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Paglaum Party (Negros Occidental)

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Paglaum Party
PresidentGeorge Zulueta
ChairmanBobby Montelibano
Founded1988
HeadquartersBacolod
IdeologyRegionalism
Nationalism
Political positionCenter-right
National affiliationNacionalista Party

Paglaum Party, officially the Partido Paglaum sang Banwa (lit.'Party of the People's Hope'), is a provincial political party in Negros Occidental, Philippines based in Bacolod.

Establishment

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Paglaum was established as the pioneer local political party in Negros Occidental by the late former Bacolod Mayor Alfredo Montelibano, Jr. in 1988 for his political run.[1] Despite the similarity in names, Bukidnon Paglaum Party is not related to the Negros Occidental Paglaum Party.

Notable politicians

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After the incumbency of Mayor Montelibano, Paglaum Party continued as a minority party that fielded candidates to the City Council. One of the notable members and former members include:

Recent participation

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Reactivated as a local party on December 14, 2015, Paglaum participated in the 2016 Bacolod local elections under the Grupo Progreso Coalition of Mayor Evelio Leonardia. It fielded George Zulueta[3][4] as a candidate but failed to gain a seat in the Bacolod City Council.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Partido Paglaum Reactivated". Archived from the original on May 24, 2019.
  2. ^ "Politics heating up".
  3. ^ "Leonardia: NPC-Grupo Progreso a genuine 'powerhouse team'". Archived from the original on 2016-08-26. Retrieved 2016-07-20.
  4. ^ "Grupo Progreso has 'genuine powerhouse team' – Bing". Archived from the original on 2016-08-17. Retrieved 2016-07-20.