Lakas ng Bayan
Lakas ng Bayan (English: Power of the People), abbreviated as Laban, was a political party in the Philippines formed by Senator Benigno "Ninoy" Aquino Jr. for the 1978 Interim Batasang Pambansa regional elections. The party had 21 candidates for the Metro Manila area, all of whom lost, including Ninoy. The party's acronym (LABAN) is a Filipino word meaning "fight".
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| Abbreviation | LABAN |
| Founder | Benigno Aquino Jr. |
| Founded | 1978 |
| Dissolved | 1986 |
| Split from | Liberal Nacionalista |
| Merged into | PDP–Laban |
| National affiliation | UNIDO (1980-1986) Liberal (Salonga wing) Nacionalista (Laurel wing) PDP–Laban UNIDO (Laurel wing) Lakas ng Bansa NUCD |
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After Aquino's exile to the United States, the party was managed by the Aquino's brother-in-law, Jose "Peping" Cojuangco Jr.
By 1984, the party had formed a coalition with the Partido Demokratiko Pilipino of Aquilino Pimentel Jr., himself a LABAN party member. By 1986, the two parties were completely merged to form the Partido Demokratiko Pilipino–Lakas ng Bayan party or PDP–Laban.
The name "Lakas ng Bayan" would eventually be reused in the 1987 Philippine legislative elections as the name of a coalition led by the United Nationalist Democratic Organization party of President Corazon C. Aquino and Vice President Salvador H. Laurel.