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People Power Coalition (PPC) was the Philippine administration's coalition party 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 include 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.
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Slogan
The Coalition devised an acronym for the 12 senatorial candidates of PPC which is: VOT FOR D CHAMMP (stands for Vote for the Champ or Champion) V stands for Villar; O for Osmeña; T for Tañada; F for Flavier; O for Obet, Pagdanganan's nickname; 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 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 from Iloilo |
| Juan Flavier | Lakas-NUCD | Senator from Metro Manila |
| Ernesto Herrera | Lakas-NUCD | former Senator from Bohol |
| Ramon Magsaysay, Jr. | Lakas-NUCD | Senator from Zambales and son of former President Ramon Magsaysay |
| Solita "Mareng Winnie" Collas-Monsod | Aksyon | UP Economics professor and TV personality |
| Sergio Osmeña III | PDP-LABAN | Senator from Cebu and 1998 Liberal Party Vice Presidential nominee (lost to Gloria Macapagal Arroyo) |
| Roberto Pagdanganan | Lakas-NUCD | 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-NUCD | Representative from Batangas and husband of movie and TV actress Vilma Santos |
| Wigberto Tañada | Liberal | Representative from Quezon, former Senator from Quezon and grandson of former Senator Lorenzo Tañada |
| Manuel Villar Jr. | Independent | Representative from Las Piñas City and former Speaker of the House of Representatives (1998-2000) |
Election results
PPC got 8 out of 13 possible seats in the Senate namely: (in order of votes received)
- Juan Flavier
- Sergio Osmeña III
- Franklin Drilon
- Joker Arroyo
- Ramon Magsaysay Jr.
- Manuel Villar Jr.
- Francis Pangilinan
- Ralph Recto
See also
- Puwersa ng Masa, People Power Coalition's rival coalition
- Lakas NUCD 1998 Senatorial Slate, the Ramos' administration's senatorial slate during the 1998 national elections
- Lakas-Laban Coalition, the name of the pro-Ramos coalition in the 1995 midterm elections.
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