Marcos party PFP, Lakas-CMD ink alliance, to field common Senate bets 

Two national political parties, Partido Federal ng Pilipinas and Lakas-CMD, signed on Wednesday an alliance pact for the May 2025 elections.

President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. graced the alliance signing of the two parties in Makati City.

In an announcement ahead of the signing, House Deputy Speaker Jayjay Suarez said PFP, the political party Marcos, and Lakas-CMD will field common candidates for the 2025 Senate polls and certain local races.

“Lakas has 100 members in Congress, we have the biggest [membership] and we are getting bigger, stronger. We look forward to our alliance with PFP for the upcoming elections [in May 2025]. This is part of our preparations for the 2025 midterms,” Suarez said in a press conference.

“Magkakaroon po kami ng common slate sa Senate [2025 polls]. Definitely, will also have a harmonious slate when it comes to local elections,” he added.

(We will have a common Senate slate.)

He said that Lakas-CMD and PFP have common values, interests, and ideologies.

“This [alliance] is for us to be attuned with policy directives of the President,” Suarez said.

“This will strengthen our position in ensuring that proper legislation is being implemented in the country,” he added.

Also present in the signing were Lakas-CMD president emeritus and Pampanga Representative Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, House Speaker Ferdinand  Martin Romualdez, House members, and other government officials. 

“In view of the shared vision of the PFP and Lakas-CMD, the parties have agreed to forge this alliance that will pave the way for strength and continued positive change for the country to usher in a Bagong Pilipinas,” the agreement read. 

The two parties aim to create an “Alyansa Para Sa Bagong Pilipinas.” 

South Cotabato Governor Reynaldo Tamayo Jr. signed for the PFP while Romualdez signed for Lakas-CMD. 

Marcos was the PFP presidential candidate in the 2022 polls.

The PFP, however, did not field a vice presidential bet and a Senate slate. 

Then Davao mayor Sara Duterte, who belonged to Lakas-CMD and served as the party chairperson, became Marcos' running mate. 

Vice President Duterte bolted out of Lakas-CMD, saying the party is only after politicking.—AOL, GMA Integrated News