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Paglaum Party (Negros Occidental)

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President
  
George Zulueta

Founded
  
1988

Political position
  
Center-right

Chairman
  
Bobby Montelibano

Headquarters
  
Bacolod

Ideology
  
Regionalism, nationalism

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.

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Establishment

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. Despite the similarity in names, Bukidnon Paglaum Party is not related to the Negros Occidental Paglaum Party.

Notable politicians

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:

  • Alfredo Montelibano, Jr.: Governor of Negros Occidental, 1968-1986, Mayor of Bacolod, 1988-1995
  • Oscar Verdeflor: Mayor of Bacolod, 1998-2001
  • Luzviminda Valdez: Vice Mayor of Bacolod, 1998-2001, Mayor, 2001-2004
  • Ramiro Garcia, Jr.: Vice Mayor of Bacolod, 2001-2004
  • Alex Paglumotan: Member, Bacolod City Council, 2007-2016

    • Recent participation

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

    References

    Paglaum Party (Negros Occidental) Wikipedia
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