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Aggrupation of Parties for Prosperity
LeaderBullet Jalosjos
FounderRomeo Jalosjos
Founded2009; 15 years ago (2009)
HeadquartersDapitan, Philippines
IdeologyRegionalism
National affiliation
Seats in the House of Representatives
1 / 3
(Zamboanga del Norte seats only)
Provincial governorships
0 / 3
Provincial vice governorships
0 / 3
Provincial board members
5 / 30

Aggrupation of Parties for Prosperity, commonly known as APP and formerly known as Aggrupation of Parties for Progress, is a local political party in the region of Zamboanga Peninsula in the Philippines. It is a political party founded by Romeo Jalosjos as the Alliance of Parties for Progress based in the province of Zamboanga del Norte.

As of 2018, APP is currently allied with Hugpong ng Pagbabago of Sara Duterte.[1][2][3] Most of its candidates are allied with different national parties, notably Nacionalista Party and Nationalist People's Coalition.

Electoral history

2013 local elections

Cesar Jalosjos, Zamboanga del Norte's 3rd District representative was fielded for the gubernatorial post with Dapitan vice mayor and former mayor Patri "Jing" Chan running for the vice-gubernatorial post. Both Jalosjos and Chan were defeated by former Dipolog City mayor Berto Uy and Dipolog City Vice Mayor Senen Angeles.

Rolando Yebes, a member of this party, was term-limited being Provincial Governor and was fielded for the post of Second District Representative. He was defeated by incumbent Representative Rosendo "Dodoy" Labadlabad.

2016 local elections

Rolando Yebes, Zamboanga del Norte's former Provincial Governor was fielded to run and reclaim his gubernatorial post with former 2nd District Board Member Ricky Mejorada running for the vice-gubernatorial post. Both Yebes and Mejorada were defeated by incumbent Governor Berto Uy and Vice Governor Senen Angeles.

2019 local elections

In 2018, the party created an alliance with Hugpong ng Pagbabago of Sara Duterte.[1][2]

Bullet Jalosjos, Zamboanga del Norte's 1st District representative (who is allied with the Nacionalista Party) was fielded for the gubernatorial post with Peter Dominic "Britz" Adaza Hamoy running for the vice-gubernatorial post. Both Jalosjos and Adaza Hamoy were defeated by incumbent Governor Berto Uy and Vice Governor Senen Angeles.

2022 local elections

Rosalina Jalosjos, Dapitan's mayor who is a party member and allied with the Nacionalista Party, was fielded for the gubernatorial post with former governor Rolando "Lando" Yebes running for the vice-gubernatorial post. Jalosjos won in the gubernatorial race against former Dipolog City mayor Evelyn Uy, but Yebes was defeated in the vice gubernatorial race.[4]

Electoral performance

Governor

Election Candidate Number of votes Share of votes Outcome of election
2013 Cesar Jalosjos 78,029 44.28 Lost
2016 Rolando Yebes 158,010 40.08 Lost
2019 Bullet Jalosjos 216,517 46.29 Lost
2022 Rosalina Jalosjos 249,956 N/A Won

Notable members

References

  1. ^ a b Barcelo, Vito (14 August 2018). "Sara's Hugpong wins over eight political parties". Manila Standard. Retrieved 6 November 2020.
  2. ^ a b Ranada, Pia (13 August 2018). "Hugpong ng Pagbabago seals alliance with NP, NPC, NUP". Rappler. Retrieved 6 November 2020.
  3. ^ Musico, Jelly (13 August 2018). "Mayor Sara's 'Hugpong' inks alliance with 9 political parties". Philippine News Agency. Retrieved 6 November 2020.
  4. ^ Laput, Bert (11 May 2022). "Jalosjos' sister snatches Zamboanga del Norte's top seat from Uy family". Rappler. Retrieved 2 June 2022.


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