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Lakas ng Bayan

Defunct Filipino political party (until 1983) and coalition (1987)

Summary

Defunct Filipino political party (until 1983) and coalition (1987)

FieldValue
colorcode
nameLakas ng Bayan
abbreviationLABAN
leaderNinoy Aquino (1978–1983)
founderNinoy Aquino
positionBig tent
mergedPDP–Laban
nationalUnited Nationalist Democratic Organization (1984)
countrythe Philippines
  • (as party)
  • (as coalition)
  • (merged with PDP)
  • (as coalition)
  • Liberal
  • Nacionalista
  • PDP–Laban (1987)
  • Lakas ng Bansa (1987)
  • Liberal (1987) |}} Lakas ng Bayan ( or People Power), abbreviated as Laban, was an electoral alliance, later a political party, in the Philippines formed by Senator Ninoy Aquino for the 1978 Interim Batasang Pambansa regional elections. The party had 21 candidates for the Metro Manila area, all of whom lost, including Ninoy. The party's acronym (Laban) is a Filipino word meaning "fight".

After Aquino's exile to the United States, the party was managed by his brother-in-law, Peping Cojuangco.

By 1984, the party had formed a coalition with the Partido Demokratiko Pilipino of Nene Pimentel, himself a Laban party member. By 1986, the two parties were completely merged to form the Partido Demokratiko Pilipino–Lakas ng Bayan party or PDP–Laban.

The name "Lakas ng Bayan" would eventually be reused in the 1987 Philippine legislative elections as the name of a coalition led by the United Nationalist Democratic Organization party of President Corazon C. Aquino and Vice President Salvador H. Laurel.

Organization

In a letter sent by Aquino to Senator Lorenzo Tañada dated March 16, 1982, Aquino emphasized that LABAN was a "mere umbrella organization formed to accommodate people affiliated with various parties." For Aquino, the advantage of having the LABAN umbrella was that its members could "belong to LP, NP, CSM, Citizens, PDP or whatever without losing their individual party affiliations."

Noise barrage

On April 6, 1978, supporters of the party came out in protest by asking bystanders and cars to make noise in support of the opposition. However, on April 7, 1978, the first national election under martial law held for the 165-members to the Interim Batasang Pambansa resulted in the massive victory of the administration coalition party, the “Kilusang Bagong Lipunan ng Nagkakaisang Nacionalista, Liberal, at iba pa” or KBL. Only 15 opposition candidates in other parts of the country won. None of the members of LABAN were elected. The opposition denounced the massive vote buying and cheating in that elections. On June 12, 1978, the Interim Batasang Pambansa was convened with Marcos as President-Prime Minister and Querube Makalintal as Speaker.

Some opposition members went into exile or were driven underground fighting against the Marcos dictatorship. Labor leader Alex Boncayao became guerrilla and was killed by government security forces in 1983.

Electoral performance

As LABAN was a coalition, the results below are combined totals of the parties under LABAN.

Parliamentary results

ElectionLeaderVotesSeatsPositionGovernmentNo.ShareNo.±Share
1978Ninoy Aquino21,541,60010.4%(new)10.4%(new)
1984Jose Laurel Jr.1,344,6072.27%62.27%6

Congressional results

House electionVotesVote shareHouse Seats wonResultSenate electionVotesVote shareSenate Seats wonTicketResult19871987
11,661,04758.1%Lakas ng Bayan}};"Lakas ng Bayan plurality243,431,39564.9%Lakas ng Bayan}};"Lakas ng BayanLakas ng Bayan}};"Lakas ng Bayan win 22/24 seats

Notes

Candidates

1978 Interim Batasang Pambansa [[Metro Manila|Region IV-A (Metro Manila)]]

Source:

Emmanuel "Noli" Santos

1987 Senate (at-large)

CandidateParty affiliationElected
Heherson AlvarezLakas ng Bansa[[File:Yes_check.svg15x15pxYes]]
Edgardo AngaraIndependent[[File:Yes_check.svg15x15pxYes]]
Butz AquinoBANDILA[[File:Yes_check.svg15x15pxYes]]
Arthur DefensorUNIDO[[File:X_mark.svg17x17pxNo]]
Neptali GonzalesLakas ng Bansa[[File:Yes_check.svg15x15pxYes]]
Teofisto Guingona Jr.Liberal[[File:Yes_check.svg15x15pxYes]]
Ernesto HerreraLiberal[[File:Yes_check.svg15x15pxYes]]
Sotero LaurelUNIDO[[File:Yes_check.svg15x15pxYes]]
Joey LinaLakas ng Bansa[[File:Yes_check.svg15x15pxYes]]
Ernesto MacedaPDP–Laban[[File:Yes_check.svg15x15pxYes]]
Raul ManglapusNUCD[[File:Yes_check.svg15x15pxYes]]
Orly MercadoLiberal[[File:Yes_check.svg15x15pxYes]]
John Henry OsmeñaLiberal[[File:Yes_check.svg15x15pxYes]]
Vicente PaternoPDP–Laban[[File:Yes_check.svg15x15pxYes]]
Nene PimentelPDP–Laban[[File:Yes_check.svg15x15pxYes]]
Santanina RasulLiberal[[File:Yes_check.svg15x15pxYes]]
Alberto RomuloLakas ng Bansa[[File:Yes_check.svg15x15pxYes]]
Rene SaguisagLiberal[[File:Yes_check.svg15x15pxYes]]
Augusto SanchezIndependent[[File:X_mark.svg17x17pxNo]]
Jovito SalongaLiberal[[File:Yes_check.svg15x15pxYes]]
Leticia Ramos ShahaniLakas ng Bansa[[File:Yes_check.svg15x15pxYes]]
Mamintal TamanoNacionalista[[File:Yes_check.svg15x15pxYes]]
Wigberto TañadaLiberal[[File:Yes_check.svg15x15pxYes]]
Victor ZigaLiberal[[File:Yes_check.svg15x15pxYes]]
Original LABANElected?
Juan T. David[[File:X_mark.svg17x17pxNo]]

References

References

  1. Esposo, William M.. (February 20, 2011). "How Filipinos almost lost LABAN".
  2. "Letter From Aquino, 16 Mar 1982".
  3. Cruz, Elfren S.. (February 6, 2023). "The long road to EDSA".
  4. Jimenez, Atty Josephus B.. (October 12, 2024). "The four most durable and effective speakers of the House".
  5. "Alex Boncayao Brigade | Filipino death squad".
  6. "KBL vs. Laban".
  7. Roces, Alejandro R.. (August 24, 2006). "Lakas ng Bayan candidates".
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