About Us

The Philippine Reformation Movement (PRM) is a civic and political reform organization in the Philippines. It champions broad national reforms, prioritizing changes to the country’s political structure and system of governance. The movement generally aligns with center-left principles.

PRM promotes federalism, parliamentarism, social liberalism, and democratic accountability through peaceful and democratic means. Beyond political reforms, the organization advocates for improvements in education, transportation infrastructure, and the agriculture and fisheries sectors. It also supports economic liberalization and environmental stewardship, aiming to achieve inclusive development and sustainable progress for the nation.

History

The Philippine Reformation Movement began under the leadership of Andrei Venturina, who served as its first chairperson. He was joined by his relative, Robert John Balagtas, in establishing the organization, which was first known as the Federal Parliamentary Movement of the Philippines. Its early mission focused on advocating for federalism and parliamentary reforms.

After Venturina stepped down, leadership transitioned to Artlee Dilema, who guided the group through a rebranding process. In December 2024, the organization adopted the name Philippine Reformation Movement. Under this new identity, PRM broadened its platform to include reforms in education, transportation, and the agriculture and fishery sectors. It further promotes economic liberalization, environmental protection, and stronger democratic and institutional reforms.

Political positions 

The Philippine Reformation Movement (PRM) promotes a reform-focused platform grounded in democratic values, including liberalism, social democracy, progressivism, and secular governance. It advocates shifting the Philippines to a federal-parliamentary system to decentralize power and strengthen regional political participation. PRM rejects personality-based and dynastic politics, prioritizing meritocracy, transparency, and people-centered governance. Its agenda includes reforms in civil service, education, transportation, agriculture, and fisheries, along with strong support for environmental sustainability.

The movement supports a mixed-market economy with responsible economic liberalization, investment encouragement, and robust labor protections to ensure fair and inclusive growth. Socially, PRM holds progressive positions, backing gender equality, LGBT rights, divorce legalization, and the protection of civil liberties grounded in secular and constitutional principles. It opposes both communism and fascism, rejects red-tagging, and defends pluralism and democratic freedoms. PRM is broadly characterized as center-left to left-wing, combining progressive social policies with reform-oriented and equitable economic governance.

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