Kilusang Bagong Lipunan
The New Society Movement (Filipino: Kilusang Bagong Lipunan, KBL), formerly named the New Society Movement of United Nationalists, Liberals, et cetera (Filipino: Kilusang Bagong Lipunan ng Nagkakaisang Nacionalista, Liberal, at iba pa, KBLNNL), is a right-wing political party in the Philippines. It was first formed in 1978 as an umbrella coalition of parties supporting then-President Ferdinand E. Marcos for the Interim Batasang Pambansa (the unicameral parliament) and was his political vehicle during his 20-year regime. It was reorganized as a political party in 1986, and is the furthest to the right of the political spectrum among active parties after Marcos' ouster.
New Society Movement Kilusang Bagong Lipunan | |
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| President | Efren "Rambo" Rafanan |
| Chairman | Imelda Marcos (emerita) |
| Secretary-General | Joeme Erroba |
| Founder | Ferdinand Marcos Sr. |
| Founded | February 1978 |
| Split from | Nacionalista Liberal |
| Headquarters | 3rd Floor Narsan Bldg. West 4th, Brgy. West Triangle, Quezon City Quezon City |
| Ideology | Conservatism Anti-communism Libertarianism Historical: Authoritarianism |
| Political position | Right-wing |
| National affiliation | UniTeam |
| Colors | Blue, white, red, and yellow |
| Seats in the Senate | 0 / 24 |
| Seats in the House of Representatives | 0 / 316 |
| Provincial governorships | 1 / 81 |
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Since 1986, the KBL has contested in most of the national and local elections in the Philippines, but retained a single seat in the House of Representatives in Ilocos Norte, which was held by former First Lady Imelda Marcos until 2019.