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Malay Democrats of the Philippines is a political party of the Philippines. It was first registered as Lakas ng Pilipino party on March 23, 1987 with registration number SPC 86-027. In an order dated February 9, 2001,〔http://www.comelec.gov.ph/2010%20National_Local/political_parties.html〕 the Commission on Election acting on a petition filed by former Department of Budget and Management Secretary Salvador Enriquez, renamed the party as Malay Democrats of the Philippines with registration number SPP 01–006. Malay Democrats of the Philippines is considered an offshoot of National Economic Protectionism Association (NEPA), a local non-government organization in the Philippines. MDP is the political arm of National Economic Protectionism Association while National Economic Protectionism Association is considered its social arm. ==History== *As Lakas ng Pilipino party In 1986, party leaders registered the Lakas ng Pilipino (Power of the Filipinos) party. In 1995, it participated in elections in Metro Manila garnering the second most number of votes. *Transition to Malay Democrats of the Philippines In 2001, Lakas ng Pilipino was renamed as Malay Democrats of the Philippines by the Commission on Election, a government agency in charge of elections in the Philippines. On September 4, 2010, at Club Filipino, the party conducted its first meeting to discuss the party's manifesto under its newly drafted revitalization plan. Before adjournment, the participants agreed to become part of the Ad Hoc committee which will serve as its steering committee since the current officers generally have nominal functions in the party. Its leader former budget secretary Salvador Enriquez wanted to allow the younger members to take active role in building the party. The second meeting was held on September 11, 2010 at the same venue. The holding of series of meetings on the same venue is in line with the historical role of Club Filipino in Philippine politics. Its third meeting was held on September 18, 2010 still on the same venue. In 2011, through the efforts of the National Executive Committee, chapters were formed in several provinces among them Nueva Ecija, Cavite, Rizal, Albay, Camarines Sur, Sorsogon, Lanao Del Sur and in several cities in Metro Manila like Caloocan, Manila etc. Today, the political party is under revitalization and poised to participate and field candidates in the 2013 elections in the Philippines. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Malay Democrats of the Philippines」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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