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Admin “Alyansa para sa Bagong Pilipinas” finalizes Senate 2025 bets
By Nidz Godino
“We are not just allies in name…we are united by shared purpose to serve our nation with integrity, strength and unwavering resolve,” Speaker Ferdinand Martin Romualdez, president of ruling Lakas-Christian Muslim Democrats (CMD) party whose membership in House of Representatives reached 103, said leaders of country’s largest political parties gathered on Monday at Aguado Residence at Malacañang to finalize administration coalition’s 12-person senatorial lineup and formulate strategy for 2025 midterm elections.
Gathering brought together leaders from President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s Partido Federal ng Pilipinas (PFP), Lakas-Christian Muslim Democrats (Lakas-CMD), Nationalist People’s Coalition (NPC), Nacionalista Party (NP) and National Unity Party (NUP).
Discussed at the talks was formation of administration’s Senate slate for 2025.
Former Senate president Tito Sotto III leads four-person bloc from NPC. He is joined by former senator Panfilo Lacson, reelectionist Sen. Lito Lapid and Makati City Mayor Abby Binay.
Three from NP bloc are reelectionist Senators Imee Marcos and Pia Cayetano, and Las Piñas Rep. Camille Villar, who will be swapping posts with her mother, Sen. Cynthia Villar who is reportedly eyeing mayor’s post in their home city.
Three candidates from Marcos’ PFP have also been named: reelectionist Sen. Francis Tolentino, returning senator Manny Pacquiao and Interior Secretary Benhur Abalos.
There will also be two from ruling Lakas-CMD party, country’s most dominant party, re-electionist Senator Bong Revilla and Rep. Erwin Tulfo of party-list ACT-CIS, former broadcast journalist and DSWD chief.
“Our unity is our strength, and today, we solidify that bond to ensure that our vision for better Philippines will continue to be realized…we are here not only to support programs and projects of President Marcos but also to help realize his vision of unity towards lasting peace and prosperity for all… challenges we face require coalition that is not only strong but also harmonious,” Romauldez, first cousin of President Marcos who had already forged alliance with the latter’s Partido Federal ng Pilipinas (PFP), stressed.
House leader, along with PFP executive vice president Antonio Lagdameo Jr., also Special Assistant to the President, met nation’s top political leaders and convened meeting last Monday evening at Aguado residence in Malacañang to unify and strengthen administration party.
They emphasized need to prevent internal conflicts among politicians and maintain incumbents’ equity, ensuring that each party’s interests are protected as they work together in pursuit of this shared vision.
Romualdez led discussions with clear focus on fostering unity, preventing internal conflicts and ensuring that coalition’s strategy for May 2025 midterm polls is both cohesive and effective.
“This is more than just strategic planning session; it is declaration of our shared commitment to Filipino people,” Speaker declared.
Formidable alliance is between and among Lakas-CMD of Romualdez, Nationalist People’s Coalition of the late tycoon Eduardo Cojuangco Jr., Nacionalista Party of former Senate president Manny Villar and National Unity Party.
Under Marcos’ leadership and guidance, meeting marked first gathering of key leaders from country’s major political parties, now united under banner of “Alyansa para sa Bagong Pilipinas.”
Representing PFP were Lagdameo and its president, South Cotabato Gov. Reynaldo Tamayo; NP, Sen. Mark Villar and Reps. Ferjenel Biron (Iloilo’s fourth district) and Yevgeny Emano (Misamis Oriental’s second district); NPC, its chairman, former Senate president Vicente Sotto III and its secretary-general, Presidential Legislative Liaison Office head Secretary Mark Llandro Mendoza, himself former congressman from Batangas; NUP, its president and Camarines Sur 2nd District Rep. Luis Raymund Villafuerte and its secretary-general and Bataan 2nd District Rep. Albert Raymond Garcia.
As meeting concluded, leaders reiterated their commitment to alliance, recognizing that their unity is essential in navigating challenges ahead and realizing administration’s vision.
“This is just the beginning, as we move forward, we will continue to strengthen our coalition, refine our strategies and ensure that our vision for new Philippines is realized in every corner of the nation,” Romualdez declared.
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