30 years after its formal launching in March 1988, FDC has grown from 90founding members to over 250 organizations and individuals spread throughout the Philippines, from the National Capital Region and other parts of Luzon to campaign centers in Negros, Eastern Visayas, Iloilo, Cebu, and Southern and Western Mindanao.

As a citizen’s movement wherein members must agree on goals, FDC operates on the basis of consensus, as the norm in the decision making processes. Its coalition rules and ethics are designed to preserve the unity of its members.