In a powerful display of unity and shared purpose, the nation’s top political leaders convened Aug. 19 at the Aguado residence in Malacañang to lay out a strategic plan for the May 2025 midterm elections.
Under the leadership and guidance of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., the meeting marked the first gathering of key leaders from the country’s major political parties, now united under the banner of “Alyansa para sa Bagong Pilipinas”.
This partnership, spearheaded by Partido Federal ng Pilipinas (PFP), the political party headed by President Marcos, brings together a formidable alliance, including Lakas-Christian Muslim Democrats (CMD), the Nationalist People’s Coalition (NPC), the Nacionalista Party (NP), and the National Unity Party (NUP).
Speaker Ferdinand Martin Romualdez, president of the ruling Lakas-CMD, led the discussions with a clear focus on fostering unity, preventing internal conflicts, and ensuring that the coalition’s strategy for the May 2025 polls is both cohesive and effective.
The leader of the 300-plus-strong House emphasized the need to prevent internal conflicts and maintain incumbents’ equity, ensuring each party’s interests are protected as they work together in pursuit of this shared vision.
“We are not just allies in name. We are united by a shared purpose – to serve our nation with integrity, strength, and unwavering resolve,” Romualdez said in a press release. “The challenges we face require a coalition that is not only strong but also harmonious. That’s what we are building here today.”
From the PFP, the delegation during the meeting included Special Assistant to the President Antonio Lagdameo Jr., executive vice president; South Cotabato Gov. Reynaldo Tamayo, president; retired Gen. Thompson Lantion, secretary general; and Atty. George Briones, legal counsel.
Also present were Lakas-CMD stalwarts.
Representing the NP were Senator Mark Villar, Iloilo 4th District Rep. Ferjenel Biron, and Misamis Oriental 2nd District Rep. Yevgeny Emano.
NPC was represented by its chairman, former Senate President Vicente Sotto III, along with its secretary general, Presidential Legislative Liaison Office head secretary Mark Llandro Mendoza.
Camarines Sur 2nd District Rep. Luis Raymund Villafuerte, NUP president, and Bataan 2nd District Rep. Albert Raymond Garcia, NUP secretary general, also took part in the meeting. ||
