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{{Short description|2004 presidential campaign of Raul Roco}}
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{{Infobox election campaign
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| campaigned_for = [[2004 Philippine presidential election]]
| candidate =
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* '''[[Raul Roco]]'''
* [[Secretary of Education (Philippines)|Secretary of the Department of Educatiion]] (2001–2002)
* '''[[Herminio Aquino]]'''
* Vice Governor of Tarlac (1998–2001)
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| affiliation =
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* [[Aksyon Demokratiko]]
* [[PROMDI]]
* [[Partido para sa Demokratikong Reporma|Partido Reporma]]
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| status = Official launch: December 2003<br /> Lost election counting: May 24, 2004
| headquarters =
| slogan = Ang Bagong Pilipinas
| key_people =
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The '''[[2004 Philippine presidential election|2004 presidential campaign]] of [[Raul Roco]]''' was launched when he filed his certificate of candidacy on December 30, 2003. This is Roco's second attempt to chase the presidency.
== Pre-election ==
By mid-2003, President [[Gloria Macapagal Arroyo]] was poised to [[Gloria Macapagal Arroyo 2004 presidential campaign|run for president]] in [[2004 Philippine presidential election|2004 elections]].<ref>{{Cite news |last=Conde |first=Carlos H. |date=October 6, 2003 |title=Arroyo is poised to run in 2004 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2003/10/06/IHT-arroyo-is-poised-to-run-in-2004.html |work=[[The New York Times]]}}</ref> Raul Roco was offered by Arroyo to be his running mate, but he declined,<ref>{{Cite web |last=Crisostomo |first=Sheila |date=October 4, 2003 |title=Roco rejects offer to be Arroyo’s running mate |url=https://www.philstar.com/headlines/2003/10/04/223006/roco-rejects-offer-be-arroyo146s-running-mate |access-date=2024-10-19 |website=Philstar.com}}</ref> and insisted her to run as his vice president instead.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Crisostomo |first=Sheila |date=December 18, 2003 |title=Roco urges GMA to abandon bid |url=https://www.philstar.com/headlines/2003/12/18/232075/roco-urges-gma-abandon-bid |access-date=2024-10-19 |website=Philstar.com}}</ref>
On selection of running-mate after calling out Arroyo, Roco is considering former Cebu governor [[Lito Osmeña]], Senators [[Noli de Castro]], [[Loren Legarda]] and [[Manny Villar]] and [[Metropolitan Manila Development Authority|Metro Manila Development Authority]] chairman [[Bayani Fernando]] as his running mate. But he chose former Tarlac Vice Governor [[Herminio Aquino|Hermie Aquino]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Crisostomo |first=Sheila |date=November 2, 2003 |title=Roco to name running mate on Nov. 30 |url=https://www.philstar.com/headlines/2003/11/02/226404/roco-name-running-mate-nov-30 |access-date=2024-10-19 |website=Philstar.com}}</ref>
He also revealed the party's Agenda of Hope on December 1, 2003.<ref name=":3">{{Cite web |last=Crisostomo |first=Sheila |date=December 1, 2003 |title=Roco: Let us restore hope, pride in Pinoys |url=https://www.philstar.com/headlines/2003/12/01/229884/roco-let-us-restore-hope-pride-pinoys |access-date=2024-10-17 |website=Philstar.com}}</ref>
== Senate slate ==
Roco's [[Aksyon Demokratiko|Aksyon]] forged an alliance with [[Renato de Villa|Rene de Villa's]] [[Partido para sa Demokratikong Reporma|Partido Reporma]], and [[Lito Osmeña|Lito Osmeña's]] [[PROMDI]] to form their ''Alyansa ng Pag-asa'' slate.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Crisostomo |first=Sheila |date=November 25, 2003 |title=New alliance boosts Roco’s 2004 poll bid |url=https://www.philstar.com/headlines/2003/11/25/229168/new-alliance-boosts-roco146s-2004-poll-bid |access-date=2024-10-17 |website=Philstar.com}}</ref> Former bowler [[Bong Coo]],<ref>{{Cite web |last=Crisostomo |first=Sheila |date=February 11, 2004 |title=Roco prays for blessings |url=https://www.philstar.com/headlines/2004/02/11/238465/roco-prays-blessings |access-date=2024-08-28 |website=Philstar.com}}</ref> Nicanor Gatmaytan Jr., Nueva Ecija politician [[Eduardo Nonato Joson]], Atty. Batas Mauricio, TV personality [[Jay Sonza]], and former bureaucrat [[Perfecto Yasay Jr.