People Power Coalition
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People Power Coalition (PPC) was the Philippine administration's coalition party in the May 14, 2001 midterm Legislative elections
Philippine general election, 2001
The senatorial election was held in the Philippines on May 14, 2001. Independent candidate Noli de Castro, a former television anchor of TV Patrol of ABS-CBN was announced as the topnotcher...
. The coalition was created after the EDSA Revolution of 2001 that ousted Joseph Estrada
Joseph Estrada
Joseph "Erap" Ejercito Estrada was the 13th President of the Philippines, serving from 1998 until 2001. Estrada was the first person in the Post-EDSA era to be elected both to the presidency and vice-presidency.Estrada gained popularity as a film actor, playing the lead role in over 100 films in...
from the presidency on January 20. The coalition include Lakas-National Union of Christian Democrats (NUCD)-Union of Muslim Democrats of the Philippines (UMDP), Liberal Party
Liberal Party (Philippines)
The Liberal Party of the Philippines is a liberal party in the Philippines, founded by then senators Senate President Manuel Roxas, Senate President Pro-Tempore Elpidio Quirino, and former 9th Senatorial District Senator Jose Avelino, on November 24, 1945 by a breakaway Liberal group from the...
, Nationalist People's Coalition
Nationalist People's Coalition
The Nationalist People's Coalition or NPC is a political party in the Philippines.-History:The Party was founded in 1991 after some members of the Nacionalista Party led by then Rizal Governor Isidro Rodriguez bolted from the Nacionalista Party after some disagreements with Nacionalista party...
, Aksyon Demokratiko, Nacionalista Party
Nacionalista Party
The Nacionalista Party is the oldest political party in the Philippines today and was responsible for leading the country throughout the majority of the 20th century since its founding in 1907...
, PDP-LABAN, REPORMA-LM
Partido ng Demokratikong Reporma-Lapiang Manggagawa
Reporma-LM ', or Reporma for short, is a political party in the Philippines...
(Democratic Reform Party), PROMDI
Probinsya Muna Development Initiative
The Probinsya Muna Development Initiative is a provincial political party in the Philippines based in Cebu....
and some major regional and party-list political parties.
Slogan
The Coalition devised an acronym for the 12 senatorial candidates of PPC which is: VOT FOR D CHAMMP (stands for Vote for the Champ or Champion) V stands for Villar; O for Osmeña; T for Tañada; F for Flavier; O for Obet, Pagdanganan's nickname; R for Recto; D for Drilon; C for Chatto; H for Herrera; A for Arroyo; M for Magsaysay; M for Monsod and P for Pangilinan.The Senatorial Slate
| Name | Party | Occupation |
|---|---|---|
| Joker Arroyo Joker Arroyo Joker Paz Arroyo is a Filipino lawyer, politician and Senator of the Republic of the Philippines. He has no direct relation with former Presidential spouse Jose Miguel Arroyo.-Early life and career:... |
Aksyon | Representative from Makati City Makati City The City of Makati is one of the 17 cities that make up Metro Manila, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. Makati is the financial center of the Philippines and one of the major financial, commercial and economic hubs in Asia... ; Lead Prosecutor from the Joseph Estrada Joseph Estrada Joseph "Erap" Ejercito Estrada was the 13th President of the Philippines, serving from 1998 until 2001. Estrada was the first person in the Post-EDSA era to be elected both to the presidency and vice-presidency.Estrada gained popularity as a film actor, playing the lead role in over 100 films in... Impeachment trial |
| Liwayway Vinzons-Chato Liwayway Vinzons-Chato Liwayway Vinzons-Chato is a Filipino politician. A member of the Liberal Party, she was elected as a Member of the House of Representatives, representing the Lone District of Camarines Norte beginning in 2007.... |
REPORMA-LM | former Bureau of Internal Revenue Bureau of Internal Revenue (Philippines) The Bureau of Internal Revenue is an attached agency of Department of Finance. BIR collects more than one-half of the total revenues of the government.-Functions:... Commissioner |
| Franklin Drilon Franklin Drilon Franklin Magtunao Drilon is a Filipino politician who served as President of the Senate of the Philippines in 2000 and from 2001 to 2006. Drilon currently serves his third term in the Senate... |
Independent | Senator |
| Juan Flavier Juan Flavier Juan Martin Flavier is a former politician from the Philippines. He was a former Secretary of the Department of Health and a senator. He was born in Tondo, Manila eventually moving to Baguio City where he finished his secondary studies at the Baguio City High School... |
Lakas-NUCD | Senator |
| Ernesto Herrera | Lakas-NUCD | former Senator |
| Ramon Magsaysay, Jr. Ramon Magsaysay, Jr. Ramón Banzon Magsaysay, Jr. is a political figure and senator of the Philippines.-Early life and career:Magsaysay Jr. was born in Manila to former President Ramón Magsaysay and Luz Banzon. He was 15 when his father was elected president and was 18 when his father died in a plane crash in Cebu... |
