Partido Demokratiko Pilipino

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Partido Demokratiko Pilipino
AbbreviationPDP
PresidentRobin Padilla
ChairpersonRodrigo Duterte
Secretary-GeneralAimee Torrefranca-Neri
FoundersAquilino Q. Pimentel Jr. (PDP)
Benigno Aquino Jr. (Laban)
Founded
  • February 6, 1983; 41 years ago (1983-02-06) (merger)
Merger ofPDP and Laban
Headquarters115-A Palm Court Street corner F.B. Harrison Street, Barangay 69, Pasay, Metro Manila
Think tankPDP–Laban Federalism Institute[2]
Membership (2021)100,000[3]
IdeologySocial democracy
Anti-communism[4]
Democratic socialism
Populism
Federalism
Dutertism
Political positionCenter-left
National affiliationHakbang ng Maisug
(since 2024)
Former:
Colors  Yellow,   dark blue, and   red
Seats in the Senate
3 / 24
Seats in the House of Representatives
2 / 316
Provincial governorships
6 / 82
Provincial vice governorships
26 / 82
Provincial board members
206 / 1,023
Website
pdplaban.org.ph

The Partido Demokratiko Pilipino[5][6] (PDP; lit. 'Philippine Democratic Party') is a populist political party in the Philippines founded in 1982. It was previously known as Partido Demokratiko Pilipino–Lakas ng Bayan (PDP–Laban) from 1983 to 2024 as a result of a merger with Lakas ng Bayan (Laban).[7] It was part of the country's ruling party coalition from 1986 to 1992 under the administration of Corazon Aquino and the country's ruling party from 2016 to 2022 under the administration of Rodrigo Duterte.

Nominally democratic socialist and social democratic,[8] the party has shifted considerably since its first time in power in the 1980s and 1990s. Since the election of Duterte, the PDP is generally seen to have strayed from its initial social democratic objectives and shifted towards the right.[citation needed] Officially, Duterte has branded himself, and by extension the party, as sitting on the centre-left[9] to left-wing.[10] However, PDP's policies between 2016 and 2022, which included the Philippine drug war and the proposed reinstatement of the death penalty,[11][12] has led it to be labelled as populist, syncretic, or "ideologically malleable."[13][14][15] Duterte has been branded a right-wing populist by many observers,[16][17][18][19][20] while the party has been described as having a synthesis of left-wing populist rhetoric and right-wing populist policy.[15]

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  2. ^ Ilas, Joyce (February 2, 2018). "PDP-Laban launches book on federalism". CNN Philippines. Archived from the original on June 4, 2022. Retrieved November 29, 2018.
  3. ^ Fernandez, Daniza (August 6, 2021). "PDP-Laban willing to accept Bongbong Marcos". INQUIRER.net. Retrieved September 12, 2024.
  4. ^ Buenaventura, Tomas (July 13, 2023). "The Communist Insurgency in the Philippines: A 'Protracted People's War' Continues".
  5. ^ Elemia, Camille (July 15, 2021). "Will PDP-Laban survive Duterte?". Rappler. Archived from the original on December 24, 2021. Retrieved February 7, 2022.
  6. ^ Santillan, Noe M. (December 2018). "Duterte's Presidency: New Politics, Same Politicians" (PDF). Social Ethics Society Journal of Applied Philosophy (Special Issue): 161–180. ISSN 2546-1885. Retrieved February 7, 2022.
  7. ^ Perez, Annie (April 20, 2024). "Duterte stays with PDP; party drops 'Laban' from name". ABS-CBN News. Retrieved April 20, 2024.
  8. ^ "Ideology and Platform – PDP LABAN". Retrieved February 8, 2022.
  9. ^ "Duterte: I'm a socialist, not a communist; last card". April 18, 2016.
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  11. ^ Lacorte, Germelina (December 28, 2015). "Duterte wants death penalty back". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved May 16, 2016.
  12. ^ Nawal, Allan; Manlupig, Karlos (June 16, 2015). "Duterte says he would revive death penalty". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved May 16, 2016.
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  15. ^ a b Liow, Joseph Chinyong (2022). "Partido Demokratiko Pilipino–Lakas ng Bayan (PDP-Laban) (Philippines)". Dictionary of the Modern Politics of Southeast Asia. pp. 359–390. doi:10.4324/9781003121565. ISBN 978-1-003-12156-5.
  16. ^ "Duterte sacks 3 left-leaning DSWD undersecretaries". cnn. Archived from the original on November 23, 2018. Retrieved November 23, 2018.
  17. ^ "Duterte appoints new heads to anti-poverty bodies". cnn. Archived from the original on November 24, 2018. Retrieved November 23, 2018.
  18. ^ "Why Duterte is not – and is unlikely to be – a socialist". Rappler. June 29, 2016. Retrieved November 23, 2018.
  19. ^ Erlich, Reese (October 5, 2018). "Foreign Correspondent: The Legacy of Philippine Opposition Leader Ninoy Aquino". Progressive.org. Retrieved November 23, 2018.
  20. ^ "Analysis | So is the wave of populist nationalism finished? Hardly". Washington Post. Retrieved November 23, 2018.