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The Nationalist People's Coalition or '''NPC''' is a Political Party in the Philippines .


HISTORY


The Party was founded in 1991 after some members of the , 2006.

NPC was a member of the Estrada-era , 2006. Both the Laban Ng Demokratikong Pilipino , Partido Ng Masang Pilipino and NPC were members of LAMMP.

NPC bolted the now-defunct LAMMP after Estrada was ousted by a military-backed civilian uprising in January 2001. When Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo assumed the Presidency, her " People Power Coalition ," led by the Lakas-CMD party, became the dominant group in Congress. The 75-member Lakas party led the " Sunshine Coalition ," which also included the 61-member Nationalist People’s Coalition, some members of the Liberal Party , and several other minor parties. The LDP party led the 20-member opposition bloc.

In 2004, the LDP and NPC sought a reunification to push the presidential bid of businessman Eduardo “Danding” Cojuangco . Cojuangco, the NPC chair, was fielded as NPC's standard bearer in the 2004 elections, but withdrew.

Results for the 2004 elections show that NPC had 0 seats for the Senate while for the House of Representatives, NPC had 53 seats. Introduction: Philippines CIA -The World Fact Book Retrieved 10 December , 2006.

In the Retrieved December, 2006.

In '' Background Note: Philippines '', under Government and Political Relations, the , 2006.


1995 SENATORIAL SLATE

The NPC formed a full 12-man Senatorial slate for the May 8, 1995 Midterm Legislative And Local Elections , as it became a full-fledged opposition party against the administration of President Fidel Ramos . They ran against the administration-backed Lakas-Laban Coalition .


Results

The party only got 3 out of 12 possible seats in the Senate namely: (in order of votes received)

  • Miriam Defensor-Santiago

  • Gregorio Honasan

  • Anna Dominique Coseteng



THE NPC TODAY


Just like the and Kampi parties), while several NPC die-hards stuck with the late presidentiable Fernando Poe Jr. , with Escudero leading them.


Pro-Administration Members



Pro-Opposition members



QUOTE

  • "A political party that does not touch and improve the lives of the people has no reason to exist." - Eduardo "Danding" Cojuangco



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