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Conservative political party in the Philippines From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Nacionalista Party (Filipino and Spanish: Partido Nacionalista; lit. 'Nationalist Party', NP) is a political party in the Philippines and the oldest in the country and in Southeast Asia. It is responsible for leading the country throughout most of the 20th century since its founding in 1907; it was the ruling party from 1935 to 1946 (under Presidents Manuel L. Quezon and Sergio Osmeña), 1953–1961 (under Presidents Ramon Magsaysay and Carlos P. Garcia) and 1965–1978 (under President Ferdinand Marcos).
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Ideology
The Nacionalista Party was initially created as a Filipino nationalist party that supported Philippine independence until 1946 when the United States granted independence to the country.[3][18][10] Since then, many scholarly articles that dealt with the history of political parties during the Third Republic agreed that the party has been increasingly populist,[8][9][10][11][12] although some have argued they have conservative[3][14] tendencies because of their opposition to the Liberal Party and the Progressive Party.
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American Insular to Commonwealth era
The party was organized as a vehicle for Philippine independence, advocating self-rule; and espousing this advocacy through representation in the Philippine Assembly of 1907–1916, and in the succeeding Philippine Legislature of 1916–1935. The ranks of Nationalist politicians rose to prominence through the Commonwealth of the Philippines spanning 1935–1941, ending when political parties were replaced by a singular and monolithic KALIBAPI Party during the Japanese occupation of the Philippines.
Third Republic era
Break-away of the "Liberal" wing and 1946 elections
Manuel Roxas, Elpidio Quirino and their allies called for an early general elections which elect the president, vice president and members of the Congress, and lobbied it to their allies in the United States Congress. In December 1945, the House Insular Affairs Committee of the US Congress approved the joint resolution, setting the election date by April 23, 1946.[19]
Prompted by this congressional action, President Sergio Osmeña called the Philippine Congress to a three-day special session. Congress enacted Commonwealth Act No. 725, setting the election date on April 23, 1946. President Osmeña signed the act on January 5, 1946.[19]
Nacionalista was divided into two, the Conservative wing or the pro-Osmeña wing, and the Liberal wing led by Roxas and Quirino. On January 3, 1946, Osmeña announced his re-election bid. But the Liberal wing became as the Liberal Party and was officially founded on January 19, 1946, with its leaders Roxas and Quirino as party nominees for president and vice president respectively.[20][21][22]
On January 22, 1946, former Rizal congressman and Senator Eulogio "Amang" Rodriguez was nominated as Osmeña's running mate for vice president, in a convention held at Ciro's Club in Manila. But the tandem of Osmeña and Rodriguez was defeated by Roxas and Quirino of Liberal.[19][22]
Opposition to the Roxas and Quirino Administrations
After the victory of the Liberal, Nacionalista only won 1 of 8 seats in the 1947 Senate election, by Camilo Osias.[23] In 1949 presidential elections, Nacionalista fielded former "collaborator" and political veteran Jose P. Laurel, with former Senator and Supreme Court Associate Justice Manuel Briones as his running-mate.[24] Even though the Nacionalista have advantage of Liberal's divide, as Quirino running for his own full term and Senator José Avelino ran with another wing, Quirino prevailed against Laurel. Former general and future diplomat Carlos P. Romulo and Marvin M. Gray considered 1949 edition as the dirtiest election in Philippine electoral history.[25] In the senate election of the same year, anti-American Claro M. Recto only managed to win after an election protest.[26]
Recruitment of Magsaysay vs. Quirino
Former President and then-Senator Jose P. Laurel initially had intentions to seek Nacionalista's nomination for president in 1953 but did not go through with it. He then proposed to endorse then-Secretary of National Defense Ramon Magsaysay, whose successful anti-insurgency and anti-communist initiatives had strained his relations with President Quirino and the Liberal Party. But Senate President Camilo Osías sought the presidential nomination but ultimately lost to Magsaysay. This prompted Osias to jump to Liberal. In the convention, Senator Carlos P. Garcia of Bohol was picked to be his running-mate, defeating Jose Zulueta (who also jumped to Liberal with Osias).[27] Also, country's ambassador to United Nations Carlos Romulo and incumbent Vice President Fernando Lopez, who founded the Democratic Party from Liberal and originally intended to run for president, and vice president respectively withdrew and Lopez seek for a place in Senate. The tandem of Magsaysay and Garcia won the election in 1953.[28] In 1953 senate elections, only Lorenzo Tañada was the one who won from different party beside Nacionalista and Democratic, and in 1955, Nacionalistas swept the eight candidates.[27]
Garcia administration and the Pro-Magsaysay faction
After Magsaysay's plane crashed to Mt. Manunggal riding a Douglas C-47 Skytrain, Carlos Garcia assumed the presidency for the last months of Magsaysay's unfinished term. He won a re-election in 1957, but for the first time in electoral history of the Philippines, Garcia have a vice president did not have the same party or his opponent's running-mate as Garcia's running mate, Jose P. Laurel's son and former House Speaker Pepito Laurel defeated by Kapampangan Congressman Diosdado Macapagal.
