Partido para sa Demokratikong Reporma

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Partido para sa Demokratikong Reporma
PresidentPantaleon Alvarez
ChairmanPanfilo Lacson
Secretary-GeneralEdwin Jubahib
FounderRenato de Villa
Founded1997
Split fromLakas–NUCD–UMDP
IdeologyAnti-communism
Social conservatism
Political positionCenter-right[citation needed]
Seats in the Senate
1 / 24
Seats in the House of Representatives
1 / 304
Website
www.reporma.ph
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The Partido para sa Demokratikong Reporma (Party for Democratic Reforms), commonly known as Partido Reporma (Reform Party), is a political party in the Philippines.

History[]

It was founded by former Defense Secretary Renato de Villa when he left the ruling Lakas-NUCD after failing to get the nomination as the party's presidential candidate in the 1998 elections. He chose then Pangasinan governor Oscar Orbos as his running mate.[1][2] The Lapiang Manggagawa (Workers' Party) forged an electoral alliance with Reporma for the 1998 elections, and the two parties contested in the elections as "Reporma–LM". However, De Villa and Orbos both lost to Joseph Estrada and Gloria Macapagal Arroyo, respectively. The alliance also failed to win seats in the 1998 Philippine Senate election. Haydee Yorac, Roy Señeres, and Rey Langit were among the candidates who failed to win a single seat in the Senate.

In the 2004 elections, Reporma supported the candidacy of former Senator and Education Secretary Raul Roco from Aksyon Demokratiko, in which Reporma forged an electoral alliance with the PROMDI party of Cebu under the name "Alyansa ng Pag-asa" (Alliance of Hope).

The party won one out of 235 seats in the House of Representatives of the Philippines in the 2004 Philippine general election. The Lapiang Manggawa contested in the 2010 elections on their own, while Reporma has faded from the political scene.

In 2020, former speaker Pantaleon Alvarez resigned from the ruling PDP–Laban and accepted de Villa's offer of him becoming secretary-general of the revived Reporma.[3]

On July 29, 2021, Senator Panfilo Lacson, who has expressed an interest to run for the 2022 Philippine presidential election, became the chairman of the revived party.[1][4] He replaced Alvarez as the party's chairman.[1] The parties of Partido Reporma, United Nationalist Alliance, and Nationalist People's Coalition are in talks to forge an electoral alliance for the 2022 elections.[2][5]

Electoral performance[]

President[]

Election Candidate Number of votes Share of votes Outcome of election
1998 Renato de Villa 1,308,352 4.86% Lost
2004 Endorsed Raul Roco who lost
2010 No endorsement
2016 No endorsement
2022 Panfilo Lacson

Vice President[]

Election Candidate Number of votes Share of votes Outcome of election
1998 Oscar Orbos 3,321,779 13.00% Lost
2004 Endorsed Herminio Aquino who lost
2010 No endorsement
2016 No endorsement
2022 Endorsed Tito Sotto

Senate[]

Election Number of votes Share of votes Seats won Seats after Outcome of election
1998 13,090,781 6.38%
0 / 12
0 / 24
 Lost
2001 Did not participate
2004 4,740,531 1.86%
0 / 12
0 / 24
 Lost

House of Representatives[]

Election Number of votes Share of votes Seats Outcome of election
1998 966,653 3.95%
4 / 257
 Lost
2001
3 / 256
 Lost
2004
1 / 261
 Lost

References[]

  1. ^ a b c Gregorio, Xave. "Lacson, partyless since 2004, takes oath as Partido Reporma chairman". Philstar.com. Retrieved 2021-07-29.
  2. ^ a b "Lacson to head Reporma, meets with Liberal Party". cnn. Retrieved 2021-07-29.
  3. ^ "Pantaleon Alvarez resigns from PDP-Laban, revives Reporma party". CNN Philippines. Retrieved 2020-11-16.
  4. ^ Ramos, Christia Marie (2021-07-28). "Lacson to be installed as chairman of revived Partido Reporma". INQUIRER.net. Retrieved 2021-07-29.
  5. ^ "NPC-UNA-Partido Reporma 2022 alliance in the works". Manila Bulletin. Retrieved 2021-07-29.


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