PRESIDENT Ferdinand Marcos Jr. said that the new alliance between his Partido Federal Pilipinas (PFP) and the Nationalist People’s Coalition (NPC) is “not a marriage of convenience” intended for the 2025 midterm elections but a “collaboration to work on the urgent needs of the Filipinos.”
Marcos made the statement during the formal signing of the two party’s alliance in Makati City on Saturday.
“Maraming magsasabi na ito ay ginagawa lang natin para paghandaan ang halalan…ngunit ito ay isang bahagi lamang,” he said in his speech.
“Ito ay hindi pampulitika lamang. Itong pagsasama na ito ay para pagtibayin ang ating pangako sa ating mga kababayan na gagawin natin ang lahat at tayo ay magkakapit-bisig na magtutulong-tulong para pagandahin ang buhay ng bawat Pilipino, para pagandahin ang Pilipinas,” the President added.
“Although we aspire for electoral triumph, let us keep in mind that our ultimate aspiration goes beyond political victory. It is a yearning for something transformative. Let our alliance usher in a new era of good governance,” he said.
The NPC is the second major political party to recently join forces with PFP.
Last week, the Marcos-led political party
signed an alliance agreement with the Lakas-Christian, Muslim, Democrats (Lakas-CMD), which is led by his cousin Speaker Ferdinand Martin Romualdez. (GP)