Juan Pajo, the then-governor of Bohol, held the Bible which Garcia took oath on, breaking the tradition wherein it is held by presidential spouses.[29] A faction led by Manuel Manahan and Raul Manglapus formed a faction of pro-Magsaysay due to dissatisfaction of members of the Nacionalista Party over the "cold treatment" given to them by allies of Garcia. The faction later become Progressive Party.[30]
1961 elections
In 1961,[31] Incumbent president Garcia lost his opportunity for a second full term as president of the Philippines to Vice President Diosdado Macapagal. Also, Senator Gil Puyat, Garcia's running-mate lost to Emmanuel Pelaez, and behind of Serging Osmeña, the son of the party's founder.[32] Jose Roy and Lorenzo Sumulong are those Nacionalistas to manage to gain seats.
1965 elections: Rise of Ferdinand Marcos
In April 1964, Senate President Ferdinand Marcos resigned from the Liberal Party, and joined Nacionalista ship. He cited President Macapagal's unfulfilled promise of not running for re-election as the main reason of leaving his former party.[33] Before quitting his former party, Marcos served its party president.[34][35] With selecting Quirino's former Vice President Fernando Lopez as his running mate, Marcos defeated Macapagal in a three-way 1965 elections.[36]
1969 elections: Marcos retained
Ninoy Aquino, a former Nacionalista under Ramon Magsaysay, became a Liberal in 1959, and won senate seat in 1967. Aquino became a vocal opponent of Marcos for next decade.[37]
Ramon Magsaysay's brother Genaro was recruited by Liberal from Nacionalista to be Serging Osmeña's running mate. Magsaysay won a senate seat as Nacionalista in 1965.[38] Marcos was reelected for a second term. He was the first and last Filipino president and Nacionalista president to win a second full term.[39][40][41][42] His running mate, incumbent Vice President Lopez was also elected to a third full term as Vice President of the Philippines.
But Marcos's second term was characterized by social unrest, beginning with the 1969 Philippine balance of payments crisis, which was already underway during the second inauguration.[43] Opposition groups began to form, with "moderate" groups calling for political reform and "radical" groups who espoused a more radical-left ideology.[44][45][46]
1971: The Plaza Miranda bombing
After what happened to Plaza Miranda bombing,[37] Liberal won five seats, and Nacionalista won three seats by Eva Estrada Kalaw (also Liberal's guest candidate), Ernie Maceda, and Alejandro Almendras.
In 1971, Marcos' State of the Nation Address, there is a sign on his speech that if the country's condition worse, it is time to declare Martial Law.
So I come to speak of a society that is sick, so sick that it must either be cured and cured now or buried in a deluge of reforms.
