Koalisyon ng Katapatan at Karanasan sa Kinabukasan | |
|---|---|
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| President | Gloria Macapagal Arroyo |
| Senate leader | Franklin Drilon[a] |
| Founder | Gloria Macapagal Arroyo |
| Founded | 2003 |
| Dissolved | 2004 |
| Preceded by | People Power Coalition |
| Succeeded by | TEAM Unity |
| Ideology | Big tent |
| Political position | Centre |
| Coalition members | Lakas Liberal NPC (Yap wing) Nacionalista PRP PDSP KAMPI |
TheKoalisyon ng Katapatan at Karanasan sa Kinabukasan also known asK4 orK-4, (lit. 'Coalition of Trust and Experience for Tomorrow') was the political multi-partyelectoral alliance that supported presidentGloria Macapagal Arroyo'spresidential campaign for a full term. Arroyo won 2004Philippine presidential election. It is the remnant of thePeople Power Coalition (PPC) that was formed following the ascendancy of President Arroyo to power. She selected SenatorNoli de Castro, an independent yet popular politician and broadcaster, as her running mate.
In December 2003, People Power Coalition (PPC) was totally dissolved,[1] asAksyon,Partido Reporma, andPROMDI left the PPC in November.[2]
By December 2003, administration's camp taking and negotiating with Aksyon andLiberal,[3] with only the latter joined the camp. Later,People's Reform Party led by former SenatorMiriam Defensor Santiago joined. Former basketball superstar and incumbent SenatorRobert Jaworski and former Defense SecretaryOrly Mercado joined Lakas. Santiago and Jaworski are notable for voting against opening of evidence during the last days of the impeachment trial of then-PresidentJoseph Estrada. Administration camp defended the inclusion of the opposition Senators, saying that even some opposition politicians joined with them for fighting a good governance.[4]
In December 29, 2003,Rodolfo Biazon joinedLiberal with his son.[5] The former joined Aksyon before joining Liberal.[6] Biazon notably leftLaban ng Demokratikong Pilipino (LDP)[7] due to party division between his Senate colleagues: party leaderEdgardo Angara and aspiring party nomineePanfilo Lacson.[8]
The leading party in this coalition is the rulingLakas, of which Arroyo is a member. Other parties under this coalition are theLiberal Party (Liberal), theNationalist People's Coalition, theNacionalista Party (Nacionalista), thePartido Demokratiko Sosyalista ng Pilipinas and thePeople's Reform Party (PRP), as well as theKabalikat ng Mamamayang Pilipino (KAMPI).
| Name | Party | Occupation | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|
| Robert Barbers | Lakas | Senator and former police officer |  |
| Rodolfo Biazon | Liberal | Senator and formerCommandant of thePhilippine Marine Corps |  |
| Pia Cayetano | Lakas | Lawyer, environmentalist and eldest daughter of the late senatorRenato Cayetano (1998–2003). | |
| Dick Gordon | Lakas | formerSecretary of Tourism and former chairman of theSubic Bay Metropolitan Authority. | |
| Parouk Hussin | Lakas | Medical doctor, former governor of theAutonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao. | |
| Robert Jaworski | Lakas | Senator, and former athlete | |
| Lito Lapid | Lakas | Governor ofPampanga, movie and TV personality | |
| Orly Mercado | Lakas | formerSecretary of National Defense and former Senator | |
| John Henry Osmeña | NPC | Senator | |
| Mar Roxas | Liberal | formerSecretary of Trade and Industry and former representative fromCapiz. He is the grandson of former presidentManuel Roxas, second son of former senatorGerardo Roxas and brother of former representativeDinggoy Roxas Jr. | |
| Bong Revilla | Lakas | former chairman of theVideogram Regulatory Board (anti-media piracy arm of the government), formergovernor ofCavite, movie and TV personality | |
| Miriam Defensor Santiago | PRP | former senator and PRP 1992 and 1998 presidential nominee (lost toFidel Ramos andJoseph Estrada respectively) | |
7 out of 12 candidates won the possible 12 seats in the Senate namely. These are, in order of votes received: