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Partido para sa Demokratikong Reporma

Political party founded by Renato de Villa


Summary

Political party founded by Renato de Villa

FieldValue
namePartido para sa Demokratikong Reporma
logoPartido para sa Demokratikong Reporma (Partido Reporma).svg
founderRenato de Villa
chairmanVacant
presidentPantaleon Alvarez
secretary_generalClint Aranas
ideologyLiberal conservatism
Economic liberalism
positionCentre to centre-right
foundation1997
splitLakas
senate_seats
house_seats
governorships
website
colorcode

Economic liberalism

  • DuterTen (2024–2025)
  • TroPa (2021–2022; Alvarez faction)
  • Alyansa ng Pag-asa (2004)
  • PPC (2001) The Partido para sa Demokratikong Reporma (PDR, ), commonly known as Partido Reporma, is a political party in the Philippines.

History

1998 elections: de Villa for President

It was founded by former Defense Secretary Renato de Villa when he left the ruling Lakas 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. 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.

2004 Elections: Joining Alyansa

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 forementioned party and PROMDI 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.

2020: Party revival

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.

2022 elections

In the 2022 elections, Reporma initially supported the candidacy of Senator Panfilo Lacson, which initially installed him as the party's chairman, replacing Alvarez. 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. 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. The following month, some members of Partido Reporma, including those from Aklan and Antique, expressed disappointment with Alvarez's decision as they continued rooting for the Lacson–Sotto tandem. But even though, party founder de Villa still supported Lacson's campaign.

2025 elections

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.

Electoral performance

Presidential and vice presidential elections

YearPresidential electionVice presidential electionCandidateVote shareResultCandidateVote shareResult19982004201020162022
Renato de VillaJoseph Estrada
(PMP)Oscar OrbosGloria Macapagal Arroyo
(Lakas)
Nonesupported Raul Roco for president.Gloria Macapagal Arroyo
(Lakas–CMD)Nonesupported Herminio Aquino for vice president.Noli de Castro
(Independent)
NoneBenigno Aquino III
(Liberal)NoneJejomar Binay
(PDP–Laban)
NoneRodrigo Duterte
(PDP–Laban)NoneLeni Robredo
(Liberal)
NoneInitially 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.Bongbong Marcos
(PFP)Nonesupported Tito Sotto for vice president.Sara Duterte
(Lakas)

Legislative elections

Congress of the PhilippinesYearSeats wonResultYearSeats wonTicketResult19981998200120012004200420072007201020102013201320162016201920192022202220252025
Lakas pluralitySingle party ticketLAMMP win 7/12 seats
Lakas pluralityPeople Power CoalitionPeople Power Coalition win 8/13 seats
Lakas pluralityAlyansa ng Pag-asaK4 win 7/12 seats
Not
participatingLakas pluralityNot
participatingGenuine Opposition win 8/12 seats
Not
participatingLakas pluralityNot
participatingLiberal win 4/12 seats
Not
participatingLiberal pluralityNot
participatingTeam PNoy win 9/12 seats
Not
participatingLiberal pluralityNot
participatingDaang Matuwid win 7/12 seats
Not
participatingPDP–Laban pluralityNot
participatingHugpong win 9/12 seats
PDP–Laban pluralitySingle party ticketUniTeam won 6/12 seats
Lakas pluralityNot participatingBagong Pilipinas
win 6/12 seats

Notes

References

References

  1. Gregorio, Xave. "Lacson, partyless since 2004, takes oath as Partido Reporma chairman".
  2. "Lacson to head Reporma, meets with Liberal Party".
  3. "Pantaleon Alvarez resigns from PDP-Laban, revives Reporma party". CNN Philippines.
  4. Ramos, Christia Marie. (2021-07-28). "Lacson to be installed as chairman of revived Partido Reporma".
  5. "NPC-UNA-Partido Reporma 2022 alliance in the works".
  6. Panti, Llanesca T.. "Alvarez says Partido Reporma now supporting Robredo".
  7. Nepomuceno, Priam. (April 20, 2022). "Reporma members in Aklan, Antique still rooting for Lacson, Sotto".
  8. Yang, Angelica Y.. (March 25, 2022). "Alvarez denies asking for P800 million from Lacson".
  9. (September 22, 2024). "PDP forms alliance with 3 parties". The Manila Times.
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