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Aksyon Demokratiko (lit. 'Democratic Action' IPA: [ʔɐkˌʃon dɛ.moˌkɾaː.tɪˈxo]) or simply Aksyon is a political party in the Philippines founded by Raul Roco. It was recognized as a national political party in 1998 by the Commission on Elections (COMELEC) and is considered to be one of the major parties in the Philippines.[2] Former Manila Mayor Isko Moreno currently acts as president of the party.
Aksyon Demokratiko | |
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President | Isko Moreno[1] |
Chairman | Ernesto Ramel Jr. |
Secretary-General | Leon Flores III |
Founder | Raul Roco |
Founded | 1997 |
Split from | LDP |
Headquarters | 3rd Floor, 62 Tomas Morato Avenue, Quezon City |
Newspaper | Aksyon |
Youth wing | Aksyon Kabataan |
Ideology | Progressivism[2] Liberal democracy[2] |
Political position | Centre[3] to centre-left[2] |
National affiliation | PPC (2001) Alyansa ng Pag-Asa (2004) Genuine Opposition (2007) PGP (2016) Otso Diretso (2019) Team Bilis Kilos (2022) |
Seats in the Senate | 0 / 24
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Seats in the House of Representatives | 0 / 316
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Provincial governorships | 0 / 81
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Provincial vice governorships | 3 / 81
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Provincial board members | 17 / 1,023
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Aksyon participated in national and local elections since its founding (1998, 2001, 2004, 2007, 2010, 2013, 2016 and 2019) where it had moderate successes.
In 2010, the party signed a coalition agreement with the Liberal Party in order to jointly field then Senator Benigno Aquino III for president.
For the 2016 Philippine general election, the party fielded national and local candidates throughout the Philippines including lawyer Lorna Kapunan and TIEZA COO Mark Lapid. It was aligned with the candidacy of Grace Poe.[4]
The party's standard bearer for the 2019 senatorial elections was former Solicitor General Florin Hilbay.[5] Prominent local government candidates of the party during the 2019 elections included Vico Sotto and Roman Romulo, who ran as mayor and representative of Pasig respectively, and Marielle del Rosario ran as representative of Navotas.[6]
In 2021, Aksyon named then Manila Mayor Isko Moreno Domagoso, who just joined the party from the National Unity Party, as its new party president ahead of the 2022 Philippine presidential election.[1] New notable party members that would follow included 2019 senatorial candidate Samira Gutoc, Caloocan 2nd district representative Edgar Erice[7][8] and former Vice President Noli de Castro.[9]
A number of party members expressed disappointment with Aksyon's choices during the 2022 election campaign.[10][11] In October 2021, former Aksyon Demokratiko senatorial candidate Florin Hilbay resigned from Aksyon Demokratiko "out of ethical considerations," because he chose to support the candidacy of Vice President Leni Robredo instead of that of Domagoso, adding that "We can't afford another narcissistic, gas lighting troll for a president" but without specifically mentioning Domagoso by name. On April 2, 2022, former Aksyon executive director Erdie de los Santos also resigned to support Robredo, rather than Domagoso.[11] Olongapo City Councilor Kaye Ann Legaspi, Aksyon's former vice president for youth affairs, led a faction of about a hundred party members expressing disappointment over Domagoso's tactics and saying that he was "damaging" the values that the party's founder Raul Roco had represented.[10][11]
In June 2022, immediately after the 2022 elections, Executive Vice-President Vico Sotto resigned from the party, saying he believed "recent events have made it apparent that the party is now headed towards a different direction." However, Sotto did not announce the fact of his resignation until five months later, in November 2022.[12]
In July 2024, Duterte critic and former senator Sonny Trillanes joined the party to run for 2025 mayoral election in Caloocan.[13][14] Also, party president Moreno was also fielded to return to his former position, the mayorship of Manila against the incumbent Honey Lacuna.[15]
Magbago! (Change!) Makialam! (Participate!) Sulong sa Bagong Pilipinas! (Forward to a New Philippines!) are the party's slogans. Aksyon is rooted in Raul Roco's The Agenda of Hope: honest government; opportunity for all, special privileges for none; peace, productivity and prosperity; education and environment for sustainable development.[16]
Aksyon believes that there should be regional solutions to regional problems. Aksyon organizes itself based on the principles of local autonomy. It believes and pushes for the empowerment of the Filipino masses. The party advocates a 'bottom-up' approach in tackling the issues of the country. Aksyon recognizes the importance of the participation of youth in government and therefore actively pushes for the empowerment of the youth.[citation needed]
Year | Presidential election | Vice presidential election | ||||
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Candidate | Vote share | Result | Candidate | Vote share | Result | |
1998 | Raul Roco | Joseph Estrada (LAMMP/PMP) |
Irene Santiago | Gloria Macapagal Arroyo (Lakas–CMD) | ||
2004 | Raul Roco | Gloria Macapagal Arroyo (Lakas–CMD) |
Herminio Aquino | Noli de Castro (Independent) | ||
2010 | None | Benigno Aquino III (Liberal) | None | Jejomar Binay (PDP–Laban) | ||
2016 | None | Rodrigo Duterte (PDP–Laban) |
None | Leni Robredo (Liberal) | ||
2022 | Isko Moreno | Bongbong Marcos (Partido Federal) |
Willie Ong | Sara Z. Duterte (Lakas–CMD) |
Congress of the Philippines | ||||||
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House of Representatives | Senate | |||||
Year | Seats won | Result | Year | Seats won | Ticket | Result |
1998 | 1 / 258 |
Lakas plurality | 1998 | Not participating |
LAMMP win 7/12 seats | |
2001 | 2 / 256 |
Lakas plurality | 2001 | 1 / 13 |
People Power Coalition | People Power Coalition win 8/13 seats |
2004 | 2 / 261 |
Lakas plurality | 2004 | 0 / 12 |
Alyansa ng Pag-asa | K4 win 7/12 seats |
2007 | Not participating |
Lakas plurality | 2007 | 0 / 12 |
Genuine Opposition | Genuine Opposition win 8/12 seats |
2010 | 0 / 286 |
Lakas plurality | 2010 | Not participating |
Liberal Party win 4/12 seats | |
2013 | 0 / 292 |
Liberal Party plurality | 2013 | Not participating |
Team PNoy win 9/12 seats | |
2016 | 1 / 297 |
Liberal Party plurality | 2016 | 0 / 12 |
Split ticket | Koalisyon ng Daang Matuwid win 7/12 seats |
2019 | 1 / 304 |
PDP–Laban plurality | 2019 | 0 / 12 |
Otso Diretso | Hugpong ng Pagbabago win 9/12 seats |
2022 | 3 / 304 |
PDP–Laban plurality | 2022 | 0 / 12 |
Team Bilis Kilos | UniTeam win 6/12 seats |
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