Paglaum Party (Negros Occidental)
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Paglaum Party
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| President | George Zulueta |
| Chairman | Bobby Montelibano |
| Founded | 1988 |
| Headquarters | Bacolod |
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Regionalism Nationalism |
| Political position | Center-right |
| National affiliation | Nacionalista Party |
Paglaum Party, officially the Partido Paglaum sang Banwa (lit. Party of the People's Hope), is a provincial political party in Negros Occidental, Philippines based in Bacolod.
Paglaum was established as the pioneer local political party in Negros Occidental by the late former Bacolod Mayor Alfredo Montelibano, Jr. in 1988 for his political run. Despite the similarity in names, Bukidnon Paglaum Party is not related to the Negros Occidental Paglaum Party.
After the incumbency of Mayor Montelibano, Paglaum Party continued as a minority party that fielded candidates to the City Council. One of the notable members and former members include:
Reactivated as a local party on December 14, 2015, Paglaum participated in the Bacolod local elections, 2016 under the Grupo Progreso Coalition of Mayor Evelio Leonardia. It fielded George Zulueta as a candidate but failed to gain a seat in the Bacolod City Council.
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