— Ferdinand Marcos, 1971 State of the Nation Address titled The Democratic Revolution
Marcos also suspended the writ of habeas corpus by virtue of Proclamation No. 889, through which he assumed emergency powers.[47]
Marcos's second term effectively ended a little under two years and nine months later, when Marcos announced on September 23, 1972, that he had placed the Philippines under martial law.[48]
Martial law and Fourth Republic
1978 elections
For the incomning 1978 parliamentary elections, some Nacionalista members joined the Kilusang Bagong Lipunan, a regime-controlled coalition, akin to the Japanese occupation's KALIBAPI. With many preferring not to be involved, the Nacionalistas went to hibernation.[49]
1981: Alejo Santos
With the lifing of Martial Law by Proclamation 2045, on January 17, 1981,[50] Jose Roy, was asked by Marcos to find an opponent against him, as Lakas ng Bayan (LABAN) and United Nationalist Democratic Organization (UNIDO) declared a boycott on the election as early as April. As the opposition, UNIDO, the main opposition umbrella group, wanted to clean the voters' list, a revamping of the Commission on Elections, a campaign to be held nationwide and that UNIDO accredited as a minority party. Marcos did not accept the demands which led UNIDO to call for a boycott. This caused for Marcos to be reportedly dismayed as he could not legitimize the election without a viable opposition candidate.[51]
The Nacionalista Party chose former Defense Secretary and Bulacan governor Alejo Santos as their standard bearer. Santos, who was appointed by Marcos as chairman of the board of the Philippine Veterans Bank, had Francisco Tatad, Marcos' former information minister, as his campaign manager. Ultimately, Marcos won in a landslide.
1983: Together with UNIDO
After the assassination of their former member Ninoy Aquino, former Marcos loyalist and son of Jose P. Laurel, Salvador "Doy" Laurel led the Nacionalista to joining UNIDO, thus became the main opposition against the dictatorship. Marcos called a snap election in 1986, thus giving Laurel a chance to be the face of the opposition to match Marcos. In the UNIDO convention with a jampacked 25,000 delegates, Laurel have UNIDO's support, but unfortunately for him, Ninoy's spouse Cory ran under her own campaign.[52] Due to Manila Archbishop Jaime Sin's please of sliding down for Laurel agreed and the two teamed up.[53][54]
1986: Snap election
As Nacionalista, Liberal, PDP–Laban united under UNIDO, they fielded Cory Aquino and Doy Laurel as their official nominees for president and vice president respectively for the 1986 election.[55][56] In the said election, violence was rampant and cheating scandals and controversies arose,[57][58] with COMELEC officers walked out of the PICC, the place where COMELEC transmission of data happens.[59]
Lt. Col. Gringo Honasan and backed by former Defense Minister Juan Ponce Enrile had plotted a coup d'état to seize Malacañang and kill Marcos and his family.[60] It also give way for the success of the People Power Revolution in February 25.[61]
Post-EDSA & Fifth Republic
Under first Aquino administration
Years later, in the late 1980s, the party was revived under the leadership of Laurel, who resigned as Secretary of Foreign affairs due to conflict with President Cory Aquino.[62]
1992 elections
In preparation the 1992 elections, in 1990, the party has three candidates to seek the presidential nomination. These are Vice President Laurel, businessman and Marcos crony Danding Cojuangco, and former Defense Minister and Senator Juan Ponce Enrile. Some of the Nacionalistas, including the son of their late stalwart Vicente Duterte, said that Cojuangco is the strongest candidate, as the latter can grab the Solid North vote.[63]
In the 1991 convention, the party nominated Laurel for president and selected Eva Kalaw to be his running mate. But after the party nomination, a pro-Danding Cojuangco/Marcos faction broke away and established the Nationalist People's Coalition led by Amang Rodriguez's son Isidro in 1991.[64] The tandem of Laurel and Kalaw is the last-place of that election.[65] All of Nacionalista won seats in the lower house (House of Representatives) joined Jose De Venecia's Rainbow Coalition.[66] The party almost return in hibernation for the next years, with Valenzuela congressman Antonio Serapio as its only member in the both chambers of congress.
2001 elections
Homobono Adaza, former Bureau of Immigration commissioner was running under the Nacionalista banner. The party did not join either People Power Coalition or Pwersa ng Masa. Adaza's platform was to make Marcos family liable for their 600 million wealth question.[67] But even though Adaza lost, in the House of Representatives, Nacionalista joined de Venecia's Sunshine Coalition.[68]
2003
In 2003, Doy Laurel searched for the next leader of the party, and he saw former House Speaker and Senator Manny Villar. Villar that time is an independent and previously affiliated with Lakas and Estrada's LAMMP. He then tapped Villar as chairman. Laurel died in United States in January 2004.[69] Villar later assumed party presidency after the latter's death.[70]
2004 elections
Even though did not field any candidate in legislature and executive positions nationally, in 2004, the party, with the new leadership under its party chairman and president Senator Villar,[70] the party supported then-incumbent President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo, daughter of the one who defeated their 1957 vice presidential candidate and stopped Carlos Garcia's reelection bid in 1961.[71][72]
2007 elections
For the 2007 elections, then-Senate President Villar led the Nacionalista into joining opposition against Arroyo, the Genuine Opposition to match the administration's TEAM Unity. But their another re-electionist Ralph Recto moved away from Nacionalista and joined with the admin camp.[73][74] Villar got his re-election bid pushed into victory.
