Partido para sa Demokratikong Reporma

The Partido para sa Demokratikong Reporma (English: Party for Democratic Reforms; abbr. PDR), commonly known as Partido Reporma, is a political party in the Philippines.

Partido para sa Demokratikong Reporma
PresidentPantaleon Alvarez
ChairmanVacant
Secretary-GeneralVacant
FounderRenato de Villa
Founded1997
Split fromLakas–NUCD–UMDP
IdeologyLiberal conservatism
Economic liberalism
Political positionCentre to centre-right
Seats in the Senate
0 / 24
Seats in the House of Representatives
2 / 316
Provincial governorships
0 / 81
Website
www.reporma.ph

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]

Electoral performance

Presidential and vice presidential elections
Year Presidential election Vice presidential election
Candidate Vote share Result Candidate Vote share Result
1998 Renato de Villa
4.86%
 Joseph Estrada
(PMP)		 Oscar Orbos
13.00%
 Gloria Macapagal Arroyo
(Lakas–CMD)
2004 None[n 1] Gloria Macapagal Arroyo
(Lakas–CMD)		 None[n 2] Noli de Castro
(Independent)
2010 None Benigno Aquino III
(Liberal) 		None Jejomar Binay
(PDP–Laban)
2016 None Rodrigo Duterte
(PDP–Laban)		 None Leni Robredo
(Liberal)
2022 None[n 3] Bongbong Marcos
(PFP)		 None[n 4] Sara Duterte
(Lakas)

Legislative elections
Congress of the Philippines
Year Seats won Result Year Seats won Ticket Result
1998
4 / 258
 Lakas plurality 1998
0 / 12
 Single party ticket LAMMP win 7/12 seats
2001
3 / 256
 Lakas plurality 2001
0 / 13
 People Power Coalition People Power Coalition win 8/13 seats
2004
1 / 261
 Lakas plurality 2004
0 / 12
 Alyansa ng Pag-asa K4 win 7/12 seats
2007 Not
participating		 Lakas plurality 2007 Not
participating		 Genuine Opposition win 8/12 seats
2010 Not
participating		 Lakas plurality 2010 Not
participating		 Liberal Party win 4/12 seats
2013 Not
participating		 Liberal Party plurality 2013 Not
participating		 Team PNoy win 9/12 seats
2016 Not
participating		 Liberal Party plurality 2016 Not
participating		 Koalisyon ng Daang Matuwid win 7/12 seats
2019 Not
participating		 PDP–Laban plurality 2019 Not
participating		 Hugpong ng Pagbabago win 9/12 seats
2022
2 / 316
 PDP–Laban plurality 2019
0 / 12
 Single party ticket UniTeam Alliance won 6/12 seats
  1. supported Raul Roco for president.
  2. supported Herminio Aquino for vice president.
  3. 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.
  4. supported Tito Sotto for vice president.

References
  1. Gregorio, Xave. "Lacson, partyless since 2004, takes oath as Partido Reporma chairman". Philstar.com. Retrieved July 29, 2021.
  2. "Lacson to head Reporma, meets with Liberal Party". CNN Philippines. Retrieved July 29, 2021.
  3. "Pantaleon Alvarez resigns from PDP-Laban, revives Reporma party". CNN Philippines. Retrieved November 16, 2020.
  4. Ramos, Christia Marie (July 28, 2021). "Lacson to be installed as chairman of revived Partido Reporma". INQUIRER.net. Retrieved July 29, 2021.
  5. "NPC-UNA-Partido Reporma 2022 alliance in the works". Manila Bulletin. Retrieved July 29, 2021.
  6. "Alvarez says Partido Reporma now supporting Robredo". GMA News Online. Retrieved March 24, 2022.
  7. "Reporma members in Aklan, Antique still rooting for Lacson, Sotto". Philippine News Agency. Retrieved April 30, 2022.


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.