List of political parties in the Philippines


There are many and diverse political parties in the Philippines. Most party membership consists primarily of political figures and leaders, with little or no grassroots membership.
The Philippines has a multi-party system with numerous political parties, in which no one party often has a chance of gaining power alone, and parties must work with each other to form coalition governments for political expediency and convenience. Since no political parties have sustaining membership to which party leaders are developed, most of the political parties have the rise-and-fall-and-rise character.
There are three types of parties in the Philippines. These are: major parties, which typically correspond to traditional political parties; minor parties or party-list organizations, which rely on the party-list system to win Congressional seats; and regional or provincial parties, which correspond to region-wide or province-wide organizations, respectively.

National parties in office

Major parties

There are two major coalitions for the upcoming 2019 Philippine general election:
  1. PDP–Laban, the ruling party, leads the Coalition for Change. Most of the coalition's members are also part of the Hugpong ng Pagbabago.
  2. Liberal Party leads the Oposisyon Koalisyon, together with Akbayan and Aksyon Demokratiko, which will serve as the opposition bloc.
Five major parties are listed below:

Parties represented in Congress

Party-lists represented in Congress

These parties won more than 2% of the vote. For the complete list, see Philippine House of Representatives election, 2019.

Other national parties

COMELEC classifies "national" parties as parties that are not restricted to one locality.

Local parties

Not registered with the government

These are national parties that are not registered with the Commission on Elections:
NameAbbr.LeaderIdeologyPositionNotes
Green Party of the PhilippinesGPPGreen politicsCentre-leftFormer member of Global Greens
Philippine Libertarian PartyPHILIPAJulius Apud Right-libertarianismRight-wingEmergent political party representing the local liberty movement; formerly an unregistered party list representing traders, innovators, and technologists for industrial modernization
Libertarian Conservative Party of the PhilippinesLCPPManuel CababanLibertarian conservatismRight-wingThe political philosophy that seeks to enlighten and liberate the Filipinos.
Koalisyong Katoliko KristiyanoKKKRizalito DavidChristian democracyCentre-rightEmergent political party that is the offshoot of the Ang Kapatiran
Communist Party of the PhilippinesCPPJose Maria SisonMarxism–Leninism–MaoismFar-leftOffshoot of the Partido Komunista ng Pilipinas-1930
Lakas Partido KomunistaLPKBan James Lumacad / John Wendell Lagazo / Jefferson MagbutayMarxism–LeninismFar-leftSeparate youth entity
Partido Komunista ng Pilipinas-1930 PKP-1930Antonio ParisMarxism–LeninismFar-leftEstablished as Comintern Philippine branch
Marxist-Leninist Party of the Philippines MLPPCaridad MagpantayMarxism–LeninismFar-leftBreakaway faction from the Communist Party of the Philippines established in 1997
Partido ng Manggagawang Pilipino – Pinagsanib PMP-PinagsanibPatricio RamirezSyndicalismFar-leftBreakaway faction from the Communist Party of the Philippines established in 2001
Rebolusyonaryong Partido ng Manggagagawa – Pilipinas RPM-PArturo Tabara / Nilo dela CruzMarxism–LeninismFar-leftBreakaway faction from the Communist Party of the Philippines established in 1998

Historical parties/coalitions

Parties