Ang Kapatiran
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Ang Kapatiran Party (lit. "The Brotherhood"), also known as the Alliance for the Common Good is a political party
Political party
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 in the Philippines
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, formed in 2004 and unaffiliated with either major coalition in the 2007 elections
Philippine general election, 2007
Legislative and local elections were held in the Philippines on May 14, 2007. Positions contested included half the seats in the Senate, which are elected for six-year terms, and all the seats in the House of Representatives, who were elected for three-year terms...

. However, it did not participate in the 2004 elections. Reynaldo “Nandy” Pacheco, is the founder of this party.

Senatorial candidates

Ang Kapatiran fielded three candidates for the Senate
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 in the 2007 elections.
  • Zosimo Jesus Paredes II
    Zosimo Jesus Paredes II
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     - Former executive director of the Presidential Commission on the Visiting Forces Agreement who resigned at the height of the Philippine government's perceived protection of convicted American rapist Daniel Smith (marine soldier) after the latter's transfer of detention from the Makati City
    Makati City
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     jail to the US
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     Embassy compound. He is also the brother of Ducky and Jim Paredes
    Jim Paredes
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    .
  • Dr. Martin Bautista
    Martin Bautista
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     - Gastroenterologist who had spent the last 17 years working in the United States
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    . Last year, he went home for good with his wife and four daughters and was later convinced to run under the AKP ticket.
  • Adrian Sison - Seasoned lawyer specializing in taxation and family law.

New officers

On September 26, 2007, Kapatiran named its new officers: Renato H. Peronilla, new president, replacing Mario E. Ongkiko; Manolo K. Dayrit, chair; David S. Lim, vice chair; Benjamin P. de Guzman, vice president; Eric B. Manalang, secretary general; Amador F. Astudillo and Rafael Q. Enriquez, deputy Secretaries General, and Ricardo G. Librea, treasurer. Pacheco remains the founder and chair emeritus
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.

Philippine general election, 2010
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Church-based political party Kapatiran, led by founder Nandy Pacheco, on October 1, 2008, launched its campaign for Philippine general election, 2010
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 at Iloilo City
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 at the national convention of the Philippines
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' Pontifical Council for the Laity
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. Party secretary-general Eric Manalang announced it will field 4,020 candidates, focusing its campaign in 200 towns and cities with the biggest percentage of young voters. Kapatiran fielded 30 candidates in Philippine general election, 2007
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, but only John Carlos de los Reyes won, as second as Olongapo City
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 councilor. It will placed 200 training centers nationwide.

On March 4, 2010, senatorial candidate Zosimo Paredes transferred to Bangon Pilipinas Party of Bro. Eddie Villanueva
Eddie Villanueva
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.

Candidates

  • President - Coun. John Carlos "JC" de los Reyes (lost)
  • Vice-President - Atty. Dominador "Jun" Chipeco, Jr. (lost)
  • Senator
    • Manuel "Manny" Valdehuesa (lost)
    • Col. Hector "Tarzan" Tarrazona
      Hector Tarrazona
      Hector M. Tarrazona was a colonel of the Philippine Air Force, and a founding member of the Reform the Armed Forces Movement . In the May 10, 2010 elections, Tarrazona ran as a senatorial candidate under Ang Kapatiran Party, and was supported by the Roman Catholic Church along with Rizalito David,...

       (Ret.) PAF
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      (lost)
    • Atty. Jo Aurea "Jo" Imbong (lost)
    • Atty. Grace Riñoza-Plazo (lost)
    • Coun. Reginald "Regie" Tamayo (lost)
    • Mr. Rizalito "Lito" David (lost)
    • Atty. Adrian Sison (lost)
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