People Power Coalition

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People Power Coalition
LeaderGloria Macapagal Arroyo
Senate leaderFranklin Drilon
SpokespersonConrado "Dodi" Limcaoco[1]
Founded2001
Dissolved2003
Succeeded by
Ideology
Political positionCentre
Coalition members
Colors  Yellow
SloganBagong Politika, Ating Pag-asa

People Power Coalition (PPC), formerly called "EDSA Forces",[2] was a Philippine administration-based 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.

Coalition members

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The coalition included Lakas,[3] the United Muslim Democrats of the Philippines, Liberal Party, the Nationalist People's Coalition, Aksyon Demokratiko,[3] Nacionalista Party, Partido Demokratiko Pilipino–Lakas ng Bayan, Partido para sa Demokratikong Reporma–Lapiang Manggagawa,[3] the Probinsya Muna Development Initiative,[3] and numerous major regional and party-list political parties.

Campaign

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Arroyo presented the PPC senatorial slate as members of "good governance" and "new politics".[4]

Election day

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In the voting day of May 2001 elections, PPC accused the Pwersa ng Masa camp of disinforming the public by saying that the PPC and the administration extends the voting hours into 5 o'clock of the afternoon.[5]

Slogan

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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 Chato; H for Herrera; A for Arroyo; M for Monsod; M for Magsaysay; and P for Pangilinan.

The Senatorial Slate

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Name Party Occupation Elected
Joker Arroyo Lakas former Executive Secretary, Representative from Makati; Lead Prosecutor from the Joseph Estrada Impeachment trial Yes
Liwayway Vinzons-Chato Independent former Bureau of Internal Revenue Commissioner No
Franklin Drilon Independent Senator, and former Secretary of Justice Yes
Juan Flavier Lakas Senator, and former Secretary of Health (1992–1995) Yes
Ernesto Herrera Lakas former Senator No
Ramon Magsaysay Jr. Lakas Senator Yes
Winnie Monsod Aksyon Former Director General of the National Economic Development Authority, economist, UP Economics professor and TV personality No
Serge Osmeña PDP–Laban Senator and 1998 Liberal Party vice presidential nominee (lost to Gloria Macapagal Arroyo) Yes
Roberto Pagdanganan Lakas former Governor of Bulacan and 1998 Lakas–NUCD presidential candidate (nomination lost to Jose de Venecia) No
Kiko Pangilinan Liberal lawyer, former Quezon City councilor and TV personality Yes
Ralph Recto Lakas Economist, Representative from Batangas 4th district Yes
Wigberto Tañada Liberal Representative from Quezon, former Senator No
Manny Villar Independent Representative from Las Piñas at-large, and former Speaker of the House of Representatives (1998–2000) Yes

Election results

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Legislative elections

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Senate Election Seats won +/– Result House Election House Seats +/– Result
2001[a]
8 / 13
 Increase 8 Majority 2001[b]
1 / 256
 Increase 1 Majority

Eight out of 13 candidates won the possible 13 seats in the Senate namely. These are, in order of votes received:

Criticism

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Miriam Defensor Santiago, a member of PPC's rival coalition Puwersa ng Masa mocked the coalition's abbreviation into Puro Palpak Coalition.[7] She also challenged the PPC's 13-0 movement that if it succeed, she should be gunned down in Luneta.[8]

Dissolve

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In October 2002, PPC is predicted to be dissolved, as Congressman Buyson Villarama said that the PPC could be divided into two factions: a group composed of the "purists and fundamentalists" among the EDSA Dos players, and the other consisting of "backsliders."[9] With the Partido Reporma, Aksyon, and Promdi left in November,[10] PPC was totally dissolved in December 2003 for the upcoming elections in May 2004, being replaced by K-4.[11]

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ Multi-party coalition: (3 from Lakas, 3 Independents, 1 from PDP–Laban, 1 from Liberal)
  2. ^ Only who stood under the PPC banner

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