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(FILE PHOTO) Senator Kiko Pangilinan, Senator Bam Aquino, and Vice President Leni Robredo during a press briefing in Quezon City on Monday, September 03, 2018. George Calvelo, ABS CBN News/File

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Sherrie Ann Torres

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<div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:950px"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/171574734213820180903-robredo-lp-presser-GC-3603.jpg" style="width:950px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" alt="(FILE PHOTO) Senator Kiko Pangilinan, Senator Bam Aquino, and Vice President Leni Robredo during a press briefing in Quezon City on Monday, September 03, 2018. George Calvelo, ABS CBN News/File"/><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align:left">(FILE PHOTO) Senator Kiko Pangilinan, Senator Bam Aquino, and Vice President Leni Robredo during a press briefing in Quezon City on Monday, September 03, 2018. George Calvelo, ABS CBN News/File</span></span></span></div><div><br/></div><p>MANILA — Personalities identified with the Liberal Party (LP) such as former senators Leila de Lima and Kiko <span dir="ltr" id="isPasted">Pangilinan</span> remain “political giants” in the Philippines, a public administration expert said Tuesday as he assess their chances in next year&#x27;s midterm polls.</p><div><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/2024/5/14/bam-aquino-leaves-liberal-party-to-lead-katipunan-ng-nagkakaisang-pilipino-2233">READ: Bam Aquino leaves Liberal Party to lead ‘Katipunan ng Nagkakaisang Pilipino’</a></div><p>For University of Makati&#x27;s <span id="isPasted" style="color:rgb(65, 65, 65);letter-spacing:normal;orphans:2;text-align:left;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;display:inline !important;float:none">Ederson Tapia,</span> both De Lima and Pangilinan have big chances of winning the Senate race next year because of their own name and identity.</p><p>“I don’t buy the idea that, for example, Senator Kiko will win because he is LP. Senator Kiko can win because he is Senator Kiko,” said Tapia, who teaches public administration.</p><p>LP’s contribution to the candidacy of De Lima and Pangilinan is mainly for “logistics,” he said.</p><div><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/11/29/23/senate-comeback-in-2025-de-lima-speaks-up-on-political-plans">READ: Senate comeback in 2025? De Lima speaks up on political plans</a></div><div><strong>&#x27;CRITICAL COLLABORATION&#x27;</strong></div><p>Still, LP will still need alliances to help considering their failures in the previous elections.</p><p>“I think Liberal Party should continue to field candidates... Kung hindi naman diametrically opposed or kalaban ng kanilang mga prinsipyo, also come up with an alliance,” Tapia said.</p><p>The 2025 elections, according to Tapia, is also “critical” to the 2028 presidential polls, thus, the need to consolidate forces.</p><p>Tapia reiterated his point on the likelihood of an LP alliance with President Ferdinand Marcos, Jr.&#x27;s “Alyansa Para sa Bagong Pilipinas.” He believes this would not necessarily mean that the opposition camp would have to relinquish its role as “fiscalizers” — those who hold authority to account.</p><p>“[It doesn&#x27;t follow that if] you will join an alliance you will completely agree to everything that is being offered to you by the party in power. You can still continue with an arrangement that somebody will continue to be an effective fiscalizer,” Tapia explained.</p><p>“And remember, it’s just an alliance. They are not really fusing the political parties eh... You could call it critical collaboration,” he pointed out.</p><p>The Liberal Party allowed members to join the House majority during the Duterte administration.</p><p>Finance Secretary Ralph Recto, Senate president pro tempore from 2017 to 2022, was a Liberal until he bolted the party in 2018. </p><div><strong>BAM AQUINO</strong></div><p>Meawnhile, the Katipunan ng Nagkakaisang Pilipino (KNP), now chaired by former Sen. Bam Aquino must keep its identity as a champion of the youth and young politicians advocating for change, Tapia suggested.</p><div><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/2024/5/14/bam-aquino-i-m-ready-to-return-to-politics-924">READ: Bam Aquino: I&#x27;m ready to return to politics</a></div><p> “A niche political party advocating for specific cause which is the youth, and maybe empowerment to the local government. Hindi nya puwedeng i-posisyon ang sarili nya as the new Liberal Party...  kasi masyado pang maliit (na party),” Tapia said.</p><p>Personalities who are targeting a political comeback next year should update their style in wooing the Filipino electorate, he said.</p><p>Surname is one big thing to “get one foot inside the door” of power, but that should be followed by some other factors to ensure that the other foot will also be able to enter, Tapia stressed.</p><p>“They have to be able to navigate the changing dynamics of political campaigning. Ano yung bago mong kayang i-offer? Ano yung terrain ngayon? Alam naman natin how social media is very important as an avenue for political campaign,” Tapia pointed out.</p><p>For Tapia, the 2025 elections will be “interesting,” not only because of the national positions at stake, but also because of potential drama at the local level.</p><p> “[The] 2025 (elections) would be used by many as thermometer on how 2028 would look like,” he said.</p><div> </div><div><strong>RELATED VIDEO</strong></div><div><span class="fr-video fr-deletable fr-fvc fr-dvb fr-draggable" contenteditable="false" draggable="true"><iframe width="640" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/zNs7wwItV7U?&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span><br/></div><div><br/></div>

<p>The political analyst urged candidates to update their style in wooing the Filipino electorate.</p>

The political analyst urged candidates to update their style in wooing the Filipino electorate.

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Can Liberal Party-linked bets win in 2025 polls? Political analyst weighs in

Sherrie Ann Torres,

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Published May 15, 2024 12:57 PM PHT

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Updated May 15, 2024 01:05 PM PHT

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