Also, by 2007, the Kilusang Bagong Lipunan (KBL) is expected to merge with the party. KBL chairman Vicente Millora, who advocated a two-party system return, he said the KBL is willing to merge with Nacionalista if the two-party system is revived.[75]
2010 elections
In 2008, Manny Villar topped presidential surveys, despite the naked conflict of interest accusations at that time surrounding the C-5 Road extension project.[76] In the same year, he declared that he intended to run for president on the 2010 Philippine presidential election.[77] Until 2009, Villar still held the top spot in surveys for preferred presidential bets. But due to the death of former President Cory Aquino, her son, Senator Noynoy Aquino, began earning favor until finally surpassing him at around the tail-end of the year[78]. During the election period, both candidates had a tight race, with the popularity of Manny Villar's jingle for his presidential campaign, Naging Mahirap (or Nakaligo ka na ba sa Dagat ng Basura),[79][80] prompting the creation of various memes on the internet.[81] He also used the slogan Tapusin ang Kahirapan (Tagalog for "End Poverty").[82]
Controversy over dominant minority status
In the 2010 general election, the Nacionalista and the Nationalist People's Coalition (NPC) formed an alliance after it was approved by the Commission on Elections (COMELEC) on April 12, 2010.[83] Villar choose Senator Loren Legarda, who is a member of the NPC, as running mate. This was formally approved by COMELEC through a resolution, but on April 21, 2010, was blocked by the Supreme Court after a suit filed by an opposing party, the Liberal, calling the move as a deliberate attempt at acquiring the dominant minority party status.[83] On May 6, 2010, the Supreme Court nullified the merger, therefore making the Liberal the dominant minority party. It was based on a resolution by the COMELEC that political parties had to be registered and accredited prior to a cut-off date of August 17, 2009.[84]
Senate slate
Villar organized the Senate slate of his ticket, composed of Pia Cayetano, Bongbong Marcos (who joined Nacionalista with his family due to dispute with KBL members), Susan Ople, former Marine Colonel Ariel Querubin, former news reporter and congressman Gilbert Remulla, former military captain Ramon Mitra III, and Adel Tamano. They have also got Miriam Defensor Santiago of the People's Reform Party, Gwen Pimentel of PDP–Laban, activist Liza Maza, who is running independent, and Bayan Muna member and NDF member Satur Ocampo.[85]
Cancelled alliance with KBL
On November 20, 2009, the Nacionalista forged an alliance with the KBL at the Laurel House in Mandaluyong.[86][87] Bongbong Marcos was later on removed as a member by the KBL National Executive Committee on November 29.[88][87] As such, the party broke its alliance with the KBL due to internal conflicts within the party, though Marcos remained part of the Nacionalista's senatorial line-up, and his family members are sworn in as members of Nacionalista.[86][89]
'Villaroyo' rumors
In the start of campaign for 2010, rumors speculated that Villar is a 'secret candidate' of President Arroyo, as Arroyo have -53 trust rating, thus Defense Secretary Gilbert Tedoro, the presidential nominee of then merged Lakas–Kampi have low ratings in survey, thus earning a 'Villaroyo' title, with combining the surname of Villar and Arroyo.[90][91] Villar denied the accusation and his rating plummeted with now Joseph Estrada placed second, surpassing him.[92]
Also, the reopening of issue of C-5 project also affected his survey ratings, with Satur Ocampo, one of the members of his senate line-up said that he should face senate hearings about the issue.[85]
Villar eventually lost to Noynoy Aquino and Legarda lost to Makati mayor Jejomar Binay.[93]
2013
Nacionalista forged a coalition with Liberal, Nationalist People's Coalition (NPC), Sonny Angara's Laban ng Demokratikong Pilipino, Risa Hontiveros' Akbayan, and Magdalo led by Antonio Trillanes, who is also a Nacionalista member. The coalition became the Team PNoy.[94] Nacionalista members fielded are Trillanes, Villar's wife Cynthia, and Allan Peter Cayetano. The three won seats in the senate.[95]
2016
In 2016, Alan Peter Cayetano, Bongbong Marcos and Antonio Trillanes originally ambitioned to get Nacionalista's nomination for presidency.[96] But the three ran as vice president, and when PDP–Laban's Rodrigo Duterte substituted Martin Diño, the three seek to be selected as Duterte's running mate,[97][98] with Cayetano was the one being picked.[99] Cayetano was first, originally proposed by Mar Roxas campaign team to be its running mate.[100] Marcos was tapped by Miriam Defensor Santiago as her running mate. Duterte won, but Cayetano only finished third.
