Kabalikat ng Malayang Pilipino (KAMPI) | |
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| Leader | Gloria Macapagal Arroyo |
| President | Ronaldo Puno |
| Chairperson | Tingting Cojuangco |
| Spokesperson | Emigdio Tanjuatco |
| Founder | Peping Cojuangco Gloria Macapagal Arroyo |
| Founded | 1997 |
| Dissolved | 2008 |
| Split from | LDP |
| Merged into | Lakas–CMD |
| Headquarters | 7th Floor, L.T.A. Building, 118 Perea St. cor Legazpi St., Makati, Philippines |
| Ideology | Populism |
| Political position | Centre-right |
| Colours | Gold, white, blue |
TheKabalikat ng Malayang Pilipino (KAMPI) (transl. Shoulder of the Free Filipino), formerly known as theKabalikat ng Mamamayang Pilipino (transl. Shoulders of the Filipino People), was apolitical party in thePhilippines. It is the main party of formerPresidentGloria Macapagal Arroyo. In June 2008, Kampi merged into theLakas–CMD.
Kabalikat ng Mamamayang Pilipino (KAMPI) was formed during the run up to the1998 presidential elections as the vehicle for then Senator Gloria Arroyo's presidential campaign, after she defected from theLaban ng Demokratikong Pilipino (LDP), the party she had been with since she was first elected in 1995. SenatorTito Sotto, who is also an LDP stalwart was picked to be her running mate. Before the filing of candidacies, she decided to be the running mate of thenLakas–NUCD presidential hopefulJose de Venecia. As a result, KAMPI coalesced with Lakas–NUCD, while Sotto joinedLaban ng Makabayang Masang Pilipino (LAMMP) as a Senate re-electionist.
There were no results available of the lastelections for theHouse of Representatives, but according to the website of the House, the party holds 26 out of 235 seats (State of the Parties, June 2005). The party was renamed asKabalikat ng Malayang Pilipino, and a member of theKoalisyon ng Katapatan at Karanasan sa Kinabukasan (K-4, Coalition of Truth and Experience for Tomorrow), the coalition that supported presidentGloria Macapagal Arroyo'scampaign, who won the 2004 presidential elections. Many legislators of theLakas defected to Kampi.
As of March 24, 2007, KAMPI is said to have 67 members of the House of Representatives, 23 provincialgovernors, and 650 out of the 1610 mayors all over the country. In the May 14, 2007election, the party won 47 seats.[1]
On January 31, 2008, KAMPI announced that 134 congressman signed amanifesto of "loss of confidence" versus SpeakerJose de Venecia, Jr.Camarines Sur 2nd District Rep. Luis Villafuerte, KAMPI president, said the successor should beDavao City 1st district Rep.Prospero Nograles.[2]
Former President and Lakas–CMD Chairman EmeritusFidel V. Ramos announced on February 6, 2008, that Lakas would be the surviving entity after its merger with KAMPI.[3]
Gloria Macapagal Arroyo on June 18, 2008, confirmed the historicalmerger of the Lakas Christian Muslim Democrats (Lakas–CMD) and KAMPI. Both parties adopted the “equity of the incumbent” principle, as the merger will account for almost 200 national and 8,000 local officials, amid Mrs. Arroyo's prediction of 2010 elections victory.[4]Prospero Nograles, Lakas President and KAMPI ChairRonaldo Puno signed the covenant at theDavao City regionalcaucus.[5][6] On September 30, 2009, the party merger was approved byCOMELEC.[7]
After the merger, by 2009 the newly merged party was raided by opposition bets to strengthen their legislative force for the 2010 elections.[8]
In 2011,Ronnie Puno andPabling Garcia and their supporters broke away from Lakas to found theNational Unity Party (NUP). The party was aimed to support then-PresidentBenigno Aquino III.[9][10][11]
| Year | Presidential election | Vice presidential election | ||||
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| Candidate | Vote share | Result | Candidate | Vote share | Result | |
| 1998 | None[n 1] | Joseph Estrada (PMP) | Gloria Macapagal Arroyo[n 2] | 49.56% | Gloria Macapagal Arroyo (Lakas/KAMPI) | |
| 2004 | Gloria Macapagal Arroyo[n 3] | 39.99% | Gloria Macapagal Arroyo (Lakas/KAMPI) | None[n 4] | Noli de Castro (Independent) | |
| House elections | House Seats won | Result | Senate elections | Senate Seats won | Ticket | Result |
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| 1998 | 0 / 257 | Lakas plurality | 1998 | Not participating | LAMMP win 7/12 seats | |
| 2001 | 3 / 256 | Lakas plurality[n 5] | 2001 | Not participating | People Power win 8/13 seats | |
| 2004 | 30 / 261 | Lakas plurality[n 6] | 2004 | Not participating | K4 win 7/12 seats | |
| 2007 | 44 / 271 | Lakas plurality | 2007 | 1 / 12 | TEAM Unity | Genuine Opposition win 8/12 seats |
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