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Partido para sa Demokratikong Reporma | |
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| President | Pantaleon Alvarez |
| Chairman | Vacant |
| Secretary-General | Clint Aranas |
| Founder | Renato de Villa |
| Founded | 1997 |
| Split from | Lakas–NUCD–UMDP |
| Ideology | Liberal conservatism Economic liberalism |
| Political position | Centre to centre-right |
| National affiliation | Alyansa ng Pag-asa (2004) PPC (2001) |
| Seats in the Senate | 0 / 24 |
| Seats in the House of Representatives | 2 / 316 |
| Provincial governorships | 0 / 81 |
| Website | |
| www.reporma.ph | |
The Partido para sa Demokratikong Reporma (transl. Party for Democratic Reforms; abbr. PDR), commonly known as Partido Reporma, 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]
In the 2022 elections, Reporma initially supported the candidacy of Senator Panfilo Lacson, which initially installed him as the party's chairman, replacing Alvarez.[1][4] 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] However, on March 24, 2022, Lacson decided to run as an independent and resigned as a member and chairman of the party. Later that day, Alvarez, the party's president endorsed the candidacy of Vice President Leni Robredo.[6] The following month, some members of Partido Reporma (including those from Aklan and Antique) disappointed with Alvarez's decision chose to leave the party and keep following the Lacson-Sotto tandem.[7]
On September 20, 2024, Partido Demokratiko Pilipino formally formed an alliance for the 2025 elections with Partido para sa Demokratikong Reporma, Pederalismo ng Dugong Dakilang Samahan and the Mayor Rodrigo Roa Duterte-National Executive Coordinating Committee (MRRD-NECC). Greco Belgica and Pantaleon Alvarez signed the agreement.[8]
Electoral performance
Presidential and vice presidential elections
Legislative elections
- ^ supported Raul Roco for president.
- ^ supported Herminio Aquino for vice president.
- ^ Initially nominated Panfilo Lacson as their standard bearer for the party, later he resigned and left the party as independent (still a Reporma candidate on the COMELEC ballot), Pantaleon Alvarez switched his support and the party to Leni Robredo.
- ^ supported Tito Sotto for vice president.
References
- ^ a b Gregorio, Xave. "Lacson, partyless since 2004, takes oath as Partido Reporma chairman". Philstar.com. Retrieved July 29, 2021.
- ^ a b "Lacson to head Reporma, meets with Liberal Party". CNN Philippines. Archived from the original on July 28, 2021. Retrieved July 29, 2021.
- ^ "Pantaleon Alvarez resigns from PDP-Laban, revives Reporma party". CNN Philippines. Archived from the original on November 15, 2020. Retrieved November 16, 2020.
- ^ Ramos, Christia Marie (July 28, 2021). "Lacson to be installed as chairman of revived Partido Reporma". INQUIRER.net. Retrieved July 29, 2021.
- ^ "NPC-UNA-Partido Reporma 2022 alliance in the works". Manila Bulletin. Retrieved July 29, 2021.
- ^ "Alvarez says Partido Reporma now supporting Robredo". GMA News Online. Retrieved March 24, 2022.
- ^ "Reporma members in Aklan, Antique still rooting for Lacson, Sotto". Philippine News Agency. Retrieved April 30, 2022.
- ^ Ismael, Javier Joe (September 22, 2024). "PDP forms alliance with 3 parties". Retrieved September 22, 2024.