In 2022, while campaigning for Isko Moreno, Duterte's former strategist Lito Banayo revelead that Duterte originally planned to ran under the Nacionalista banner, but due to Cayetano, Marcos, and Trillanes' ambition, he jumped to PDP–Laban, Cory Aquino's former party.[96]
2019
Nacionalista fielded re-electionist Cynthia Villar, and Bongbong's older sister Ilocos Norte Governor Imee Marcos to be senatorial candidates, under the Hugpong ng Pagbabago. Both senators won.[101][102]
2022
In late 2021, Bongbong Marcos left Nacionalista and joined Partido Federal ng Pilipinas to start his presidential bid.[103][104]
In October of the same year, one of its top officials, Senator Ralph Recto endorsed Manila Mayor Isko Moreno's presidential run, as he stated that Nacionalista members are open to endorsing any candidate, and did not have any unified endorsement.[105]
But before May 2022, Manny Villar endorsed the tandem of Bongbong Marcos, and presidential daughter Sara Duterte. Despite this, Recto stuck to supporting Moreno.[106]
2025
In 2024, Nacionalista forged alliance with Partido Federal ng Pilipinas (PFP) and joined the Alyansa para sa Bagong Pilipinas coalition alongside PFP, NPC, and NUP.[107] Nacionalista fielded Pia Cayetano, Camille Villar, and Imee Marcos as candidates, but Marcos initially declined coalition membership and endorsement from her younger brother, President Bongbong Marcos.[108] In February 2025, during the campaign, Marcos appeared with the coalition and was reintroduced by her brother. However, she left Alyansa for good on March 26, citing reasons based on the arrest of former President Duterte.[109] Villar and Marcos were later endorsed by Vice President Sara Duterte.[110]
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Nacionalista presidents
As of 2024, there have been a total of 5 Nacionalista presidents. Those who won presidency under other parties are not included.
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Notes
- After the declaration of Martial Law, political parties melted. Marcos left Nacionalista to form Kilusang Bagong Lipunan in 1978
Electoral performance
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Vice presidential elections
Legislative elections
1907–1912
Philippine Assembly
1916–1935
1916, the House of Representatives is still called as Philippine Assembly
1941–1969: Senate
Philippine Assembly
National Assembly (1935–1941)
National Assembly (1943–1944)
House of Representatives (1941–1972)
1978–1986 Batasang Pambansa
1987–present
Notes
- Nacionalista Party members Alan Peter Cayetano, Bongbong Marcos and Antonio Trillanes stood as independent candidates without the party's endorsement; all lost.
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Independent Nacionalista
Independent Nacionalista, or denoted as "Nacionalista (independent)" on candidate lists, refers to politicians who had aligned themselves with the Nacionalista, but did not win its nomination or ran under its label. This was used during the Third Philippine Republic, which had a two-party system. In the current Fifth Republic and under the multi-party system, candidates are no longer identified by this manner.
