History
The party was formed in response to the Sugbuak, or the failed Cebu-split movement, in time for the 2007 general elections. A brainchild of three Cebuano representatives who were in their last terms of office, Sugbuak entailed the supposed splitting of Cebu province into four independent provinces.
In founding One Cebu, the Garcia family and their supporters capitalized on the widespread opposition to the Sugbuak movement, declaring that there is only one Cebu; hence, the party's name. They later left the Lakas-Christian Muslim Democrats, once the dominant majority party in national politics, and joined former President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo's political party, the Kabalikat ng Malayang Pilipino (Kampi). The party's strength is further bolstered by internal alliances with the Alang sa Kalambuan ug Kalinaw (Alayon) party in the first district, led by the Gullas family, and the Barog Alang sa Kauswagan ug Demokrasya (Bakud) party of the Durano family in the fifth district. This is said to be reason for Gov. Garcia's wide margin (by around half a million votes) in the votes cast for governor in the 2007 elections.
A year after Benigno Aquino III was elected President of the Philippines in 2010, One Cebu again switched party allegiance—this time, to the National Unity Party, of which former Cebu governor Pablo Garcia is a member.
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