Team PNoy | |
|---|---|
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| Leader | Benigno Aquino III |
| Founded | April 9, 2012; 13 years ago (2012-04-09) |
| Dissolved | July 31, 2015; 9 years ago (2015-07-31) |
| Succeeded by | Koalisyon ng Daang Matuwid |
| Headquarters | Metro Manila |
| Political position | Big tent |
| Coalition members | Liberal Akbayan Nacionalista NUP NPC LDP PDP-Laban |
| Colors | Yellow |
| Slogan | Mga tunay na tuwid sa daang matuwid (The truly righteous people on the straight path) |
Team PNoy, formerly known as theLP–Akbayan–NPC–NP–LDP Coalition, was a political umbrella coalition in the Philippines, originally formed to support the administration-backed senatorial line-up for the2013 Philippine Senate election. Team PNoy is composed mostly of supporters of former PresidentBenigno Aquino III (President Noynoy, or PNoy). The coalition is composed of theLiberal Party, theNacionalista Party, theNationalist People's Coalition, theLaban ng Demokratikong Pilipino, theAkbayan Citizens' Action Party, thePDP–Laban and theNational Unity Party.
Its officialslogan isMga tunay na tuwid sa daang matuwid ("The truly righteous people on the straight path").[1]
TheLiberal (LP) was open to creating coalitions or alliances with other parties for the2013 general election as long as the politicians had aligning principles.Secretary of Budget and ManagementFlorencio Abad said on April 7, 2012 that it was too early to make conclusions.[2] Two days later, the Liberals revealed 14 names as potential candidates on their ticket, including candidates that were being considered on theUnited Nationalist Alliance (UNA) ticket, which meant there were common names on both tickets.[3]
In April 2012, theNacionalista (NP) was choosing between the LP and the UNA tickets, with party Secretary-GeneralAlan Peter Cayetano saying that it was too early to decide on such matters. The verdict in theimpeachment of Renato Corona could affect their decision.[4]
On May 17, 2012, Aquino revealed the party's four certain senatorial bets, namely Aurora RepresentativeSonny Angara, TESDA chairmanJoel Villanueva and 2010 senatorial candidatesRisa Hontiveros andRuffy Biazon.[5] All four, were still considering their options to run for Senator.[6] On 28 June 2012, party vice chairman SenatorFranklin Drilon announced the candidacy of former SenatorRamon Magsaysay Jr.[7]
SenatorFrancis Escudero, who formerly campaigned for theNationalist People's Coalition (NPC)'s presidential nomination in 2010 before resigning from the party and withdrawing from the race abruptly, said he believed that the NPC and the Liberals "are in coalition with one another".[8]
It was announced on July 5, 2012 that the ruling Liberal, the NPC and the Nacionalista would most likely field a common senatorial ticket in the May 2013 elections.[9] A meeting betweenNoynoy Aquino andManuel Villar resulted in an agreement to coalesce for the 2013 elections and details such as local candidates would be dealt with upon on further meetings.[10] Senator and Liberal vice chairmanFranklin Drilon cautioned that the agreement was "not yet sealed" as the distribution of slots in the ticket would also be a factor. The Nacionalista had already endorsed four candidates in SenatorsAntonio Trillanes andAlan Peter Cayetano and RepresentativesRobert "Ace" Barbers andCynthia Villar.[11]
However, NPC official and SenatorTito Sotto in September said that the three-party coalition might not be pursued as the determination of candidates at the local level remained a stumbling block in the formation of the coalition. The NPC had more local officials than the Liberal and the Nacionalista. Meanwhile, RepresentativeMark Villar of the Nacionalista said that they would stay put with their coalition agreement with the Liberal and that most issues had already been resolved.[12]
The President's cousinBam Aquino andJamby Madrigal, one of the defeated presidential candidates in 2010, were sworn in as Liberal members.[13] On 1 October 2012, the President announced the administration coalition's nominees in a speech atClub Filipino. The ruling coalition, aside from the Liberal, the NPC and the Nacionalista, included theLaban ng Demokratikong Pilipino (LDP) andAkbayan.[14]
In October 2012, SenatorsFrancis Escudero,Loren Legarda andFernando Poe Jr.'s daughter, former MTRCB ChairGrace Poe, formally joined the proclamation rally as independent candidates. The three independent candidates were also adopted by the UNA coalition.
According toJoseph Emilio Abaya, the ruling party's spokesman, the independent candidates did not intend to campaign with the UNA, which had also adopted them.[15] However, when asked with whom she will campaign, Legarda said: "I will campaign with the Filipino people".[16]
On January 26, 2013, it was announced that the administration ticket would be called Team PNoy. It is a play on the wordspinoy, (an informal term used to denote the Filipino people) and P-Noy, the administration's preferred reference to President Aquino, whose nickname is Noynoy. Angara said that "we decided to use 'PNoy' to send the message that this campaign is for all Filipinos".[17] The coalition released its first TV advertisement the next day with the Team PNoy spelling.[18]
A few days after hisfinal State of the Nation Address, President Aquino endorsed Secretary of the InteriorMar Roxas as the standard bearer of his administration in the2016 general election.[19][20] Meanwhile, Poe and Escudero ran as independents for presidency and vice presidency respectively, while Cayetano ran as Rodrigo Duterte's vice presidential nominee. Team PNoy was replaced byKoalisyon ng Daang Matuwid, now composed of Liberal and Akbayan.
| Candidate | Party | Last position in government | Relatives in government | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sonny Angara | Incumbent congressman fromAurora's lone district (since 2004) | SenatorEdgardo Angara (father) and Aurora governorBellaflor Angara-Castillo (aunt) |  | |
| Bam Aquino | Former chairman of theNational Youth Commission (2003–2006) | PresidentBenigno Aquino III (cousin), PresidentCorazon Aquino (aunt), SenatorBenigno Aquino Jr. (uncle), SenatorAgapito Aquino (uncle), SenatorTeresa Aquino-Oreta (aunt) and Tarlac governorTingting Cojuangco (aunt) | | |
| Alan Peter Cayetano | Incumbent Senator (since 2007) | SenatorPia Cayetano (sister), SenatorRene Cayetano (father) and Taguig mayorLani Cayetano (wife) | | |
| Francis Escudero | Independent | Incumbent Senator (since 2007) | Congressman fromSorsogonSalvador Escudero (father) | |
| Risa Hontiveros | Former congresswoman fromAkbayan (2004–2010) | None |  | |
| Loren Legarda | Incumbent Senator (since 2007) | Batangas governorAntonio Leviste (annulled) | | |
| Jamby Madrigal | Former Senator (2004–2010) | Chief JusticeJosé Abad Santos (grandfather) and SenatorManuel Collantes (uncle) | | |
| Ramon Magsaysay Jr. | Former Senator (1995–2007) | PresidentRamon Magsaysay (father), Zambales governorVicente Magsaysay (cousin) and congresswoman from ZambalesMitos Magsaysay (niece-in-law) | | |
| Koko Pimentel | Incumbent Senator (since 2007) | SenatorAquilino Pimentel Jr. (father) | | |
| Grace Poe | Independent | Former chairwoman of theMovie and Television Review and Classification Board (2010–2012) | None | |
| Antonio Trillanes | Incumbent Senator (since 2007) | None | | |
| Cynthia Villar | Former congresswoman fromLas Piñas lone district (2001–2010) | SenatorManuel Villar (husband), congressman from Las PiñasMark Villar (son), congressman from Las Piñas Filemon Aguilar (father) and Las Piñas mayor Vergel Aguilar (brother) | |
9 out of 12 candidates won the possible 12 seats in the Senate:
