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People Power Coalition

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The logo of the People Power Coalition

People Power Coalition (PPC) was the Philippine administration's political multi-party electoral alliance in the May 14, 2001 midterm Legislative elections. The coalition was created after the EDSA Revolution of 2001 that ousted Joseph Estrada from the presidency on January 20. The coalition included Lakas–CMD, the United Muslim Democrats of the Philippines (UMDP), Liberal Party, the Nationalist People's Coalition, Aksyon Demokratiko, Nacionalista Party, PDP–Laban, Partido ng Demokratikong Reporma-Lapiang Manggagawa (Democratic Reform Party), the Probinsya Muna Development Initiative and some major regional and party-list political parties.

Slogan

The Coalition devised an acronym for the 13 senatorial candidates of PPC which is: VOT FOR D CHAMMP (stands for Vote for the Champ or Champion) V for Villar; O for Osmeña; T for Tañada; F for Flavier; O for Obet, R for Recto; D for Drilon; C for Chatto; H for Herrera; A for Arroyo; M for Monsod; M for Magsaysay; and P for Pangilinan.

The Senatorial Slate

Name Party Occupation Elected
Joker Arroyo Aksyon Representative from Makati City; Lead Prosecutor from the Joseph Estrada Impeachment trial Yes
Liwayway Vinzons-Chato Partido para sa Demokratikong Reporma former Bureau of Internal Revenue Commissioner No
Franklin Drilon Independent Senator Yes
Juan Flavier Lakas–CMD Senator Yes
Ernesto Herrera Lakas–CMD former Senator No
Ramon Magsaysay Jr. Lakas–CMD Senator and son of former President Ramon Magsaysay Yes
Winnie Monsod Aksyon University of the Philippines School of Economics Economist, professor and TV personality No
Serge Osmeña PDP–Laban Senator and 1998 Liberal Party Vice Presidential nominee (lost to Gloria Macapagal Arroyo) Yes
Roberto Pagdanganan Lakas–CMD former Governor of Bulacan and 1998 Lakas-NUCD presidential candidate (nomination lost to Jose de Venecia) No
Francis Pangilinan Liberal lawyer, former Quezon City councilor, TV personality and husband of movie and TV actress Sharon Cuneta Yes
Ralph Recto Lakas–CMD Economist, Representative from Batangas and husband of movie and TV actress Vilma Santos Yes
Wigberto Tañada Liberal Representative from Quezon, former Senator and grandson of former Senator Lorenzo Tañada No
Manuel Villar Independent Representative from Las Piñas City and former Speaker of the House of Representatives (1998-2000) Yes

Election results

8 out of 13 candidates won the possible 13 seats in the Senate namely: (in order of votes received)

See also

  • Puwersa ng Masa, People Power Coalition's rival coalition
  • Lakas NUCD 1998 Senatorial Slate, the Ramos' administration's senatorial slate during the 1998 national elections
  • Lakas-Laban Coalition, the name of the pro-Ramos coalition in the 1995 midterm elections.
  • Hugpong ng Pagbabago,
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