Lawmakers belonging to the newly-formed Alyansa Para sa Bagong Pilipinas said they expect more political groups to join the new administration alliance led by President Marcos Jr. and Speaker Ferdinand Martin G. Romualdez.
Deputy Majority Leader and Isabela Rep. Faustino Dy V and Assistant Majority Leader and Manila Rep. Ernesto Dionisio Jr. said they are looking forward to having more Alyansa members from other political parties.
The two congressmen are affiliated with Lakas-CMD headed by Speaker Romualdez, which forged the Alyansa Para sa Bagong Pilipinas with President Marcos’ Partido Federal ng Pilipinas (PFP) last Wednesday.
“Definitely one thing is certain, that we are happy with the new alliance. The morale of the members is very high and of course we expect other parties to join this alliance also in the next few month”, Dy said in a news conference.
He said those who have left the administration coalition are welcome to join the newly-minted alliance.
“I can imagine that the President’s statements are very clear, that he still wants unity, he still wants everyone to be unified under the current administration because we all have the same goal — to continue the progress of our country,” he said.
Dionisio said President Marcos’ unity message resonates with coalition members.
“We are very fortunate to have a President who really adheres to the word unity. He really embraces everyone. As long as you are one with the vision of our President for progress, there is no reason for you not to join,” he said.
Dy and Dionisio said they expect the alliance leadership to resolve divisive issues, including the fielding of common candidates in the May 2025 elections.
“That’s something that was not discussed yet and it’s something I’m sure the leaders of LAKAS and PFP will discuss in the next meetings,” Dy said.
For his part, Deputy Majority Leader and Tingog Party-list Rep. Jude Acidre said some members of their group are also members of Lakas.
“Well, so far you know that TINGOG and LAKAS are really close, and the constitution of TINGOG allows a member of the TINGOG party list to be affiliated with a national political party. The only thing that cannot be done is the incumbent congressmen,” he said.
Editor’s Note: This is an updated article. Originally posted with the headline “Bagong Pilipinas’ alliance expects more political groups to join coalition.”