Koalisyon ng Katapatan at Karanasan sa Kinabukasan

The Koalisyon ng Katapatan at Karanasan sa Kinabukasan also known as K4 or K-4, (lit. 'Coalition of Trust and Experience for Tomorrow') was the political multi-party electoral alliance that supported president Gloria Macapagal Arroyo's presidential campaign for a full term. Arroyo won 2004 Philippine presidential election. It is the remnant of the People Power Coalition (PPC) that was formed following the ascendancy of President Arroyo to power. She picked Senator Noli de Castro, an independent, yet popular, politician, as her running mate.

Koalisyon ng Katapatan at Karanasan sa Kinabukasan
President	Gloria Macapagal Arroyo
Senate Leader	Franklin Drilon[a]
Founder	Gloria Macapagal Arroyo
Founded	2003
Dissolved	2004
Preceded by	People Power Coalition
Succeeded by	TEAM Unity
Ideology	Big tent
Political position	Centre
Coalition members	Lakas Liberal NPC (Yap wing) Nacionalista PRP PDSP KAMPI
Politics of the Philippines Political parties Elections

History

People Power Coalition fallout

Main article: People Power Coalition

In December 2003, People Power Coalition (PPC) was totally dissolved,^[1] as Aksyon, Partido Reporma, and PROMDI left the PPC in November.^[2]

Formation

By December 2003, administration's camp taking and negotiating with Aksyon and Liberal,^[3] with only the latter joined the camp. Later, People's Reform Party led by former Senator Miriam Defensor Santiago joined. Former basketball superstar and incumbent Senator Robert Jaworski and former Defense Secretary Orly Mercado joined Lakas. Santiago and Jaworski are notable for voting against opening of evidence during the last days of the impeachment trial of then-President Joseph Estrada. Administration camp defended the inclusion of the opposition Senators, saying that even some opposition politicians joined with them for fighting a good governance.^[4]

Biazon joined

In December 29, 2003, Rodolfo Biazon joined Liberal with his son.^[5] The former joined Aksyon before joining Liberal.^[6] Biazon notably left Laban ng Demokratikong Pilipino (LDP)^[7] due to party division between his Senate colleagues: party leader Edgardo Angara and aspiring party nominee Panfilo Lacson.^[8]

Composition

The leading party in this coalition is the ruling Lakas, of which Arroyo is a member. Other parties under this coalition are the Liberal Party (Liberal), the Nationalist People's Coalition, the Nacionalista Party (Nacionalista), the Partido Demokratiko Sosyalista ng Pilipinas and the People's Reform Party (PRP), as well as the Kabalikat ng Mamamayang Pilipino (KAMPI).

K-4 Senatorial Slate

Name	Party	Occupation	Elected
Robert Barbers	Lakas	Senator and former police officer
Rodolfo Biazon	Liberal	Senator and former Commandant of the Philippine Marine Corps
Pia Cayetano	Lakas	Lawyer, environmentalist and eldest daughter of the late senator Renato Cayetano (1998–2003).
Dick Gordon	Lakas	former Secretary of Tourism and former chairman of the Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority.
Parouk Hussin	Lakas	Medical doctor, former governor of the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao.
Robert Jaworski	Lakas	Senator, and former athlete
Lito Lapid	Lakas	Governor of Pampanga, movie and TV personality
Orly Mercado	Lakas	former Secretary of National Defense and former Senator
John Henry Osmeña	NPC	Senator
Mar Roxas	Liberal	former Secretary of Trade and Industry and former representative from Capiz. He is the grandson of former president Manuel Roxas, second son of former senator Gerardo Roxas and brother of former representative Dinggoy Roxas Jr.
Bong Revilla	Lakas	former chairman of the Videogram Regulatory Board (anti-media piracy arm of the government), former governor of Cavite, movie and TV personality
Miriam Defensor Santiago	PRP	former senator and PRP 1992 and 1998 presidential nominee (lost to Fidel Ramos and Joseph Estrada respectively)

Election results

7 out of 12 candidates won the possible 12 seats in the Senate namely. These are, in order of votes received:

• Rodolfo Biazon
• Pia Cayetano
• Dick Gordon
• Lito Lapid
• Mar Roxas
• Bong Revilla
• Miriam Defensor Santiago

Notes

1. Member of Liberal (seat not up)

See also

• Gloria Macapagal Arroyo 2004 presidential campaign
• Koalisyon ng Nagkakaisang Pilipino (Coalition of United Filipinos), the K4's rival coalition in the 2004 national elections.
• TEAM Unity
• People Power Coalition, the name of pro-Arroyo coalition in the 2001 midterm elections, the predecessor of K–4
• Lakas 1998 Senatorial Slate, the pro-administration senatorial slate in the 1998 national elections.
• Lakas–Laban Coalition, the name of the pro-Ramos coalition in the 1995 midterm elections.