Paglaum Party (Negros Occidental)

Paglaum Party, officially the Partido Paglaum sang Banwa (lit. 'Party of the People's Hope'), is a provincial political party in Negros Occidental, Philippines based in Bacolod.

This article is about a local party from Negros Occidental. For the local party from Bukidnon, see Bukidnon Paglaum.
Paglaum Party
PresidentGeorge Zulueta
ChairmanBobby Montelibano
Founded1988
HeadquartersBacolod
IdeologyRegionalism
Nationalism
Political positionCenter-right
National affiliationNacionalista Party

Establishment

Paglaum was established as the pioneer local political party in Negros Occidental by the late former Bacolod Mayor Alfredo Montelibano, Jr. in 1988 for his political run.[1] Despite the similarity in names, Bukidnon Paglaum Party is not related to the Negros Occidental Paglaum Party.

Notable politicians

After the incumbency of Mayor Montelibano, Paglaum Party continued as a minority party that fielded candidates to the City Council. One of the notable members and former members include:

Recent participation

Reactivated as a local party on December 14, 2015, Paglaum participated in the 2016 Bacolod local elections under the Grupo Progreso Coalition of Mayor Evelio Leonardia. It fielded George Zulueta[3][4] as a candidate but failed to gain a seat in the Bacolod City Council.

See also

References
  1. "Partido Paglaum Reactivated".
  2. "Politics heating up".
  3. "Leonardia: NPC-Grupo Progreso a genuine 'powerhouse team'". Archived from the original on 2016-08-26. Retrieved 2016-07-20.
  4. "Grupo Progreso has 'genuine powerhouse team' – Bing". Archived from the original on 2016-08-17. Retrieved 2016-07-20.


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