Laban ng Makabayang Masang Pilipino


The Laban ng Makabayang Masang Pilipino was the umbrella political coalition party of the opposition during the 1998 Philippine presidential election that led to the presidency of then Vice President Joseph Estrada. It was the largest political party of that time, uniting the major parties of Senator Edgardo Angara 's Laban ng Demokratikong Pilipino, tycoon Eduardo Cojuangco Jr.'s Nationalist People's Coalition, Vice President Joseph Estrada's Partido ng Masang Pilipino and along with minor and regional parties. Estrada's running mate, Senator Edgardo Angara lost to Senator Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo. Joseph Estrada won against runner-up then House Speaker Jose de Venecia with 3.1 million plurality.
After the 1998 elections, the party's name was changed into Lapian ng Masang Pilipino, as the "struggle" ended with Estrada's victory.

Slogan

The coalition devised an acronym for the Senate slate which is: TPW, JOBS and LABOR. T stands for Torres; P for Pimentel; W for Webb; J for Jaworski; O for Ople; B for Bagatsing; S for Sotto; L for Lagman; A for Aquino-Oreta; B for Biazon; O for Osmeña; R for Romero.

The Senatorial Slate

The following are the official senatorial slate of the Laban ng Makabayang Masang Pilipino in the 1998 National Elections.
NamePartyOccupation
Tessie Aquino-OretaLDPRepresentative from Malabon-Navotas
Ramon Bagatsing Jr.LDPRepresentative from Manila
Rodolfo BiazonLDPSenator
Robert S. JaworskiPMPprofessional basketball player
Edcel C. LagmanLDPRepresentative from Albay
Blas OpleLDPSenator
John Henry OsmeñaNPCFormer Senator; Incumbent Cebu Representative
Aquilino Pimentel Jr.PDP-Labanformer Senator
Miguel Luis RomeroLDPRepresentative from Negros Oriental
Vicente Sotto IIILDPSenator
Ruben D. TorresIndependentFormer Executive Secretary
Freddie WebbLDPSenator

Election results

The success of the coalition was partly because of the popularity of its main man, Vice President Joseph Estrada who won the elections. His senatorial slate also gained majority of 7 out of 12 available seats in the Senate.
They were:
Also, the coalition gained great majority in the House of Representatives and majority of elected local officials are members of the coalition.
During the 2001 Midterm Legislative Elections, LAMMP was abolished and was replaced by a new coalition of Pro-Estrada legislators led by the Laban ng Demokratikong Pilipino of Edgardo Angara, named Puwersa ng Masa led by Estrada's wife, Luisa Ejercito Estrada.