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Notable Nacionalistas
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Past
Throughout their careers, many of the country's politicians, statesmen and leaders were in whole or in part Nacionalistas. Notable names include the following:
- Manuel L. Quezon (2nd President)
- José P. Laurel[111] (3rd President)
- Sergio Osmeña (4th President)
- Manuel Roxas[112] (5th President, won as Liberal)
- Elpidio Quirino[113] (6th President, won as Liberal)
- Ramon Magsaysay (7th President)
- Carlos P. Garcia (8th President)
- Ferdinand Marcos[114] (10th President)
- Joseph Estrada[115] (13th President, as PMP)
- Rodrigo Duterte[116] (16th President, won as PDP)
- Bongbong Marcos[117] (17th President, won as PFP)
- Fernando Lopez (3rd and 7th vice president under Elpidio Quirino and Ferdinand Marcos)
- Emmanuel Pelaez (6th vice president under Diosdado Macapagal)
- Salvador Laurel (8th vice president and 5th and last prime minister under President Corazon Aquino)
- Antonio de las Alas
- Juan B. Alegre
- Alejandro Almendras
- Alauya Alonto
- Domocao Alonto
- Jose Altavas
- Magnolia Antonino
- Melecio Arranz
- José María Arroyo
- Benigno Aquino Sr.
- José Avelino
- Dominador Aytona
- Sotero Baluyut
- Antonio Belo
- Helena Z. Benitez
- Manuel Briones
- Nicolas Buendia
- Hadji Butu
- Tomas Cabili
- Aquilino Calvo
- Manuel Camus
- Nicolás Capistrano
- Alan Peter Cayetano
- Edmundo B. Cea
- José Clarín
- Hermogenes Concepcion
- Tomás Confesor
- Mariano Jesús Cuenco
- Alejandro de Guzmán
- Bernabé de Guzmán
- Ceferino de Leon
- Miriam Defensor-Santiago
- Francisco Afan Delgado
- Vicente de Vera
- Jose W. Diokno
- Ramón Diokno
- Francisco Enage
- Juan Ponce Enrile
- Rene Espina
- Eva Estrada-Kalaw
- Ramon J. Fernandez
- Santiago Fonacier
- José Fuentebella
- Isauro Gabaldón
- Juan Gaerlan
- Troadio Galicano
- Rodolfo Ganzon
- Tomás Gómez
- Matías González
- Espiridión Guanco
- Mario Guariña
- Pedro Guevara
- Pedro Hernaez
- Ludovico Hidrosollo
- Domingo Imperial
- Leoncio Imperial
- Isaac Lacson
- Wenceslao Lagumbay
- Sotero Laurel
- Jose Ledesma
- Oscar Ledesma
- Roseller T. Lim
- Francisco Tongio Liongson
- José Locsín
- Manuel López
- Joaquin Luna
- Alejo Mabanag
- Ernesto Maceda
- Pacita Madrigal-Warns
- Vicente Madrigal
- Genaro Magsaysay
- Gil Montilla
- Ruperto Montinola
- Juan Nolasco
- Blas Ople
- Camilo Osías
- José Ozámiz
- Rafael Palma
- Quintín Paredes
- Leonardo B. Perez
- Cipriano Primicias Sr.
- Gil Puyat
- Vicente Rama
- Esteban de la Rama
- Claro M. Recto
- Ralph Recto
- Isabelo de los Reyes
- Francisco Soc Rodrigo
- Celestino Rodriguez
- Eulogio Rodriguez
- Pedro Rodríguez
- José E. Romero
- Decoroso Rosales
- Jose J. Roy
- Pedro Sabido
- Pastor Salazar
- Lope K. Santos
- Proceso Sebastian
- Esteban Singson
- Balabaran Sinsuat
- Pedro María Sison
- Teófilo Sison
- Antero Soriano
- Francisco Soriano
- Filemon Sotto
- Juan Sumulong
- Lorenzo Sumulong
- Mamintal A.J. Tamano
- Emiliano Tria Tirona
- Potenciano Treñas
- Antonio Trillanes
- Juan Torralba
- Arturo Tolentino
- Ramon Torres
- Jose Maria Veloso
- Jose O. Vera
- Juan Villamor
- Francisco Felipe Villanueva
- Hermenegildo Villanueva
- José Yulo
- Mariano Yulo
- Francisco Zulueta
- Jose Zulueta
Others
- Carlos M. Padilla (former Representative of the Lone District of Nueva Vizcaya and Governor of Nueva Vizcaya)
- Roque Ablan Jr. (former Representative of Ilocos Norte's 1st District)
- Norberto S. Amoranto (5th Mayor of Quezon City)
