Partido Federal ng Pilipinas
Abbreviation	PFP
President	Reynaldo Tamayo Jr.
Chairman	Bongbong Marcos[a][1][2]
Founder	John Castriciones
Founded	October 5, 2018; 7 years ago (2018-10-05)
Split from	Coalition for Change
Headquarters	5th Floor, Transcom Building, 31EDSA,Mandaluyong[3]
Youth wing	Kabataang Federal
Membership(2021)	1.5 million[4]
Ideology	Federalism[5] Populism Patriotism[6] Humanism Socialism(Self declared)[7]
Political position	Big tent
National affiliation	Bagong Pilipinas (since 2024) UniTeam (2021–2024) Coalition for Change (2018–2021)
Colors	Blue  Red  Green (formerly, until 2021)
Slogan	Kalayaan at Kaunlaran ('Independence and Progress')
Senate	0 / 24
House of Representatives	28 / 317
Provincial Governors	24 / 82
Provincial Vice Governors	21 / 82
Provincial Board Members	193 / 840
Website
pfp.ph
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ThePartido Federal ng Pilipinas (PFP; English:Federal Party of the Philippines)^[8] is a national political party in thePhilippines. It is chaired byBongbong Marcos,president of the Philippines, who won in the2022 election. During the run-up to the2022 general election, theUniTeam alliance was formed by the PFP,Lakas–CMD,Hugpong ng Pagbabago (HNP), andPwersa ng Masang Pilipino (PMP), with guest candidates from other parties.

PFP was formed in 2018 by supporters of PresidentRodrigo Duterte and calls forfederalism in the Philippines.

This is the fourth time a party with the name "Federal Party" or "Federalist Party" was formed in the Philippines, with the party being originally founded by Spanish FilipinoTrinidad Pardo de Tavera in 1900 but disbanded in 1907, and then for the second time by Alfredo Abcede from 1953 to 1961, and then for the third time byBartolome Cabangbang from 1981 to 1986. The first and third iterations stood for the Philippinesbecoming a state of the United States.

The Partido Federal ng Pilipinas was formed in early 2018 by supporters of PresidentRodrigo Duterte, including the Mayor Rodrigo Roa Duterte-National Executive Coordinating Committee (MRRD-NECC), a group that supportedhis 2016 presidential campaign, as well as former members ofPDP–Laban, Duterte's party.^[9] The party was formally accredited by theCommission on Elections (COMELEC) on October 5, 2018, and was approved as a national political party on November 5 that year.^[10][11][12] FormerDILG undersecretary and MRRD-NECC memberJesus "Jayvee" Hinlo Jr. was the party's founding president, whileSecretary of Agrarian ReformJohn Castriciones, also from the MRRD-NECC, is recognized as the party's founder.^[10][13] Castriciones succeeded Hinlo as party president when the latter decided to run forsenator in the2019 elections.^[14] PFP had also requested Duterte to be theirchairman.^[8]

Notable politicians who ran under PFP in 2019 includeE. R. Ejercito,Reynaldo Umali,Joy Belmonte, andDonya Tesoro.^[14][8][15] Inthat year's elections, 238 PFP members were elected to office, including six seats^[b] in theHouse of Representatives.^[12]Reynaldo Tamayo Jr., who was elected governor ofSouth Cotabato, became the party's new president.^[16]

In September 2021, the party unanimously nominatedBongbong Marcos as their presidential candidate for2022.^[11] Marcos joined the party on October 5 and became their chairman.^[17] He filed his candidacy the following day.^[18] Having no official vice presidential candidate, PFP adopted Duterte's daughter,Davao City mayorSara Duterte ofLakas–CMD, as Marcos' running mate.^[3] PFP, Lakas–CMD,Hugpong ng Pagbabago (HNP), andPwersa ng Masang Pilipino (PMP) then formed theUniTeam alliance.^[19]

In December 2021, a group claiming to be the real officers of PFP filed a disqualification case against Marcos. The group's leader,National Commission on Muslim Filipinos commissioner Abubakar Mangelen, who claims to be the true chairman of PFP, called Marcos' nomination "invalid and void", claiming that many party officers were not consulted or informed about it.^[2][20] Secretary-GeneralThompson Lantion claimed that Mangelen was ousted as chairman of the party during its last convention on September 18, 2021 and was replaced by Marcos with his consent,^[21] although Mangelen still remains as a member of the party. However, Mangelen denied the said claim and argued that he was the duly elected chairman of the party as shown in its petition for registration filed before the COMELEC and accused PFP members of unseating him as chairman without due process in order to make Marcos the leader of the party.^[22] On February 10, 2022, the COMELEC dismissed the case against the disqualification of Marcos for "lack of merit."^[23] On February 14, Mangelen filed a motion for reconsideration at COMELEC, which after anen banc review, was finally dismissed a day after the election.^[24][25]