|Perfecto Yasay]] selected in the slate, with the inclusion of former Solicitor General [[Francisco Chavez]] from Reporma.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |last=Crisostomo |first=Sheila |last2=Araneta |first2=Sandy |date=April 29, 2004 |title=Roco not backing out of race |url=https://www.philstar.com/headlines/2004/04/29/248047/roco-not-backing-out-race |access-date=2024-10-17 |website=Philstar.com}}</ref>
The slate was nickanamed '''JC JC GaBaY''', with '''J''' for Jay Sonza, '''C''' for Chavez, '''J''' for Joson, '''C''' for Coo, '''Ga''' for Gatmaytan, '''Ba''' for Batas Mauricio, and '''Y''' for Yasay.<ref>{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=Siz-r8rZQQg |title=Sugod sa Bagong Pilipinas - Raul Roco |date=2024-05-02 |last=Dann Garcia |access-date=2024-11-24 |via=YouTube}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable"
!Name
!Party
!Occupation
!Elected
|-
|[[Francisco Chavez]]
|[[Partido para sa Demokratikong Reporma|Reporma]]
|Former Solicitor General
|[[File:X_mark.svg|17x17px|No]]
|-
|[[Bong Coo]]
|[[Aksyon Demokratiko|Aksyon]]
|Former athlete
|[[File:X_mark.svg|17x17px|No]]
|-
|Nicanor Gatmaytan Jr.
|[[Aksyon Demokratiko|Aksyon]]
|
|[[File:X_mark.svg|17x17px|No]]
|-
|[[Eduardo Nonato Joson]]
|[[Aksyon Demokratiko|Aksyon]]
|Nueva Ecija Governor
|[[File:X_mark.svg|17x17px|No]]
|-
|Batas Mauricio
|[[Aksyon Demokratiko|Aksyon]]
|
|[[File:X_mark.svg|17x17px|No]]
|-
|[[Jay Sonza]]
|[[Aksyon Demokratiko|Aksyon]]
|TV personality
|[[File:X_mark.svg|17x17px|No]]
|-
|[[Perfecto Yasay Jr.|Perfecto Yasay]]
|[[Aksyon Demokratiko|Aksyon]]
|Former bureaucrat
|[[File:X_mark.svg|17x17px|No]]
|}
== Surveys and support to alliance ==
Roco performed second to third in surveys, but due to his health problem or prostate cancer suffering, he needs to go overseas for treatment. Unfortunately for him and the party, some of the supporters left his campaign, and insisted that he will not backout.<ref name=":1" /><ref>{{Cite web |date=April 29, 2004 |title=Roco balik na,pero alyansa basag na |url=https://www.philstar.com/bansa/2004/04/29/248113/roco-balik-napero-alyansa-basag-na |access-date=2024-10-17 |website=Philstar.com}}</ref> Also, the party feared vote buying initiated by President Arroyo's [[Lakas–CMD (1991)|Lakas–CMD]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Crisostomo |first=Sheila |date=April 23, 2004 |title=Alyansa fears massive vote-buying |url=https://www.philstar.com/headlines/2004/04/23/247315/alyansa-fears-massive-vote-buying |access-date=2024-10-17 |website=Philstar.com}}</ref>
== Result ==
Roco and the whole Alyansa lost the election, but he later called out Arroyo about her [[Hello Garci scandal|controversial election victory]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Crisostomo |first=Sheila |date=May 3, 2004 |title=‘Bong’ votes should go to Coo, not Revilla’ |url=https://www.philstar.com/news-commentary/2004/05/03/248548/145bong146-votes-should-go-coo-not-revilla146 |access-date=2024-08-28 |website=Philstar.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Crisostomo |first=Sheila |date=May 18, 2004 |title=Roco concedes to GMA |url=https://www.philstar.com/headlines/2004/05/18/250414/roco-concedes-gma |access-date=2024-10-17 |website=Philstar.com}}</ref>
In August 2005, Roco died at the age of 63.<ref name=":2">{{Cite web |last=Crisostomo |first=Sheila |date=August 6, 2005 |title=Roco succumbs to cancer; 63 |url=https://www.philstar.com/headlines/2005/08/06/290072/roco-succumbs-cancer-63 |access-date=2024-10-17 |website=Philstar.com}}</ref>
== References ==
{{reflist}}
{{Candidates in the Philippine presidential election, 2004}}
[[Category:2004 Philippine presidential election]]
[[Category:Election campaigns in the Philippines]]