The Lapiang Bagong Lakas ng Nueva Ecija (BALANE; New People Power Party of Nueva Ecija)[1][2] is a provincial political party based in Nueva Ecija, Philippines, which was formerly affiliated with the Nationalist People's Coalition (NPC), then the Kabalikat ng Malayang Pilipino (KAMPI) and finally back to NPC when KAMPI merged with Lakas–CMD to become Lakas Kampi CMD and the rival party Unang Sigaw became its local affiliate.
Joson, who would serve as provincial governor for at least three decades,[3][4] was replaced earlier in 1986 by Emmanuel Santos as OIC appointed by the Aquino administration.
[9][16] It was allied with Lapian ng Masang Pilipino during the Estrada presidency[17] and the Arroyo administration's Lakas–CMD (Christian Muslim Democrats) in the 2004 elections.
[4][10] Umali later defeated the party's standard bearers, another vice governor Edward Thomas Joson (in 2010)[14][21] and first district representative Josefina Manuel–Joson (in 2013, chairperson by that time[3]).
[23] Tomas III was the chairperson of Balane when the clan decided to support the candidacy of former fourth district representative Rodolfo Antonino, ran under the party's ally United Nationalist Alliance, instead of joining the gubernatorial elections in 2016.