- Galicano Apacible (former Governor of Batangas)
- Benigno "Ninoy" Aquino Jr. (former Governor of Tarlac, became Senator under the NP's rival Liberal Party)
- Jose Aspiras (former Representative of La Union's 2nd District)
- Sergio Bayan (former Mayor of Baguio)
- Fortunato Borbon (former Governor of Batangas)
- Pablo Borbon (former Governor of Batangas)
- Bartolome C. Cabangbang (former Representative of Bohol's 2nd district)
- Vicente J. Caedo (former Governor of Batangas)
- Marc Douglas Cagas IV (former Governor of Davao del Sur)
- Antonio Carpio (former Governor of Batangas)
- Costancio Castañeda (former Representative of Tarlac's 2nd district)
- Modesto Castillo (former Governor of Batangas)
- Eduardo Cojuangco Jr. (former Representative of Tarlac's 1st district and Governor of Tarlac)
- Pablo Cuneta (former Mayor of Pasay)
- Jose Delgado (former Governor and Mayor of Cebu )
- Antonio Diaz (former Representative of Zambales' Lone district)
- Vicente Duterte (former Governor of Davao)
- Nicolas Gonzales (former Governor of Batangas)
- León Guinto (former Governor of Quezon(Tayabas) and 11th Mayor of Manila)
- Eduardo Gullas (former Representative of Cebu's 1st District and Governor of Cebu)
- Adriano Hernández y Dayot (former Governor of Iloilo)
- Maximo Malvar (former Governor of Batangas)
- Placido L. Mapa (former Mayor of Baguio)
- Ramon P. Mitra Sr. (former Mayor of Baguio)
- Francisco "Isko" Moreno Domagoso (27th Mayor of Manila, was a member of NP during his term as Vice Mayor from 2010 to 2013)
- Vicente Noble (former Governor of Batangas)
- Juan G. Nolasco (9th Mayor of Manila)
- Arsenio Lacson (15th Mayor of Manila)
- Luis L. Lardizabal (former Mayor of Baguio)
- Jose Laurel Jr. (9th Speaker of the House of Representatives of the Philippines and Representative of Batangas' 3rd district)
- Jose C. Laurel IV (former Governor of Batangas)
- Feliciano Leviste (former Governor of Batangas)
- Elias B. Lopez (former Mayor of Davao City)
- Vicente Lukbán (former Governor of Tayabas)
- Mariano Melendres (5th Governor of Rizal)
- Carmen Planas (former Vice Mayor of Manila)
- Miguel Raffiñan (former Representative of Cebu's 6th District and Mayor of Cebu City)
- Francisco Remotigue (former Governor of Cebu)
- Osmundo Rama (former Governor of Cebu)
- Jonvic Remulla (Incumbent Governor of Cavite, was a member of NP during his first term)
- Benjamin Romualdez (former Governor of Leyte)
- Adelina Santos Rodriguez (6th Mayor of Quezon City)
- Isidro Rodriguez (18th Governor of Rizal)
- Jose V. Rodriguez (former Representative of Cebu's 7th District and Mayor of Cebu City)
- Ignacio Santiago Sr. (former Governor of Bulacan)
- Alejo Santos (World War II Veteran, former Representative of Bulacan's 2nd District and former Governor of Bulacan
- Pablo Gomez Sarino (former Mayor of Bacoor, Cavite, was a member of NP as a municipal councilor)
- Isidro Siapno (former Mayor of Baguio)
- Chavit Singson (former Governor of Ilocos Sur and Mayor of Narvacan)
- Manuel C. Sotto (former Vice Mayor of Davao City
- Alfonso Tabora (former Mayor of Baguio)
- Nicasio S. Valderossa (former Mayor of Baguio)
- Pío Valenzuela (former Governor of Bulacan)
- Braulio de Villa (former Governor of Batangas)
- Nemesio Yabut (7th Mayor of Makati)
- Bienvenido R. Yandoc (former Mayor of Baguio)
Most of these individuals embody solid political traditions of economic and political nationalism are pertinent today, even with the party's subsequent decline.
