Pederalismo ng Dugong Dakilang Samahan explained

Pederalismo ng Dugong Dakilang Samahan
Colorcode:
  1. B10305
President:Greco Belgica
Chairman:Eduardo Bringas
Secretary General:Baldr Bringas
Foundation:October 30, 2018
Ideology:Federalism
Populism
Founder:Greco Belgica

Pederalismo ng Dugong Dakilang Samahan (; abbreviated as PDDS) is a national political party in the Philippines accredited by the Commission on Elections (COMELEC) on October 30, 2018. It was founded by Presidential Anti-Corruption (PACC) Chairman Greco Belgica. He says that the members are the original followers of Philippine president Rodrigo Duterte in the 2016 presidential election. The main thrust of the party is for federalism to be applied to the Philippines.[1]

The party sought accreditation from the Commission on Elections so that it can run candidates for the 2019 midterm election.[2]

The group was a registered party-list organization for the 2019 and 2022 elections. However they sought seats in the House of Representatives through partylist representation in those election. This led to the cancellation of their accreditation as a partylist for the upcoming 2025 election.[3]

On September 20, 2024, Partido Demokratiko Pilipino formally formed an alliance for the 2025 elections with Partido para sa Demokratikong Reporma, Pederalismo ng Dugong Dakilang Samahan and the Mayor Rodrigo Roa Duterte-National Executive Coordinating Committee (MRRD-NECC). Greco Belgica and Pantaleon Alvarez signed the agreement.[4]

2022 elections

Candidates for the national elections!Position!Name!substituted for!Status
PresidentSenator Christopher Lawrence "Bong" T. GoGrepor "Butch" BelgicaWithdrew
Vice PresidentBenedicto "Joe" M. JoseWithdrew
SenatorPresident Rodrigo DuterteMona-Liza O. VisordeWithdrew
SenatorGreco B. BelgicaOfficial candidate
SenatorNur-Ana I. SahidullaOfficial candidate

2019 elections

PDDS supported the candidacy of former Special Assistant to the President Bong Go, who won as Senator in the 2019 Senatorial Elections.

Eduardo Gadiano, their gubernatorial candidate in Occidental Mindoro is their highest ranking elected official.[5]

The municipality of Omar, Sulu, has the most number of PDDS winning candidates consisting of its municipal mayor, vice mayor and the whole Municipal Council.

Electoral performance

House of Representatives

ElectionNumber of votesShare of votesSeatsOutcome of election
2019259,4230.64%
2022426,2510.89%Joined the majority bloc

References

  1. News: Patinio . Ferdinand . Pro-federalism group seeks accreditation for May 2019 polls . 21 January 2022 . Philippine News Agency . 30 April 2018 . en.
  2. News: Patinio . Ferdinand . Pro-federalism group seeks accreditation for May 2019 polls . 21 January 2022 . Philippine News Agency . 30 April 2018 . en.
  3. News: Argosino . Faith . LIST: 42 party-list groups fail to qualify for 2025 elections . 1 October 2024 . Philippine Daily Inquirer . 1 October 2024 . en.
  4. News: Ismael. Javier Joe . PDP forms alliance with 3 parties. September 22, 2024 . September 22, 2024.
  5. News: PDP-Laban sweeps one-on-one local races. Tomacruz. Sofia. Rappler. en. April 30, 2020.