People Power Coalition

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–CMD, the United Muslim Democrats of the Philippines (UMDP), Liberal Party, the Nationalist People's Coalition, Aksyon Demokratiko, Nacionalista Party, PDP–Laban, Partido ng Demokratikong Reporma-Lapiang Manggagawa (Democratic Reform Party), the Probinsya Muna Development Initiative and some major regional and party-list political parties.

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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 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 (lost to Gloria Macapagal Arroyo)
Roberto Pagdanganan Lakas-CMD former Governor of Bulacan and 1998 Lakas-NUCD presidential candidate (nomination lost to Jose de Venecia)
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 (1998-2000)

Election results

8 out of 13 candidates won the possible 13 seats in the Senate namely: (in order of votes received)

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