The Partido para sa Demokratikong Reporma (PDR, ), commonly known as Partido Reporma, is a political party in the Philippines.

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. 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 Aksyon's 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 forementioned party and PROMDI 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.

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. 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. 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. 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. But even though, party founder de Villa still supported Lacson's campaign.

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.

2028 elections On February 20, 2026, Reporma endorsed vice president Sara Duterte's bid for the presidency and senator Rodante Marcoleta for vice president and as her potential running mate for the 2028 Philippine presidential election.

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 Joseph Estrada(PMP) Oscar Orbos Gloria Macapagal Arroyo(Lakas) 2004 Nonesupported Raul Roco for president. Gloria Macapagal Arroyo(Lakas–CMD) Nonesupported Herminio Aquino for vice president. 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 NoneInitially 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. Bongbong Marcos(PFP) Nonesupported Tito Sotto for vice president. Sara Duterte(Lakas)

Legislative elections Congress of the Philippines Year Seats won Result Year Seats won Ticket Result 1998 Lakas plurality 1998 Single party ticket LAMMP win 7/12 seats 2001 Lakas plurality 2001 People Power Coalition People Power Coalition win 8/13 seats 2004 Lakas plurality 2004 Alyansa ng Pag-asa K4 win 7/12 seats 2007 Notparticipating Lakas plurality 2007 Notparticipating Genuine Opposition win 8/12 seats 2010 Notparticipating Lakas plurality 2010 Notparticipating Liberal win 4/12 seats 2013 Notparticipating Liberal plurality 2013 Notparticipating Team PNoy win 9/12 seats 2016 Notparticipating Liberal plurality 2016 Notparticipating Daang Matuwid win 7/12 seats 2019 Notparticipating PDP–Laban plurality 2019 Notparticipating Hugpong win 9/12 seats 2022PDP–Laban plurality 2022Single party ticketUniTeam won 6/12 seats2025Lakas plurality2025Not participating Bagong Pilipinaswin 6/12 seats

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