Unang Sigaw Partido ng Pagbabago (, referencing the Cry of Nueva Ecija) is a political party in the province of Nueva Ecija, Philippines. It is led by Aurelio Umali, the governor of Nueva Ecija.
History Aurelio Umali defeated vice governor Mariano Cristino Joson in the 2007 gubernatorial election, ending the Josons' 48-year hold of the Nueva Ecija governorship. In 2010, Umali and Jose Gay Padiernos won the gubernatorial and vice gubernatorial elections by landslides, defeating the rival ticket of Edward Thomas Joson and Rommel Padilla by Bagong Lakas ng Nueva Ecija (BALANE). This was the third consecutive win by Umali against the Josons. In 2010, Unang Sigaw was affiliated with Lakas Kampi CMD. In 2013, now allied with the Liberal Party, the Umali–Padiernos tandem again defeated the BALANE ticket of Padilla and Manuel Joson, with Padiernos becoming the first non-Umali to beat a Joson in a province-wide election.
In 2016, Umali was succeeded by his wife House representative Czarina, becoming the first woman governor after defeating Rodolfo Antonino, while Aurelio, running under the Liberal Party, lost his bid to succeed his wife as House representative to Ria Vergara, his first electoral defeat. The party then supported the federalization drive of President Rodrigo Duterte. In time for the 2019 elections, Unang Sigaw forged an alliance with Sara Duterte's Hugpong ng Pagbabago. The party was also named by the Commission on Elections as a major local party in Nueva Ecija. In the election, Czarina was defeated in her bid to return to Congress by Vergara, while Aurelio, who was disqualified by the Ombudsman to hold public office in relation to the pork barrel scam, was allowed to reclaim the provincial capitol after securing a Court of Appeals injunction against the Ombudsman.
In the 2022 election, President Duterte backed Unang Sigaw's opponent, Palayan mayor Adrianne Mae Cuevas against Aurelio Umali. The party kept its status as a major local party in the province. Unang Sigaw put up Aurelio for governor, and his brother Emmanuel for vice governor. The Unang Sigaw ticket still won the 2022 elections, with the Umalis defeating Cuevas and Edward Joson for governor and vice governor, respectively.
Electoral results
Gubernatorial elections +YearCandidateVotes%ResultNote2007Aurelio Umali434,44558.02Won2010517,85261.72WonUnder Lakas–Kampi2013470,82462.30WonUnder Liberal2016Czarina Umali575,16761.84Won2019Aurelio Umali477,06651.58WonUnder Hugpong ng Pagbabago2022826,87669.21Won2025983,80581.12WonUnder Lakas–CMD
House of Representatives elections Election Seats allocated for Nueva Ecija Outcome of election2010 Joined the majority2013 Joined the majority2016 Lost2019 Lost2022 Joined the majority2025 Joined the majority
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