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Party name | Nationalist People's Coalition |
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Name native | Koalisyong Makabayang Bayan |
Party logo | |
Colorcode | Green |
Chairman | Faustino Dy Jr. |
President | Frisco San Juan |
Leader | Eduardo Cojuangco, Jr. |
Secretary general | Michael John Duavit |
Emeritus | Eduardo Cojuangco Jr. |
Foundation | 1991 |
Ideology | nationalism, progressivism |
Newspaper | NPC Herald |
Position | Centre |
Headquarters | Pasig City |
International | None |
Colors | Green |
Senate seats | |
House seats | |
Governorships | |
Vice governorships | |
Provincial boards | |
Website | www.npcparty.org |
The Nationalist People's Coalition or NPC is a political party in the Philippines.
NPC was a member of the Estrada-era Laban ng Makabayang Masang Pilipino or LAMMP, the political vehicle of then Vice President Joseph Estrada in the 1998 Presidential elections. Both the Laban ng Demokratikong Pilipino, Partido ng Masang Pilipino and NPC were members of LAMMP.
NPC bolted the now-defunct LAMMP after Estrada was ousted by a military-backed civilian uprising in January 2001.
In the 13th Congress of the Philippines, the ruling Lakas-CMD party led by Speaker Jose de Venecia Jr. renewed its partnership with the Nationalist People's Coalition even as an alternative coalition of administration-affiliated parties was shaping up.
In Background Note: Philippines, under Government and Political Relations, the U.S. Department of State writes: "Members of the Congress tend to have weak party loyalties and change party affiliation easily. There is no clear majority in the Senate, which changed its President in 2006."
As the build-up to the 2010 presidential elections progresses, there are talks that Escudero has been given the nod of the party leaders as its standard-bearer, with Legarda being his running-mate, although the latter said that she won't settle for any other position than the presidency. Escudero further stressed that he will not entertain any possible alliance with the Arroyo administration forces, thus beleaguering the NPC's status as one of the coalition partners of the Arroyo administration, as he is hell-bent in transforming the supposedly largely pro-administration NPC into an opposition party.
However, all these will remain in the backseat as Escudero announced his sudden resignation from the party, and at the same time asked the public for more time to decide on whether he would pursue his thrice-postponed presidential bid.
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