People Power Coalition | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Leader | Gloria Macapagal Arroyo |
| Senate leader | Franklin Drilon |
| Spokesperson | Conrado "Dodi" Limcaoco[1] |
| Founded | 2001 |
| Dissolved | 2003 |
| Succeeded by | |
| Ideology | |
| Political position | Centre |
| Coalition members | |
| Colors | Yellow |
| Slogan | Bagong Politika, Ating Pag-asa |
People Power Coalition(PPC), formerly called "EDSA Forces",[2] was a Philippine administration-based political multi-partyelectoral alliance in theMay 14, 2001 midterm legislative elections. The coalition was created after theEDSA Revolution of 2001 that oustedJoseph Estrada from the presidency.
The coalition includedLakas,[3] the United Muslim Democrats of the Philippines,Liberal Party, theNationalist People's Coalition,Aksyon Demokratiko,[3]Nacionalista Party,Partido Demokratiko Pilipino–Lakas ng Bayan,Partido para sa Demokratikong Reporma–Lapiang Manggagawa,[3] theProbinsya Muna Development Initiative,[3] and numerous major regional and party-list political parties.
Arroyo presented the PPC senatorial slate as members of "good governance" and "new politics".[4]
In the voting day of May 2001 elections, PPC accused thePwersa 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]
The Coalition devised an acronym for the 13 senatorial candidates of PPC which is:VOT FOR D CHAMMP (stands forVote 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; andP for Pangilinan.
| Name | Party | Occupation | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|
| Joker Arroyo | Lakas | formerExecutive Secretary, Representative fromMakati; Lead Prosecutor from theJoseph Estrada Impeachment trial |  |
| Liwayway Vinzons-Chato | Independent | formerBureau of Internal Revenue Commissioner |  |
| Franklin Drilon | Independent | Senator, and former Secretary of Justice | |
| Juan Flavier | Lakas | Senator, and former Secretary of Health (1992–1995) | |
| Ernesto Herrera | Lakas | former Senator | |
| Ramon Magsaysay Jr. | Lakas | Senator | |
| Winnie Monsod | Aksyon | Former Director General of the National Economic Development Authority, economist,UP Economics professor and TV personality | |
| Serge Osmeña | PDP–Laban | Senator and 1998Liberal Party vice presidential nominee (lost toGloria Macapagal Arroyo) | |
| Roberto Pagdanganan | Lakas | formerGovernor ofBulacan and 1998Lakas–NUCD presidential candidate (nomination lost toJose de Venecia) | |
| Kiko Pangilinan | Liberal | lawyer, former Quezon City councilor and TV personality | |
| Ralph Recto | Lakas | Economist, Representative fromBatangas4th district | |
| Wigberto Tañada | Liberal | Representative fromQuezon, former Senator | |
| Manny Villar | Independent | Representative fromLas Piñasat-large, and former Speaker of the House of Representatives (1998–2000) | |
| Senate Election | Seats won | +/– | Result | House Election | House Seats | +/– | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001[a] | 8 / 13 |  8 | Majority | 2001[b] | 1 / 256 | 1 | Majority |
Eight out of 13 candidates won the possible 13 seats in the Senate namely. These are, in order of votes received:
Miriam Defensor Santiago, a member of PPC's rival coalitionPuwersa ng Masa mocked the coalition's abbreviation intoPuro Palpak Coalition.[7] She also challenged the PPC's 13-0 movement that if it succeed, she should be gunned down in Luneta.[8]
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 byK-4.[11]
Yang PPC na 'yan. Yang Puro Pakpak Coalition na 'yan[That PPC one. That All Failure Coalition one.]
Kung mag 13-0 sila magpapabaril ako sa Luneta. Pero, kung di sila mag 13-0 may manalo man isa samin, hinahamon ko sila, mag-resign silang lahat kamukha ng ginawa nila kay President Estrada.