People Power Coalition
Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. 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-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, REPORMA-LM (Democratic Reform Party), PROMDI 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 Magsaysay; M for Monsod 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 |  |
| Liwayway Vinzons-Chato | REPORMA-LM | former Bureau of Internal Revenue Commissioner |  |
| Franklin Drilon | Independent | Senator | |
| Juan Flavier | Lakas-NUCD | Senator | |
| Ernesto Herrera | Lakas-NUCD | former Senator | |
| Ramon Magsaysay, Jr. | Lakas-NUCD | Senator and son of former President Ramon Magsaysay | |
| Winnie Monsod | Aksyon | University of the Philippines School of Economics Economist,professor and TV personality | |
| Sergio Osmeña III | PDP-LABAN | Senator and 1998 Liberal Party Vice Presidential nominee (lost to Gloria Macapagal Arroyo) | |
| Obet Pandanganan | Lakas-NUCD | former Governor of Bulacan and 1998 Lakas-NUCD presidential candidate (nomination lost to Jose de Venecia) | |
| Kiko Pangilinan | Liberal | lawyer, former Quezon City councilor, TV personality and husband of movie and TV actress Sharon Cuneta | |
| Ralph Recto | Lakas-NUCD | Economist, Representative from Batangas and husband of movie and TV actress Vilma Santos | |
| Wigberto Tañada | Liberal | Representative from Quezon, former Senator and grandson of former Senator Lorenzo Tañada | |
| Manny Villar | Independent | Representative from Las Piñas City and former Speaker of the House of Representatives (1998-2000) | |
Election results
8 out of 13 candidates won the possible 13 seats in the Senate namely: (in order of votes received)
- Joker Arroyo
- Franklin Drilon
- Juan Flavier
- Ramon Magsaysay Jr.
- Sergio Osmeña III
- Kiko Pangilinan
- Ralph Recto
- Manny Villar
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.