Current party officials
Some members of the House of Representatives and Senate include—but are not limited to—the following:
- Manuel Villar (former Senate President), Party President
- Cynthia Villar (current Senator), Party Chairman
- Mark Aguilar Villar (current Senator) Secretary-General
- Jose Espinosa III (former Mayor of Iloilo City) Nacionalista Chairman of Iloilo City
- Robert "Ace" Barbers (current Representative from Surigao del Norte), Spokesperson
- Imee Marcos (current Senator)
- Matthew Marcos Manotoc (current Governor of Ilocos Norte)
- Emmylou Taliño-Mendoza (current Governor of Cotabato)
- Jose I. Tejada (current Representative from North Cotabato)
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Nacionalista-affiliated parties
- PDP–Laban (until 2024)
- Laban ng Demokratikong Pilipino
- Lakas–CMD
- National Unity Party
- People's Reform Party
- Alyansa – Davao del Sur and Davao Occidental
- Alayon – Cebu
- Bileg- Ilocos Sur
- Kugi Uswag Sugbo – Cebu City
- Partido Magdalo – Cavite
- PaDayon Pilipino – Misamis Oriental and Cagayan de Oro
- Paglaum Party- Negros Occidental
- Fuerza Zamboanga – Zamboanga City
- One Batangas – Batangas
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Candidates for Philippine general elections
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Perspective
2010
Presidential ticket
- Manuel Villar – presidential candidate (lost)
- Loren Legarda – vice presidential candidate (lost)
For senator
- Pia Cayetano (won)
- Bongbong Marcos (won)
- Liza Maza (lost)
- Ramon Mitra III (lost)
- Satur Ocampo (lost)
- Susan Ople (lost)
- Gwen Pimentel (lost)
- Ariel Querubin (lost)
- Gilbert Remulla (lost)
- Adel Tamano (lost)
- Miriam Defensor Santiago (won)
2013
For senator
All members ran under the administration coalition, Team PNoy.
- Cynthia Villar (won)
- Alan Peter Cayetano (won)
- Antonio Trillanes (won)
2016
For vice president
Three members ran for vice president albeit as independent candidates.
- Alan Peter Cayetano (lost)
- Bongbong Marcos (lost)
- Antonio Trillanes (lost)
For senator
- Susan Ople (guest candidate of United Nationalist Alliance and Partido ng Galing at Puso) (lost)
2019
For senator
All candidates ran under the administration coalition, Hugpong ng Pagbabago.
- Pia Cayetano (won)
- Imee Marcos (won)
- Cynthia Villar (won)
2022
For senator
- Mark Villar (won)
2025
For senator
All candidates ran under the administration coalition, Alyansa para sa Bagong Pilipinas.
Running for Senator albeit as independent candidate
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Current members in the 19th Congress
Senate
House of Representatives
District Representatives
- Arjo Atayde
- Angelo Marcos Barba
- Robert Ace Barbers
- Ferjenel Biron
- Lianda Bolilia
- Anna York Bondoc
- Eric Buhain
- John Tracy Cagas
- Rodolfo Caoagdan
- Ricardo Cruz Jr.
- Arnold Celeste
- Maximo Dalog Jr.
- Nelson Dayanghirang
- Yevgeny Emano
- Ed Christopher Go
- Marquez Go
- Michael Gorriceta
- Teodorico Haresco Jr.
- Eleandro Madrona
- Oscar Malapitan
- Allen Jesse Mangaoang
- Marvey Mariño
- Ando Oaminal
- Khymer Adan Olaso
- Mohamad Tong Paglas
- Ralph Recto
- Laarni Roque
- Stephen James Tan
- Jose Tejada
- Raul Tupas
- Camille Villar
- Maria Amparo Zamora
Partylist allies
- Ronnie Ong (Ang Probinsyano)
- Naealla Rose Bainto-Aguinaldo (Bahay)
- Michael Edgar Aglipay (DIWA)
- Sharon Garin (AAMBIS-OWA)
- Rico Geron (AGAP)
- Irene Gay Saulog (Kalinga)
- Allan Ty (LPGMA)
- Francisco Datol Jr. (Senior Citizen)
Nacionalista Party presidents
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References
External links
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