Lakas-NUCD | Senator and son of former President Ramon Magsaysay Ramon Magsaysay Ramón del Fierro Magsaysay was the third President of the Republic of the Philippines from December 30, 1953 until his death in a plane crash in 1957. He was elected President under the banner of the Nacionalista Party.-Early life:Ramon F... |
| Winnie Monsod | Aksyon | University of the Philippines School of Economics University of the Philippines School of Economics The University of the Philippines School of Economics is a degree-granting unit of the University of the Philippines Diliman , the national university of the Republic of the Philippines. It is situated in U.P.'s flagship campus in Diliman, Quezon City, where it is housed in the Philippine Center... Economist,professor and TV personality |
| Sergio Osmeña III | PDP-LABAN | Senator and 1998 Liberal Party Liberal Party (Philippines) The Liberal Party of the Philippines is a liberal party in the Philippines, founded by then senators Senate President Manuel Roxas, Senate President Pro-Tempore Elpidio Quirino, and former 9th Senatorial District Senator Jose Avelino, on November 24, 1945 by a breakaway Liberal group from the... Vice Presidential nominee (lost to Gloria Macapagal Arroyo) |
| Roberto Pagdanganan Roberto Pagdanganan Roberto M. Pagdanganan is a Filipino politician.-Personal life:Robert Pagdanganan was born to former councilor Juan T. Pagdanganan, Jr. and Mrs. Rosalina Mamangon Pagdanganan. He is brother of former Calumpit, Bulacan mayor Ramon Pagdanganan... |
Lakas-NUCD | former Governor of Bulacan Bulacan Bulacan , officially called the Province of Bulacan or simply Bulacan Province, is a first class province of the Republic of the Philippines located in the Central Luzon Region in the island of Luzon, north of Manila , and part of the Metro... and 1998 Lakas-NUCD presidential candidate (nomination lost to Jose de Venecia) |
| Francis Pangilinan | Liberal Liberal Party (Philippines) The Liberal Party of the Philippines is a liberal party in the Philippines, founded by then senators Senate President Manuel Roxas, Senate President Pro-Tempore Elpidio Quirino, and former 9th Senatorial District Senator Jose Avelino, on November 24, 1945 by a breakaway Liberal group from the... |
lawyer, former Quezon City councilor, TV personality and husband of movie and TV actress Sharon Cuneta Sharon Cuneta Sharon Cuneta-Pangilinan, better known as Sharon Cuneta, is a popular and multi-awarded Filipino singer, actress and TV host dubbed as Megastar of Philippine Entertainment, fondly called Mega by fans and people from the entertainment industry.... |
| Ralph Recto Ralph Recto Ralph Gonzalez Recto is a Filipino politician. Recto served as a member of the House of Representatives representing the 4th District of Batangas from 1992 to 2001. He was then elected to the Senate, serving from 2001 to 2007. In 2007, Recto run for reelection and lost because, as many analysts... |
Lakas-NUCD | Economist, Representative from Batangas and husband of movie and TV actress Vilma Santos Vilma Santos Maria Rosa Vilma Tuazon Santos-Recto commonly known as Vilma Santos-Recto or Ate Vi is a multi-awarded actress and politician... |
| Wigberto Tañada | Liberal Liberal Party (Philippines) The Liberal Party of the Philippines is a liberal party in the Philippines, founded by then senators Senate President Manuel Roxas, Senate President Pro-Tempore Elpidio Quirino, and former 9th Senatorial District Senator Jose Avelino, on November 24, 1945 by a breakaway Liberal group from the... |
Representative from Quezon, former Senator and grandson of former Senator Lorenzo Tañada Lorenzo Tañada Lorenzo Martinez Tañada was a Filipino politician. Elected to the first Philippine Senate in 1947, he was the longest-serving senator in Philippine history. He served as a Philippine senator for 24 years.-Early life:... |
| Manuel Villar Jr. | Independent | Representative from Las Piñas City Las Piñas City The City of Las Piñas is a city in the National Capital Region of the Philippines... and former Speaker of the House of Representatives (1998-2000) |
Election results
PPC got 8 out of 13 possible seats in the SenateSenate of the Philippines
The Senate of the Philippines is the upper chamber of the bicameral legislature of the Philippines, the Congress of the Philippines...
namely: (in order of votes received)
- Juan Flavier
- Sergio Osmeña III
- Franklin Drilon
- Joker Arroyo
- Ramon Magsaysay Jr.
- Manuel Villar Jr.
- Francis Pangilinan
- Ralph Recto
See also
- Puwersa ng MasaPuwersa ng MasaPuwersa ng Masa was the Philippine opposition's coalition party 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 was led by former First Lady Luisa Estrada who...
, People Power Coalition's rival coalition - Lakas NUCD 1998 Senatorial Slate, the Ramos' administration's senatorial slate during the 1998 national elections
- Lakas-Laban CoalitionLakas-Laban CoalitionLakas-Laban Coalition was the political coalition that was supported by the administration of Philippine President Fidel V. Ramos during the May 8, 1995 Midterm Legislative and Local elections...
, the name of the pro-Ramos coalition in the 1995 midterm elections.