Otso Diretso | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Leader | Leni Robredo |
| Founded | 2018 |
| Dissolved | 2019 |
| Preceded by | Koalisyon ng Daang Matuwid |
| Succeeded by | Team Robredo–Pangilinan |
| Ideology | Liberalism |
| Political position | Centre to centre-left |
| Coalition members | Liberal Akbayan Magdalo Aksyon Demokratiko |
| Slogan | Makinig. Matuto. Kumilos. (English: Listen. Learn. Act.) |
| Website | |
| http://otsodiretso.ph | |
Otso Diretso (transl. Straight Eight IPA: [ˈɔtʃɔ dɪˈrɛtʃɔ]), initially called the Oposisyon Koalisyon[1] (transl. Opposition Coalition) was an electoral alliance formed to field candidates for the 2019 Philippine general election, in opposition to President Rodrigo Duterte.[2][3] Otso Diretso fielded eight candidates (otso is the Filipino language literal translation of the Spanish word for "eight" or ocho) for the Senate election from the Liberal, Akbayan, Magdalo Party-List, and Aksyon Demokratiko parties. Senator Francis Pangilinan, president of the Liberal Party, served as the campaign manager.[4]
None of the eight senatorial candidates under Otso Diretso won a seat.[5] It was the first time in the history of the current bicameral composition of the Philippine Congress under the 1987 Constitution that the opposition failed to win a seat in one of the chambers, and the first time since the 1938 election that the opposition failed to win a single seat in a legislative election.
- ^ "Robredo leads intro of 'Oposisyon Koalisyon' Senate bets". philstar.com. Retrieved December 11, 2018.
- ^ "Robredo leads intro of 'Oposisyon Koalisyon' Senate bets". philstar.com. Retrieved December 11, 2018.
- ^ "Opposition completes 8-member senatorial slate for 2019 polls | Inquirer News". newsinfo.inquirer.net. October 16, 2018. Retrieved December 11, 2018.
- ^ Roxas, Pathricia Ann (February 11, 2019). "Pangilinan: Otso Diretso to focus on easing Filipino lives". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved April 18, 2019.
- ^ Cabico, Gaea Katreena (May 22, 2019). "Opposition slate Otso Diretso suffers a resounding loss". The Philippine Star. Archived from the original on June 3, 2019. Retrieved January 30, 2021.