People Power Coalition

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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)

See also

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