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Otso Diretso

Otso Diretso
LeaderLeni Robredo
Founded2018 (2018)
Dissolved2019
Preceded byKoalisyon ng Daang Matuwid
Succeeded byTeam Robredo–Pangilinan
IdeologyLiberalism
Political positionCentre to centre-left
Coalition membersLiberal
Akbayan
Magdalo
Aksyon Demokratiko
SloganMakinig. Matuto. Kumilos.
(English: Listen. Learn. Act.)
Website
http://otsodiretso.ph

Otso Diretso (transl. Straight Eight IPA: [ˈɔtʃɔ dɪˈrɛtʃɔ]), initially called the Oposisyon Koalisyon[1] (transl. Opposition Coalition) was an electoral alliance formed to field candidates for the 2019 Philippine general election, in opposition to President Rodrigo Duterte.[2][3] Otso Diretso fielded eight candidates (otso is the Filipino language literal translation of the Spanish word for "eight" or ocho) for the Senate election from the Liberal, Akbayan, Magdalo Party-List, and Aksyon Demokratiko parties. Senator Francis Pangilinan, president of the Liberal Party, served as the campaign manager.[4]

None of the eight senatorial candidates under Otso Diretso won a seat.[5] It was the first time in the history of the current bicameral composition of the Philippine Congress under the 1987 Constitution that the opposition failed to win a seat in one of the chambers, and the first time since the 1938 election that the opposition failed to win a single seat in a legislative election.

  1. ^ "Robredo leads intro of 'Oposisyon Koalisyon' Senate bets". philstar.com. Retrieved December 11, 2018.
  2. ^ "Robredo leads intro of 'Oposisyon Koalisyon' Senate bets". philstar.com. Retrieved December 11, 2018.
  3. ^ "Opposition completes 8-member senatorial slate for 2019 polls | Inquirer News". newsinfo.inquirer.net. October 16, 2018. Retrieved December 11, 2018.
  4. ^ Roxas, Pathricia Ann (February 11, 2019). "Pangilinan: Otso Diretso to focus on easing Filipino lives". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved April 18, 2019.
  5. ^ Cabico, Gaea Katreena (May 22, 2019). "Opposition slate Otso Diretso suffers a resounding loss". The Philippine Star. Archived from the original on June 3, 2019. Retrieved January 30, 2021.

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