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. The coalition was created after the EDSA Revolution of 2001 that ousted Joseph Estrada 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, Nationalist People's Coalition, Aksyon Demokratiko, Nacionalista Party, PDP-LABAN, Partido ng Demokratikong Reporma-Lapiang Manggagawa (Democratic Reform Party) and some major regional and party-list political parties.

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[edit] 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.

[edit] The Senatorial Slate

Name Party Occupation
Joker Arroyo Aksyon Representative from Makati City; Lead Prosecutor from the Joseph Estrada Impeachment trial
Liwayway Vinzons-Chato REPORMA-LM former Bureau of Internal Revenue Commissioner
Franklin Drilon Independent Senator from Iloilo
Juan Flavier Lakas-NUCD Senator from Metro Manila
Ernesto Herrera Lakas-NUCD former Senator from Bohol
Ramon Magsaysay, Jr. Lakas-NUCD Senator from Zambales and son of former President Ramon Magsaysay
Solita "Mareng Winnie" Collas-Monsod Aksyon UP Economics professor and TV personality
Sergio Osmeña III PDP-Laban Senator from Cebu and 1998 Liberal Party Vice Presidential nominee (lost to Gloria Macapagal Arroyo)
Roberto Pagdanganan Lakas-NUCD former Governor of Bulacan and 1998 Lakas-NUCD presidential candidate (nomination lost to Jose de Venecia)
Francis Pangilinan Liberal lawyer, former Quezon City councilor, TV personality and husband of movie and TV actress Sharon Cuneta
Ralph Recto Lakas-NUCD Representative from Batangas and husband of movie and TV actress Vilma Santos
Wigberto Tañada Liberal Representative from Quezon, former Senator from Quezon and grandson of former Senator Lorenzo Tañada
Manuel Villar Jr. Lakas-NUCD Representative from Las Piñas City and former Speaker of the House of Representatives (1998-2000)

[edit] Election Results

PPC got 8 out of 13 possible seats in the Senate 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

[edit] See also