| Partido Pilipino sa Pagbabago | |
| Chairman: | Leonardo Fernandez |
| Secretary General: | Edgar B. Diares |
| Founder: | Leonardo Fernandez |
| Headquarters: | Mindanao |
| Slogan: | Una sa lahat ang Pilipino (The Filipino people is first of all) |
| Position: | Center-right |
| Colors: | Blue, Green, and Red Black (customary) |
Partido Pilipino sa Pagbabago (PPP), is a political party in the Philippines founded by Leonardo Fernandez, to urge then-Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte to run for president in 2022 elections.[1]
In September 2021, PPP was established by Leonardo Fernandez, a businessman and political strategist for the potential presidential run of Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte in 2022 elections, if she decided to run. His party co-founders and officers are: Edgar B. Diares, a social development worker as secretary general; Emmanuel C. Roldan, a journalist as director of party institute; former Presidential Commission on the Urban Poor commissioner Romeo L. Lagahit as head of the national committee on education; and, former Laac, Davao de Oro councilor and administrator Nestor Abellanida as national treasurer. By February 2022, it aims to be a national party accredited by COMELEC.[2] They also set Sara Duterte as their standard bearer.[3]
On October 1, 2021, former Cebu 5th district Congressman Ace Durano joined the party. He was intended to match incumbent Cebu Governor Gwen Garcia. Durano selected Hilario Davide III as his running mate.[4] Durano also became the PPP's regional president for Central Visayas.[5] [6] [7]
Also, former Taguig–Pateros's 1st district Congressman Arnel Cerafica ran for Mayor of Taguig for 2025 elections to challenge the Cayetanos, with some of his slate members joined PPP.[8] [9]
But after Sara Duterte declined, PPP did not endorsed any candidate for president.[10] But later, with the help of Durano, some PPP members endorsed Duterte's running mate Bongbong Marcos.[11]
PPP aims to push a Filipino-style federalism, adopting a more-inclusive government, with grassroots oriented initiative, aims to push a “Pro-Filipino block in Congress that will enact pro-Pilipino legislative measures and programs and will bring the spirit of the slogan alive.” PPP also aims to challenge the party system structure, as it was considered weak and as “exemplified by turncoatism”. The party also pushing national industrialization policy, a political party development policy that will end turncoatism.[12]
PPP also aims to have key projects by establishment of a first integrated steel mill and smelting plant, and implementation of free-range chicken dispersal and marketing project with the Subanen tribe, both in Zamboanga Sibugay. They are also want to initiate a forest product and marketing project. pushing for the amendment to the Philippine Mining Act of 1995.