Koalisyong Pambansa

{{Short description|Political alliance in Philippines}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=April 2022}}

{{Use Philippine English|date=December 2022}}

{{Infobox political party

| name = Koalisyong Pambansa

| colorcode = {{party color|Liberal Party (Philippines)}}

| leader = Aquilino Pimentel Jr.
Jovito Salonga

| foundation = 1992

| ideology = Liberalism
Social democracy
Progressivism

| position = Center-left

| headquarters = Metro Manila

| country = the Philippines

| affiliation1_title = Coalition members

| affiliation1 = Liberal
PDP-Laban

}}

The Koalisyong Pambansa ({{translation|National Coalition}}) was the coalition formed by the Liberal Party and the PDP–Laban for the 1992 Philippine general election. The coalition was seen to lean left-of-center.{{Cite journal|last=Teehankee|first=Julio C.|date=2009|title=Citizen-Party Linkages in the Philippines:Failure to Connect?|url=https://library.fes.de/pdf-files/bueros/philippinen/07131.pdf|journal=Reforming the Philippine Political Party System: Ideas and Iniiatives, Debates and Dynamics|publisher=Friedrich Ebert Stiftung}} It emerged as a coalition between activists and liberals, supporting candidates who explicitly adopted progressive positions.{{Cite book|last=Case|first=William|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=LSkEAQAAQBAJ&dq=%22Koalisyon+Pambansa%22&pg=PA111|title=Contemporary Authoritarianism in Southeast Asia: Structures, Institutions and Agency|date=2013-09-27|publisher=Routledge|isbn=978-1-317-98832-8|pages=111|language=en}}

The coalition nominated Jovito Salonga of the Liberal Party for president, and PDP–Laban founder Aquilino Pimentel Jr. for vice president. It had a 23-person slate for the Senate election, and had common candidates in the House of Representatives elections. The coalition was cash strapped, as both Salonga and Pimentel voted to evict the U.S. bases in the country, a move which was unfavorably seen by the business community.{{Cite web|title=Two incidents that stand out in Nene Pimentel's political life|url=https://opinion.inquirer.net/124898/two-incidents-that-stand-out-in-nene-pimentels-political-life|last=INQUIRER.net|website=opinion.inquirer.net|language=en|access-date=2020-05-31}} Both Salonga and Pimentel ultimately lost, with Salonga finishing sixth of seven candidates, just behind Imelda Marcos, the former first lady.{{Cite book|last1=Silliman|first1=G. Sidney|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=0kUA0vs63KkC&dq=Koalisyong+Pambansa&pg=PA295|title=Organizing for Democracy: Ngos, Civil Society, and the Philippine State|last2=Noble|first2=Lela Garner|date=1998|publisher=University of Hawaii Press|isbn=978-0-8248-2043-5|pages=100|language=en}} Wigberto Tañada won the coalition's sole seat in the Senate, and several congressmen and local officials won.{{Cite book|last=Abinales|first=Patricio|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=NS9bDwAAQBAJ&dq=Koalisyong+Pambansa&pg=PA100|title=The Revolution Falters: The Left in Philippine Politics after 1986|date=2018-05-31|publisher=Cornell University Press|isbn=978-1-5017-1902-8|pages=107|language=en}}