Partido para sa Demokratikong Reporma

Not to be confused with Reform Party (Philippines) or People's Reform Party.

The Partido para sa Demokratikong Reporma (PDR, lit. 'Party for Democratic Reforms'), commonly known as Partido Reporma, is a political party in the Philippines.

Partido para sa Demokratikong Reporma
President	Pantaleon Alvarez
Chairman	Vacant
Secretary-General	Clint Aranas
Founder	Renato de Villa
Founded	1997
Split from	Lakas–NUCD–UMDP
Ideology	Liberal conservatism Economic liberalism
Political position	Centre to centre-right
National affiliation	DuterTen (2024–present) TroPa (2021–2022; Alvarez faction) Alyansa ng Pag-asa (2004) People Power Coalition (2001)
Seats in the Senate	0 / 24
Seats in the House of Representatives	1 / 316
Provincial governorships	0 / 81
Website
www.reporma.ph
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History

1998 elections: de Villa for President

It was founded by former Defense Secretary Renato de Villa when he left the ruling Lakas after failing to get the nomination as the party's presidential candidate in the 1998 elections. He chose then Pangasinan governor Oscar Orbos as his running mate.^[1][2] The Lapiang Manggagawa (Workers' Party) forged an electoral alliance with Reporma for the 1998 elections, and the two parties contested in the elections as "Reporma–LM". However, De Villa and Orbos both lost to Joseph Estrada and Gloria Macapagal Arroyo, respectively. The alliance also failed to win seats in the 1998 Philippine Senate election. Haydee Yorac, Roy Señeres, and Rey Langit were among the candidates who failed to win a single seat in the Senate.

2004 Elections: Joining Alyansa

In the 2004 elections, Reporma supported the candidacy of former Senator and Education Secretary Raul Roco from Aksyon Demokratiko, in which Reporma forged an electoral alliance with the PROMDI party of Cebu under the name "Alyansa ng Pag-asa" (Alliance of Hope).

The party won one out of 235 seats in the House of Representatives of the Philippines in the 2004 Philippine general election. The Lapiang Manggawa contested in the 2010 elections on their own, while Reporma has faded from the political scene.

2020: Party revival

In 2020, former speaker Pantaleon Alvarez resigned from the ruling PDP–Laban and accepted de Villa's offer of him becoming secretary-general of the revived Reporma.^[3]

2022 elections

In the 2022 elections, Reporma initially supported the candidacy of Senator Panfilo Lacson, which initially installed him as the party's chairman, replacing Alvarez.^[1][4] The parties of Partido Reporma, United Nationalist Alliance, and Nationalist People's Coalition are in talks to forge an electoral alliance for the 2022 elections.^[2][5] However, on March 24, 2022, Lacson decided to run as an independent and resigned as a member and chairman of the party. Later that day, Alvarez, the party's president endorsed the candidacy of Vice President Leni Robredo.^[6] The following month, some members of Partido Reporma, including those from Aklan and Antique, expressed disappointment with Alvarez's decision as they continued rooting for the Lacson–Sotto tandem.^[7] But even though, party founder de Villa still supported Lacson's campaign.^[8]

2025 elections

On September 20, 2024, Partido Demokratiko Pilipino formally formed an alliance for the 2025 elections with Partido para sa Demokratikong Reporma, Pederalismo ng Dugong Dakilang Samahan and the Mayor Rodrigo Roa Duterte-National Executive Coordinating Committee (MRRD-NECC). Greco Belgica and Pantaleon Alvarez signed the agreement.^[9]

Electoral performance

Presidential and vice presidential elections

Year	Presidential election			Vice presidential election
	Candidate	Vote share	Result	Candidate	Vote share	Result
1998	Renato de Villa	4.86%	Joseph Estrada (PMP)	Oscar Orbos	13.00%	Gloria Macapagal Arroyo (Lakas–CMD)
2004	None[n 1]		Gloria Macapagal Arroyo (Lakas–CMD)	None[n 2]		Noli de Castro (Independent)
2010	None		Benigno Aquino III (Liberal)	None		Jejomar Binay (PDP–Laban)
2016	None		Rodrigo Duterte (PDP–Laban)	None		Leni Robredo (Liberal)
2022	None[n 3]		Bongbong Marcos (PFP)	None[n 4]		Sara Duterte (Lakas)

Legislative elections

Congress of the Philippines
Year	Seats won	Result	Year	Seats won	Ticket	Result
1998	4 / 258	Lakas plurality	1998	0 / 12	Single party ticket	LAMMP win 7/12 seats
2001	3 / 256	Lakas plurality	2001	0 / 13	People Power Coalition	People Power Coalition win 8/13 seats
2004	1 / 261	Lakas plurality	2004	0 / 12	Alyansa ng Pag-asa	K4 win 7/12 seats
2007	Not participating	Lakas plurality	2007	Not participating		Genuine Opposition win 8/12 seats
2010	Not participating	Lakas plurality	2010	Not participating		Liberal Party win 4/12 seats
2013	Not participating	Liberal Party plurality	2013	Not participating		Team PNoy win 9/12 seats
2016	Not participating	Liberal Party plurality	2016	Not participating		Koalisyon ng Daang Matuwid win 7/12 seats
2019	Not participating	PDP–Laban plurality	2019	Not participating		Hugpong ng Pagbabago win 9/12 seats
2022	2 / 316	PDP–Laban plurality	2022	0 / 12	Single party ticket	UniTeam won 6/12 seats

Notes

1. supported Raul Roco for president.
2. supported Herminio Aquino for vice president.
3. Initially nominated Panfilo Lacson as their standard bearer for the party, later he resigned and left the party as independent (still a Reporma candidate on the COMELEC ballot), Pantaleon Alvarez switched his support and the party to Leni Robredo.
4. supported Tito Sotto for vice president.