Political Parties and Contest

for Leadership in Congress

 1987
23 Senators Elected
• 8 – Liberal Party (LP)
• 6 – Laban ng Demokratikong Pilipino (LDP)
• 3 – Nacionalista Party (NP)
• 3 – Partidong Demokratikong Pilipino (PDP)
• 3 – Independents

 LP is Majority party by a simple plurality

 President of the Senate from 1987 – 1991 came from LP
 83 out of 200 elected representatives ran under coalition tickets with other parties in
the house, 22 are independents.
 1988
House of Representatives
• 16 – Liberal Party (LP)
• 44 – Laban ng Demokratikong Pilipino (LDP)
• 2 – Nacionalista Party (NP)
• 3 – Partidong Demokratikong Pilipino (PDP)
• 5 – PDP Laban
• 4 – United Nationalist Democratic Opposition (UNIDO)
• 11 – Kilusang Bagong Lipunan
• 2 – Grand Alliance for Democracy

 Re-Organization in the LDP

 Resulting LDP becoming the majority party of the house
 1992
May 11, 1992

 Fist Synchronized National and Local Election

 At stake where positions of;
• President
• Vice President
• 24 Senators
• 200 Representatives
• Local Official from Governor
• Vice Governor
• Board members in the provinces;
- Mayor - Baranggay Captain
- Vice Mayor - Baranggay Councilors
- Councilors in cities and municipalities - at the lowest level of government
 1992
12th President - Fidel V. Ramos (Lakas- NUCD)
9th Congress

• 16 Senators – Laban ng Demokratikong Pilipino (LDP)

• 5 Senators – Nationalist People’s Coalition (NPC)
• 2 Senators – Lakas - NUCD

 LDP is Majority in Senate

 In House of Representative LDP only obtained plurality votes
 President Fidel V. Ramos V.S Miriam Defensor Santiago
 Built Alliances in Congress
 1992
Neptali Gonzales was Elected as Senate President (LDP)
Jose De Venecia was Elected as a Speaker of the House
of Representative
Mass defection from the LDP to Lakas-NUCD
December 1992, Discontent of some member with the
leadership
Changing of Senate President
Senator Edgardo J. Angara Replaced Gonzales in 1993
 1995
There were elections for twelve senators and members
of the house representatives
Reduced the number of LDP senators in 10th congress
* 5 senators – (Lakas – NUCD)
* 2 senators – (LP)
* 2 senators – (NPC)
* 1 senator - (PRP)
 In the House of Representative, There were 201 elected
memebers
 1998
Joseph Estrada was elected President of The
Republic
PMP+LDP+NPC = LAMMP
Lakas – NUCO ended up as the minority party
Marcelo Fernan (LDP) was Elected as Senate
President
 2001
Another People power movement forced Pres.
Estrada to step down from office
Vice President Arroyo was sworn in as President of
the Philippines
Election for 12th congress
LAMMP reduces to minor party status
De Venecia won under lakas party and re-
elected as speaker of the House. “people power
coalition”
 2003
Lakas-NUCO had 83 congressmen and was
renamed “ Lakas Christian Muslim Democrats”
and became the supporter of Gloria Macapagal
Arroyo for President in 2004