Labor Party Philippines | |
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| President | Ariel Joseph Arias |
| Secretary-General | Marcelino Arias |
| Vice-president | Oscar Morado |
| Founded | February 3, 1963 |
| Headquarters | Makati |
| Ideology | Laborism |
| Political position | Centre-left |
| Colors | Blue, Gold |
| Senate | 0 / 24 |
| House of Representatives | 0 / 317 |
TheWorkers' and Peasants' Party (WPP),[1][2][3] also known asLabor Party Philippines,Partido ng Manggagawa at Magsasaka (lit. Workers' and Farmers' Party;PMM) and theLapiang Manggagawa (lit. 'Workers' Party';LM), is a political party in the Philippines.
The Philippine Trade Union Center split into different groups, which included the Labor Party of the Philippines. Led by Cipriano Cid, Roberto Oca, Ignacio Lacsina and Felixberto Olalia, the Labor Party failed to win an election. Some members reorganized themselves into the Katipunang Manggagawang Pilipino (Association of Filipino Workers) at April 25, 1959, at theManila Hotel with Oca as party president but other groups soon disassociated themselves from the party.[4]
Founded on February 3, 1963, as the Lapiang Manggagawa (LM), Cipriano Cid, the founder, complained that the "party leaders were already being closely watched." The party broke up in August 1963, and its candidate for the Manila mayoralty, Roberto Oca, was recruited by theNacionalista Party. Other members coalesced into theLiberal Party.[5]
However, some founders from thatLyceum of the Philippines meeting persisted and carried on the "Lapiang Manggagawa" name. It was also known, albeit briefly in 1965, as the Socialist Party of the Philippines.[6] The party registered with theCommission on Elections in 1983. The party supported theCorazon Aquino-Salvador Laurel ticket in the1986 presidential election. In the1992 elections, the party merged with theLakas-NUCD.[4] For the1998 elections, the party merged with thePartido ng Demokratikong Reporma (Party for Democratic Reform).[7]
For the2010 presidential election, the party announced its nomination ofSecretary of Public Works and HighwaysHermogenes Ebdane for president.[8] Ebdane accepted the nomination in November 2009,[9] but withdrew from the presidential race in December 2009.[10] Ebdane ran instead for the governorship ofZambales;[11] he won, defeating GovernorAmor Deloso.[12] In2012 Zambales' 2nd district special election, Ebdane's son Jun Omar successfully defended the district's seat in theHouse of Representatives of the Philippines against Deloso's daughter and from deceasedAntonio M. Diaz's daughter, who ran under the Nacionalista Party.[13]
For the2016 presidential election, the party nominated former ambassador and House representative for OFW Family ClubRoy Señeres.[14] Señeres was in the initial list of official candidates.[15] However, he withdrew on February 5, 2016.[16] Seneres eventually died of a heart attack three days later.[17] Despite his withdrawal and death, he still remained on the ballot.[18] The party presented Apolonia Soguilon as his substitute, but was rejected because she had a different surname.[19] Ultimately, Señeres still received around 22,000 votes in the election.[20]
The party fielded candidates for the2019 senatorial election. PMM's ticket consisted of Shariff Albani, Gerald Arcega, Marcelino Arias, Melchor Chavez,Sonny Matula, and Luther Meniano.[2][21]
The party supportedBongbong Marcos during the2022 presidential election as cited by its unified national convention with the Partido Lakas ng Manggagawang Pilipino (PLMP) in Clark Freeport Zone, Pampanga.[22]
| Year | Presidential election | Vice presidential election | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote share | Result | Candidate | Vote share | Result | |
| 1998 | Renato de Villa | 4.86% | Joseph Estrada (PMP) | Oscar Orbos | 13.00% | Gloria Macapagal Arroyo (Lakas–NUCDA) |
| 2004 | None[n 1] | Gloria Macapagal Arroyo (Lakas–CMD) | None[n 2] | Noli de Castro (Independent) | ||
| 2010 | Hermogenes Ebdane[n 3] | N/A | Benigno Aquino III (Liberal) | None | Jejomar Binay (PDP–Laban) | |
| 2016 | Roy Señeres[n 4] | 0.06% | Rodrigo Duterte (PDP–Laban) | None | Leni Robredo (Liberal) | |
| 2022 | None[n 5] | Bongbong Marcos (PFP) | Manny SD Lopez | 0.31% | Sara Duterte (Lakas-CMD) | |
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| Year | Seats won | Result | Year | Seats won | Ticket | Result |
| 1995 | 0 / 204 | Lakas–Laban majority | 1995 | Did not participate | Lakas–Laban win 9/12 seats | |
| 1998 | 0 / 258 | Lakas plurality | 1998 | Did not participate | LAMMP win 7/12 seats | |
| 2001 | Did not participate | Lakas plurality | 2001 | Did not participate | People Power win 8/13 seats | |
| 2004 | Did not participate | Lakas plurality | 2004 | Did not participate | K4 win 7/12 seats | |
| 2007 | Did not participate | Lakas plurality | 2007 | Did not participate | GO win 8/12 seats | |
| 2010 | 1 / 286 | Lakas plurality | 2010 | Did not participate | Liberal win 4/12 seats | |
| 2013 | Did not participate | Liberal plurality | 2013 | Did not participate | Team PNoy win 9/12 seats | |
| 2016 | Did not participate | Liberal plurality | 2016 | 0 / 12 | Single party ticket | Daang Matuwid win 7/12 seats |
| 2019 | 0 / 304 | PDP–Laban plurality | 2019 | 0 / 12 | Single party ticket | Hugpong win 9/12 seats |
| 2022 | 0 / 316 | PDP–Laban plurality | 2022 | 0 / 12 | Single party ticket | UniTeam win 6/12 seats |
| 2025 | 0 / 317 | Lakas plurality | 2025 | 0 / 12 | Single party ticket | Bagong Pilipinas win 6/12 seats |
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