# Kabalikat ng Malayang Pilipino

The Kabalikat ng Malayang Pilipino (KAMPI) (transl. Shoulder of the Free Filipino), formerly known as the Kabalikat ng Mamamayang Pilipino (transl. Shoulders of the Filipino People), was a political party in the Philippines. It is the main party of former President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo. In June 2008, Kampi merged into the Lakas–CMD.

## History
### Formation and 1998 elections

KAMPI was formed during the run up to the 1998 presidential elections as the vehicle for then Senator Arroyo's presidential campaign, after she defected from the Laban ng Demokratikong Pilipino, the party she had been with since she was first elected in 1995. Vicente Sotto III was picked to be her running mate. Before the filing of candidacies, she decided to be the running mate of then Lakas-NUCD-UMDP presidential hopeful Jose de Venecia. As a result, KAMPI coalesced with Lakas-NUCD-UMDP during the 1998 presidential elections.

### 2004 elections

There were no results available of the last elections for the House of Representatives, but according to the website of the House, the party holds 26 out of 235 seats (State of the Parties, June 2005). The party was at the 2004 elections member of the Koalisyon ng Katapatan at Karanasan sa Kinabukasan (K-4, Coalition of Truth and Experience for Tomorrow), the coalition that supported president Gloria Macapagal Arroyo's campaign. who won the 2004 presidential elections. Many legislators of the Lakas-Christian Muslim Democrats defected to Kampi.
As of March 24, 2007, KAMPI is said to have 67 members of the House of Representatives, 23 provincial governors, and 650 out of the 1610 mayors all over the country. In the May 14, 2007 election, the party won 47 seats.
On January 31, 2008, Kabalikat ng Malayang Pilipino (KAMPI) announced that 134 congressman signed a manifesto of "loss of confidence" versus Speaker Jose de Venecia, Jr. Camarines Sur 2nd District Rep. Luis Villafuerte, KAMPI president, said the successor should be Davao City 1st district Rep. Prospero Nograles.

### Merger with Lakas

Former President and Lakas–CMD Chairman Emeritus Fidel V. Ramos announced on February 6, 2008, that Lakas-CMD would be the surviving entity after its merger with KAMPI.
Gloria Macapagal Arroyo on June 18, 2008, confirmed the historical merger of the Lakas Christian Muslim Democrats (Lakas–CMD) and the Kabalikat ng Malayang Pilipino (Kampi) parties. Both parties adopted the “equity of the incumbent” principle, as the merger will account for almost 200 national and 8,000 local officials, amid Mrs. Arroyo's prediction of 2010 elections victory. Prospero Nograles, Lakas President and Kampi Chair Ronaldo Puno signed the covenant at the Davao City regional caucus. In September 30, 2009, the party merger was approved by COMELEC.

### Post-merger

After the merger, by 2009 the newly merged party was raided by opposition bets to strengthen their legislative force for the 2010 elections.
In 2011, Ronnie Puno and Pabling Garcia and their supporters broke away from Lakas to found the National Unity Party. The party was aimed to support then-President Benigno Aquino III.

## Electoral performance
### Presidential and vice presidential elections

| Year | Presidential election | Presidential election | Presidential election | Vice presidential election | Vice presidential election | Vice presidential election |
| Year | Candidate | Vote share | Result | Candidate | Vote share | Result |
| 1998 | None | None | Joseph Estrada (PMP) | Gloria Macapagal Arroyo | 49.56% | Gloria Macapagal Arroyo (Lakas/KAMPI) |
| 2004 | Gloria Macapagal Arroyo | 39.99% | Gloria Macapagal Arroyo (Lakas/KAMPI) | None | None | Noli de Castro (Independent) |

### Legislative elections

| House elections | House Seats won | Result | President | Senate elections | Senate Seats won | Ticket | Result |
| 1998 | 0 / 257 | Lakas plurality | Joseph Estrada | 1998 | Not participating | Not participating | LAMMP win 7/12 seats |
| 2001 | 3 / 256 | Lakas plurality | Gloria Macapagal Arroyo | 2001 | Not participating | Not participating | People Power Coalition win 8/13 seats |
| 2004 | 30 / 261 | Lakas plurality | Gloria Macapagal Arroyo | 2004 | Not participating | Not participating | K4 win 7/12 seats |
| 2007 | 44 / 271 | Lakas plurality | Gloria Macapagal Arroyo | 2007 | 1 / 12 | TEAM Unity | Genuine Opposition win 8/12 seats |

#### Note

* ↑ Arroyo's running mate was Jose De Venecia of the Lakas.
* ↑ Arroyo mainly running under Lakas–CMD
* ↑ Arroyo mainly running under Lakas–CMD
* ↑ Arroyo's running mate was Senator Noli De Castro who is an independent.
* ↑ 2 of KAMPI members are running under Lakas–CMD and another 1 under Laban ng Demokratikong Pilipino
* ↑ 4 of KAMPI members are running under Lakas–CMD and another 1 under Nationalist People's Coalition

## Notable members

* Gloria Macapagal Arroyo – Chairman Emeritus; 14th Philippine President, also a member of Lakas
* Ronaldo Puno – Chairman and co-founder of National Unity Party, a breakaway party of Lakas Kampi
* Jose "Peping" Cojuangco, Jr. – Vice Chairman, and former LDP co-founder
* Luis Villafuerte, Sr. – President
* Joker Arroyo – Two-term Senator, second term ran under KAMPI, Two term Congressman
* Manny Pacquiao – World athlete, lost in 2007 congressional elections while in the party.
* Pablo P. Garcia – Former Cebu Governor and co-founder of National Unity Party
* Gwen Garcia – Cebu Governor