On March 30, 2022, at a campaign rally inIligan, the Mangelen-led faction endorsedthe presidential campaign ofManila mayorIsko Moreno (Aksyon Demokratiko).^[26][27] The endorsement was affirmed and supported by Castriciones, now a PDP–Laban member,^[28] who was also present in the said campaign rally.^[1] Lantion of the Marcos-led faction condemned the Mangelen wing's endorsement as "irresponsible" and "fake," and called Mangelen an "impostor."^[29] However, Castriciones stood by Mangelen and called him the "true chairman."^[27] On April 19, the Mangelen-led faction changed their endorsement toVice PresidentLeni Robredo, callingher campaign "more formidable" to beat "the greatest threat to our country and our democracy, Ferdinand Marcos Jr."^[30]

On May 25, Bongbong Marcos and Sara Duterte wereproclaimed winners by theCongress of the Philippines. It was the first time under the1987 Constitution that the President and Vice President were elected by a majority of voters.^[31]

In 2023, a group led by Leandro Verceles and Antonio Rodriguez Jr. claimed leadership over the PFP from officials affiliated with Marcos, including PresidentReynaldo Tamayo Jr., Secretary General Thompson Lantion and General Counsel George Briones, claiming that their tenure had already expired and that the former group were the rightful president and secretary general following elections held under the party's 2018 constitution. On August 22, 2025, theSupreme Court ruled in favor of Tamayo's faction, citing the validity of the party's constitution updated in 2022.^[32]

PFP seeks to replace the Philippines'unitary system of government with afederalist government.^[10]

The party'sgeneral counsel, George Briones, describes PFP as "a party of the common man.... of the poor.... of the grassroots", and the party's dream is "a society that is free of illegal drugs, free of corruption, free of crime, free of insurgency and free of poverty."^[11][33] Party president Reynaldo Tamayo Jr. says the PFP's principles are:humanism, patriotic federalism, enlightenedsocialism, anddirect democracy. He also declared that PFP "values human dignity and will aspire for equality among all Filipinos." The party's slogan is "a life worthy of human dignity for every Filipino."^[11]

The PFP-OFW International Affairs Committee presented a long-term plan forOverseas Filipino Workers (OFW) that includes skills training,benefits,retirement plans,health insurance,scholarship grants, and other support services.^[33]

Political scientistJulio C. Teehankee classifies PFP as one of the neo-authoritarian parties that spawned during the presidency of Rodrigo Duterte.^[13]

The party claims to have a total of 1.5 million members nationwide as of September 2024.^[4]

• Jesus "Jayvee" Hinlo Jr. (2018)^[10][14]
• John Castriciones (2018–2019)^[14]
• Reynaldo Tamayo Jr. (2019–present)^[16]

• Abubakar Mangelen (until 2021)
• Bongbong Marcos (2021–present)

• Manny Pacquiao - former senator
• Christian Noveras - former governor ofAurora (2022–2024)
• ER Ejercito – former governor ofLaguna (2010–2014)
• Imelda Papin – former vice governor ofCamarines Sur (2019–2022)
• Benjamin Agarao Jr. – formerRepresentative forLaguna's4th district (2013–2022)
• Joseph Kris Benjamin Agarao –Board Member forLaguna's4th district (2010–2019, since 2022)
• Wilfredo Bejasa Jr. –Board Member forLaguna's1st district (since 2022),City Councilor ofBiñan (2016–2022)
• Sec. Lope B. Santos III – Lead Convenor of theNational Anti-Poverty Commission
• Arlan M. Mangelen – Assistant Secretary for Mindanao of theDepartment of Agriculture
• Girlie E. Amarillo – Head Executive Assistant, Office of the Lead Convenor of theNational Anti-Poverty Commission
• Joan Carla Bautista - incumbent Vice Mayor of Concepcion, Tarlac
• Andres "Andy" D. Lacson - former mayor of Concepcion, Tarlac
• Cristy Angeles - Mayor of Tarlac City
• Rey Malonzo - former mayor of Caloocan City
• Ed Acaba - Former Assistant Secretary of DOTC
• Ama Almocera - Former Head Executive Assistant, National Commission for Filipino Muslims

• Federalism in the Philippines
• Federalism and Rodrigo Duterte

Federalist parties in the Philippines:

• Hugpong sa Tawong Lungsod
• Lakas–CMD
• Partido Demokratiko Pilipino
• Pederalismo ng Dugong Dakilang Samahan
• UniTeam

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