inquirer. December 6, 2009. Archived from the original on December 7, 2009. Retrieved December 8, 2012.
  10. ^ Reyes, Jonas (December 3, 2009). "Welcome to Zambales, Deloso tells Ebdane". Manila Bulletin. Retrieved December 8, 2012.
  11. ^ Servando, Kristine (May 31, 2010). "Most ex-cops, soldiers lose election bids". abs-cbnNEWS. Retrieved December 8, 2012.
  12. ^ Aning, Jerome (February 5, 2012). "Ebdane son wins Zambales special congressional polls". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved February 6, 2012.
  13. ^ "Market visit, motorcade, rally mark Senate bets campaign". GMA News Online. Retrieved March 16, 2019.
  14. ^ "Two labor parties endorse Bongbong Marcos for May 2022 presidential elections". MB.com.ph. September 28, 2021. Retrieved October 7, 2021.
  15. ^ "Sulong Zambales Fields Full Ticket". Manila Bulletin. October 4, 2012. Retrieved April 10, 2013.
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