After the Lakas-NUCD party was reduced to 25 members at the height of the Charter-change debate in 1999 and became the minority bloc in the House, six young congressmen became media sensations due to their fervent opposition to the issue of making changes to the Philippine Constitution.
This group came to be dubbed by the media as the "Spice Boys", effectively becoming the face and voice of the opposition.
[7] The group consisted of: After the Second EDSA Revolution, the Spice Boys were assigned key positions in the Arroyo administration.
In 2003, the Spice Boys pledged their support for Gloria Macapagal Arroyo's 2004 Presidential campaign.
Defensor became head of the Housing and Urban Development Coordinating Council, while Braganza took over as agrarian reform secretary.