Puwersa ng Masa

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Puwersa ng Masa (Force of the Masses) 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 in the 20^th of January. The coalition was lead by former First Lady Luisa Ejercito Estrada who is running for a Senate seat.

[edit] The Senatorial Slate

• Edgardo Angara, former Executive Secretary and former Senator
• Reuben Canoy, former Mayor of Cagayan de Oro City
• Noli de Castro (Independent), Journalist and TV and Radio Personality
• Miriam Defensor-Santiago, Senator
• Juan Ponce Enrile (Independent), Senator
• Luisa Ejercito-Estrada, former First Lady
• Gregorio Honasan (Independent), Senator
• Panfilo Lacson, former Chief of the Philippine National Police
• Jamby Madrigal, former Presidential Adviser on Children's Affairs
• Orlando Mercado (Independent), former National Defense Secretary and former Senator
• Ricardo "Dong" Puno, Lawyer, Journalist and TV Personality
• Ombra Tamano, medical doctor
• Santanina Rasul, former Senator

[edit] Election Results

The results of the elections were greatly affected by the turbulent days in the late days of the month of April and early days of the month of May, leading to EDSA III rebellion by thousands of pro-Estrada followers who mobbed Malacanang Palace during the early hours of May 1, 2001. Some believes that some senatorial candidates urged the people to rise against the government that led to the bloody May 1 Riots in Manila. As a result, the senatorial candidates paid their price by winning only 5 out of 13 possible seats in the Senate.

The winners from the opposition were:

• Edgardo Angara
• Noli de Castro
• Luisa Ejercito Estrada
• Gregorio Honasan
• Panfilo Lacson