NACIONALISTA PARTY

HISTORICAL BACKGROUND
It began as the country's vehicle for
independence.
Japanese Occupation:
Political parties were replaced by the Kapisanan sa
Paglilingkod sa Bagong Pilipinas (KALIBAPI)

Second half of the century:

The party was one of the main political contenders for
leadership in the country

 During Japanese Occupation:

Political parties were asked to merge into the Kilusang
Bagong Lipunan although the Nacionalistas preferred to
go into hibernation.

Late 1980s and early 1990s:

The party was revived during the by the Laurel family
which has dominated the Party since the 1950s

OFFICERS OF THE NACIONALISTA

PARTY
Leader: Manny Villar
President: Manny Villar
Secretary-General: Alan Peter Cayetano

PROMINENT MEMBERS OF THE

NACIONALISTA PARTY
Past Members (The most notable ones)
Presidents:

Manuel L. Quezon
(2nd President of the
Philippines)

Jos P. Laurel (3rd

President of the
Philippines)

Sergio Osmea (4th

President of the
Philippines)

 Past Members (The most notable ones)

Presidents:

Elpidio Quirino (6th

President of the
Philippines)

Ramon Magsaysay
(7th President of the
Philippines)

Carlos P. Garcia (8th

President of the
Philippines)

 Past Members (The most notable ones)

Presidents:

Ferdinand Marcos
(10th President of
the Philippines)

Joseph Estrada (13th

President of the
Philippines)

 Past Members (The most notable ones)

Vice-Presidents:

Fernando Lopez
Emmanuel Pelaez (7th Vice- Salvador Laurel (10th Vice(4th and 8th Vice-President
President of the Philippines;President of the Philippines, 5th
of the Philippines;
under Diosdado Macapagal) and last Prime Minister; under
under Elpidio Quirino,
President Corazon C. Aquino)
Ferdinand E. Marcos)

 Past Members (The most notable ones)

Senators:

Claro M. Recto Jose W. Diokno

Blas Ople Cipriano Primicias, Jr.

 Past Members (The most notable ones)

Senators:

Eulogio
Rodriguez

Francisco
Tongio
Liongson

Manuel
Briones

Jose
Fuentebella

 Current Members (The most notable ones)

Manuel Villar (former Senator and Nacionalista
president), Party Chairman
Pia Cayetano (Senator)
Miriam Defensor Santiago (Senator)
Antonio Trillanes IV (Senator)
Justin Marc Chipeco, (Representative from Laguna)

 Current Members (The most notable ones)

Emmy Lou Talio-Mendoza, (Governor of North Cotabato)
Jose "Pingping" Tejada, (Representative from North
Cotabato)
Yevgyeny Vicente Emano, (Representative from Misamis
Oriental)
Cynthia Villar, (former Representative from Las Pias City
and current Senator)
Alan Peter Cayetano, (Senator)

 Current Members (The most notable ones)

Lani Cayetano, (former Representative from Taguig City and Mayor
of Taguig City)
Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos, Jr., (former Representative from
Ilocos Norte and current Senator)
Imelda Marcos, (former First Lady of the Philippines, Ilocos Norte
Representative member of the Kilusang Bagong Lipunan but
caucuses with the NP.)
Imee Marcos, (former Ilocos Norte Representative and Governor of
Ilocos Norte)
Rommel Jalosjos, (Governor of Zamboanga Sibugay)

 Current Members (The most notable ones)

Juanito Victor C. Remulla (Governor of Cavite, also a
member of Lakas-CMD)
Elias K. Bulut, Sr., (former Representative and Governor
from Apayao and Mayor of Calanasan, Apayao)
Wenceslao "Peewee" B. Trinidad, (Former Pasay City
Mayor)
Homer T. Saquilayan (Former Mayor of Imus, Cavite)

 They dominated the Philippine Assembly (1907

1916), the Philippine Legislature (19161935),
and the pre-war years of the Commonwealth of
the Philippines (19351941)

IDEOLOGY

Filipino Nationalism
Conservatism
Social Conservatism
Economic Liberalism

PLATFORMS
Ang Bayan Higit sa Lahat
Prioritizing the Filipino people

POSITION IN THE SPECTRUM

Center-right