THE five parties that are part of the 'Alyansa para sa Bagong Pilipinas' (Alliance for a New Philippines) met for the first time on Monday night to lay out a strategic plan for the May 2025 midterm elections, including a unified Senate slate and fielding candidates in the local ranks.

The alliance is led by President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.'s party, the Partido Federal ng Pilipinas (PFP), alongside the Lakas-Christian Muslim Democrats (Lakas-CMD), the Nationalist People's Coalition (NPC), the Nacionalista Party (NP) and the National Unity Party (NUP).