People Power Coalition
People Power Coalition 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–CMD, the United Muslim Democrats of the Philippines, Liberal Party, the Nationalist People's Coalition, Aksyon Demokratiko, Nacionalista Party, PDP–Laban, Partido ng Demokratikong Reporma-Lapiang Manggagawa, the Probinsya Muna Development Initiative 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 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 Monsod; M for Magsaysay; 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 | Partido para sa Demokratikong Reporma | former Bureau of Internal Revenue Commissioner | |
Franklin Drilon | Independent | Senator | |
Juan Flavier | Lakas-CMD | Senator | |
Ernesto Herrera | Lakas-CMD | former Senator | |
Ramon Magsaysay Jr. | Lakas-CMD | 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 | |
Roberto Pagdanganan | Lakas-CMD | former Governor of Bulacan and 1998 Lakas-NUCD presidential candidate | |
Francis Pangilinan | Liberal | lawyer, former Quezon City councilor, TV personality and husband of movie and TV actress Sharon Cuneta | |
Ralph Recto | Lakas-CMD | 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 | |
Manuel Villar | Independent | Representative from Las Piñas City and former Speaker of the House of Representatives |
Election results
8 out of 13 candidates won the possible 13 seats in the Senate namely:- Joker Arroyo
- Franklin Drilon
- Juan Flavier
- Ramon Magsaysay Jr.
- Sergio Osmeña III
- Francis Pangilinan
- Ralph Recto
- Manuel Villar