TEAM Unity (Philippines)

For other uses, see Team Unity.

For electoral alliance founded in 2022, see UniTeam Alliance.

TEAM Unity
Leader	Gloria Macapagal Arroyo
Founded	2007 (2007)
Dissolved	c. before 2010 (c. before 2010)
Preceded by	K4
Succeeded by	Lakas–Kampi–CMD
Political parties	Lakas–CMD KAMPI NPC (Teodoro wing) Liberal (Atienza wing) LDP PDSP
Politics of the Philippines Political parties Elections

TEAM Unity (acronym of Together Everybody Achieves More) was an electoral alliance in the Philippines that contested the 2007 Philippine general election. Its candidates were supporters of President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo and her administration. The alliance sought to win several Senate and House seats to protect Arroyo from impeachment attempts. Politicians who opposed the Arroyo administration formed their own electoral alliance, Genuine Opposition (GO), to challenge TEAM Unity.

In the Senate election, TEAM Unity won only two of the 12 contested seats. In 2011, due to an electoral protest, TEAM Unity's Senator Migz Zubiri lost his seat to GO's Koko Pimentel.[1] TEAM Unity was more successful in the House elections, winning 142 out of 218 district seats.[2]

Program

TEAM Unity's main program for Filipinos, referenced in its slogan, was "Our priority agenda is to work for the future of our children."

Slogan

The coalition's slogan for the election was "MaS PARA SA KiDZ Mo" (lit. 'More for Your Kids'). It was devised by President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo during the Lakas–CMD National Convention on April 12, 2007. It is an acronym of the candidates' names, with Ma standing for Magsaysay, S standing for Singson, P standing for Pichay, A standing for Angara, R standing for Recto, A standing for Arroyo, S standing for Sotto, A standing for Aquino-Oreta, Ki standing for Kiram, D standing for Defensor, Z standing for Zubiri, and Mo standing for Montano.

Their secondary slogan was "Tulong Tulong sa Pagsulong" (lit. 'Working Together for Progress').

Coalition members

Mainstream party members

• Lakas–CMD
• Kabalikat ng Malayang Pilipino (KAMPI)
• Nationalist People's Coalition (NPC-Teodoro wing)
• Liberal (LP-Atienza wing)
• Laban ng Demokratikong Pilipino (LDP)
• Partido Demokratiko Sosyalista ng Pilipinas (PDSP)

Senatorial slate

Name	Party	Occupation	Elected
Edgardo Angara	LDP	Senator from Aurora and the former President of the Senate (1993–1995)
Joker Arroyo	KAMPI	Senator and former Representative from Makati (1992–2001). He is also the former prosecutor of the impeachment trial of Pres. Joseph Estrada.
Mike Defensor	Lakas–CMD	former Presidential Chief of Staff (2006–2007), Former Representative from Quezon City (1995-1998), and Environment and Natural Resources Secretary. He is also the son of the incumbent Quezon City Representative Matias Defensor Jr. (2004–2010) and the nephew of the incumbent Senator Miriam Defensor Santiago (2004–2016).
Jamalul Kiram III	PDSP	Sultan of Sulu (1986–2013)
Vicente Magsaysay	Lakas–CMD	Governor of Zambales (1967–1978; 1980–1986; 1998–2007)
Cesar Montano	Lakas–CMD	Television and movie personality or actor and UNESCO Commissioner
Tessie Aquino-Oreta	NPC	former senator (1998–2004) and former Representative of Malabon–Navotas (1987–1998)
Prospero Pichay Jr.	Lakas–CMD	Representative from Surigao del Sur (1998–2007)
Ralph Recto	Lakas–CMD	Senator, and former Representative from Batangas (1992–2001). He is the 2nd husband of the actress Vilma Santos and the stepfather of the actor Luis Manzano.
Chavit Singson	Lakas–CMD	Governor of Ilocos Sur (1971–1972; 1980–1986; 1992–2001; 2004–2007)
Tito Sotto	NPC	former senator and the elder brother of the TV and movie actor, Vic Sotto. He is also the former Vice Mayor of Quezon City from (1986–1992).
Migz Zubiri	Lakas–CMD	Representative from Bukidnon (1998–2007) and the son of the incumbent Bukidnon Governor Jose Maria R. Zubiri (2001–present).

Campaign team

• Reli German - Campaign Manager
• Tourism Secretary Joseph Ace Durano - Spokesperson
• Tonypet Albano - Deputy Spokesperson
• Ben Evardone - Media Director

Party jingle

TEAM Unity's jingle, used in their early promotional campaign, originated from the song "We Will Rock You".

Election results

2 out of 12 candidates won the possible 12 seats in the Senate, namely: (in order of votes received)

• Edgardo Angara
• Joker Arroyo

See also

• Koalisyon ng Katapatan at Karanasan sa Kinabukasan (K-4), the name of the pro-Arroyo coalition in the 2004 elections.
• People Power Coalition, the name of pro-Arroyo coalition in the 2001 midterm elections.
• Lakas NUCD 1998 Senatorial Slate, the Ramos' administration's senatorial slate during the 1998 national elections
• Lakas–Laban Coalition, the name of the pro-Ramos coalition in the 1995 midterm elections.
• Genuine Opposition, TEAM Unity's rival coalition in the 2007 elections.
• Team PNoy

Notes

1. Rood, Steven (August 10, 2011). "Philippine senator resigns seat in election controversy with deep roots". asiafoundation.org. The Asia Foundation. Archived from the original on October 27, 2020. Retrieved January 14, 2022.
2. Mullenbach, Mark J. "Dynamic Analysis of Dispute Management (DADM) Project: 15. Philippines (1946-present)". uca.edu. Conway, Arkansas: Department of Political Science, University of Central Arkansas. Retrieved January 14, 2022.

External links

• TEAM Unity's Official Website