Coalition for Change (Philippines)

Coalition for Change, also known as Kilusang Pagbabago, is the informal name of a multi-party umbrella coalition formed by the supporters of the administration of Rodrigo Duterte and the 17th Congress of the Philippines. Headed by PDP-Laban, it has formed coalition agreements with the Nacionalista Party, Lakas–CMD, Nationalist People's Coalition and National Unity Party, as well as the Centrist Democratic Party and an independent congressional block of 24 party-list groups.

Coalition partners

• PDP–Laban; including 80 Liberal Party defectors^[3][4] (4 Senators / 114 Representatives)
• Nacionalista Party; signed coalition agreement on May 16, 2016^[5] (1 Senators / 17 Representatives)
• Lakas-CMD ^[6] (2 Representatives)
• Nationalist People's Coalition; signed support agreement on May 20, 2016^[7] (3 Senators / 29 Representatives)
• National Unity Party; signed coalition agreement on May 23, 2016^[8] (16 Representatives)
• Centrist Democratic Party (1 Representative)
• PROMDI
• Ang Kapatiran
• Bangon Pilipinas
• United Bangsamoro Justice Party
• 29 Party-list Representatives^[2]

Non-political groups

• Mayor Rodrigo "Rody" Duterte-National Executive Coordinating Committee (MRRD NECC)
• Volunteers Against Crime and Corruption (VACC)

Alvarez-S. Duterte rift

In February 2018, President Rody Digong Duterte's daughter and Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio founded Hugpong ng Pagbabago, a political party in Davao Region, aligned with Sara's umbrella coalition Tapang at Malasakit Alliance which also supported by 4 governors in the Davao region except for Douglas RA Cagas of Davao Del Sur as well to Davao del Norte 2nd District Representative Antonio Floirendo, Jr. who feuded with House Speaker Pantaleon Alvarez over corruption allegations against Floirendo, Sara Duterte accused Alvarez as Traitor as Alvarez allows former Liberal Party members (notably Jeanette Garin husband Iloilo Rep. Oscar Garin, Jr.) to join PDP-Laban, her father's affiliation, and promised that she campaigned for Alvarez potential foe in 2019. On July 23, 2018, Alvarez was ousted by the more than 180 colleagues in the House for Speakership (although Alvarez still sit as the Speaker during President Duterte's SONA), media reports that Sara urges Congresspersons to dethrone Alvarez and replace Former President and Pampanga Rep. Gloria Macapagal Arroyo into Speakership.

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