Partido Federal ng Pilipinas

Partido Federal ng Pilipinas (English: Federal Party of the Philippines;[5] abbr. PFP) is a national political party in the Philippines. Formed in 2018 by supporters of President Rodrigo Duterte, the party calls for federalism in the Philippines.

Not to be confused with Federalist Party (Philippines).
Federal Party of the Philippines
Partido Federal ng Pilipinas
PresidentReynaldo Tamayo Jr.
Chairman
Secretary-GeneralGen. Thompson C. Lantion (Ret.)
FounderJohn Castriciones
FoundedOctober 5, 2018 (2018-10-05)
Split fromCoalition for Change
Headquarters5th Floor, Transcom Building, 31 EDSA, Mandaluyong[3]
Youth wingKabataang Federal
Membership (2021)1.5 million[4]
IdeologyFederalism
National affiliationUniTeam (2021–present)
Colors  Blue
  Green
SloganA life worthy of human dignity for every Filipino
Kalayaan at Kaunlaran (Independence and Progress)
Seats in the Senate
0 / 24
Seats in the House of Representatives
0 / 304
Provincial governorships
1 / 81

Bongbong Marcos is the party's nominee for the 2022 Philippine presidential election while a faction of the party supports the candidacy of Leni Robredo, who initially supported Isko Moreno.[6]

History
PFP logo from 2018 to 2021

Partido Federal ng Pilipinas was formed in early 2018 and was accredited by the Commission on Elections (COMELEC) on October 5 and approved as a national political party on November 5 that year.[7][8][9] PFP was formed by supporters of President Rodrigo Duterte, including the Mayor Rodrigo Roa Duterte-National Executive Coordinating Committee (MRRD-NECC), a group that supported his 2016 presidential campaign, as well as former members of PDP-Laban, Duterte's party.[7] Former DILG undersecretary and MRRD-NECC member Jesus "Jayvee" Hinlo Jr. was the party's founding president, while agrarian reform secretary John Castriciones, also from the MRRD-NECC, is recognized as the party's founder.[7][10] Castriciones succeeded Hinlo as party president when the latter decided to run for senator in the 2019 elections.[11] PFP had also requested Duterte to be their chairman.[5]

Notable politicians who ran under PFP in 2019 include E. R. Ejercito, Reynaldo Umali, Joy Belmonte, and Donya Tesoro.[11][5][12] In that year's elections, 238 PFP members were elected to office, including six seats[lower-alpha 1] in the House of Representatives.[9] Reynaldo Tamayo Jr., who was elected governor of South Cotabato, became the party's new president.[13]

In September 2021, the party unanimously nominated Bongbong Marcos as their presidential candidate for 2022.[8] Marcos joined the party on October 5 and became their chairman.[14] He filed his candidacy the following day.[15] Having no official vice presidential candidate, PFP adopted Duterte's daughter, Davao City mayor Sara Duterte of Lakas–CMD, as Marcos' running mate.[3] PFP, Lakas–CMD, Hugpong ng Pagbabago (HNP), and Pwersa ng Masang Pilipino (PMP) then formed the UniTeam Alliance.[16]

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][17] Secretary-General Thompson 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,[18] 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.[19] On February 10, 2022, the COMELEC dismissed the case against the disqualification of Marcos for "lack of merit".[20] On February 14, Mangelen filed a motion for reconsideration at COMELEC to reverse its ruling and is currently under subject of en banc review.[21][22]

On March 30, 2022, the Mangelen-led faction, who are known members of the MRRD-NECC, endorsed Isko Moreno of Aksyon Demokratiko as their presidential candidate for 2022 during a campaign rally in Iligan.[23] The endorsement was affirmed and supported by MRRD-NECC National President and PFP founder, now PDP–Laban member, John Castriciones who was also present in the said campaign rally.[1] Lantion of the Marcos-led faction condemned Mangelen wing's endorsement as "irresponsible", "fake" and called Mangelen as an "impostor".[24] However, PFP founder Castriciones stood by Mangelen and called Mangelen as the "true chairman" who got "robbed" from the position.[25][26] Later, the Mangelen-led faction shifted its support to Leni Robredo.[6]

Political positions

PFP seeks to replace the Philippines' unitary system of government with a federal one.[7]

The party's general 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."[8][27] Party president Reynaldo Tamayo Jr. says the PFP's principles are: humanism, patriotic federalism, enlightened socialism and direct 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."[8]

The PFP-OFW International Affairs Committee presented a long-term plan for Overseas Filipino Workers (OFW) that includes skills training, benefits, retirement plans, health insurance, scholarship grants, and other support services.[27]

Ideology

Political scientist Julio C. Teehankee classifies PFP as one of the neo-authoritarian parties that spawned during the presidency of Rodrigo Duterte.[10]

Organization and structure

The party claims to have 1.5 million members nationwide as of September 2021.[4]

Party leadership
Position Name
PresidentReynaldo Tamayo Jr.
ChairmanBongbong Marcos
Secretary generalGen. Thompson C. Lantion (Ret.)
Executive vice president and
General campaign manager		Victor Rodriguez
Vice president for LuzonAntonio Rodriguez
Vice president for VisayasCarlitos E. Ceniza
Vice president for MindanaoAssam Ulangkaya
Vice president for political affairsManuel Andal
General counselGeorge Briones
National legal officerLino Dumas
National treasurerAntonio Marfori
National auditorEdgardo Acaba
Sergeant-at-armsJulius Caesar Aguiluz
Senior political adviserPatricio Roman
Chairman of the international affairsSaidah Pukunum
  • As of October 5, 2021 (Marcos)[28] and September 18, 2021 (other officers).[4]

Party presidents

Electoral performance

Presidential elections
Election Candidate Number of votes Share of votes Outcome of Election
2022 Bongbong Marcos TBD
Mangelen wing supported Isko Moreno who is also running in the upcoming elections; later changed its endorsement to Leni Robredo[6]

Vice presidential elections
Election Candidate Number of votes Share of votes Outcome of Election
2022 Supports Sara Duterte who is running in the upcoming elections[3]

Senate elections
Election Number of votes Share of votes Seats won Seats after Outcome of election
2019 1,490,764 0.41%
0 / 12
0 / 24
 Lost
2022 Not participating

House of Representatives elections
Election Number of votes Share of votes Seats Outcome of election
2019 965,048 2.38%
5 / 304
 Joined the majority bloc
2022
0 / 316
 Election to be held

Current members

Local government officials
Name Position[lower-alpha 2]
Reynaldo Tamayo Jr. Governor of South Cotabato (2019–present)
PFP party president
Imelda Papin Vice Governor of Camarines Sur (2019–present)

Others

See also
Federalist parties in the Philippines:

Notes
  1. Taking into account party switching.
  2. When they were members of the party.

References
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