People Power Coalition (PPC), formerly called "EDSA Forces", was a Philippine administration-based political multi-party

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in the May 14, 2001 midterm Legislative elections. The coalition was created after the

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that ousted

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from the presidency. The coalition included Lakas–Christian Muslim Democrats, the United Muslim Democrats of the Philippines,

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, the

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, Partido Demokratiko Pilipino–Lakas ng Bayan, Partido para sa Demokratikong Reporma–Lapiang Manggagawa, the

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and numerous 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 Monsod; M for Magsaysay; and P for Pangilinan.

The Senatorial Slate

Election results

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

Joker Arroyo Ceferino "Joker" Paz Arroyo Jr. (January 5, 1927 – October 5, 2015) was a Filipino statesman and key figure in the 1986 EDSA People Power Revolution which ousted dictator Ferdinand Marcos. He was a Congressman for Makati from 1992 to 2001 and ...

Franklin Drilon Franklin Magtunao Drilon (born November 28, 1945) is a Filipino lawyer and former politician. He had the longest tenure in the Senate of the Philippines (tied with Lorenzo Tañada, Tito Sotto and incumbent Loren Legarda), having served four no ...

Juan Flavier Juan Martin Flavier (; June 23, 1935 – October 30, 2014) was a Filipino physician and politician. He served as the Secretary of Health under President Fidel V. Ramos from 1992 to 1995, and was later elected to the Senate, serving from 1995 t ...

Ramon Magsaysay Jr. Ramon Banzon Magsaysay Jr. (born June 5, 1938) is a Filipino politician and businessman. He is the son of former Philippine President Ramon Magsaysay. Early life and career Magsaysay Jr. was born in Manila to Ramon Magsaysay and Luz Banzon. H ...

Serge Osmeña Sergio "Serge" de la Rama Osmeña III (; born December 13, 1943) is a Filipino politician and legislator who served as a Senator of the Philippines. He is a grandson of the 4th president of the Philippines, Sergio Osmeña. In his eighteen years in ...

Francis Pangilinan Francis Pancratius "Kiko" Nepomuceno Pangilinan (; born August 24, 1963) is a Filipino lawyer, politician, and farm owner who served as a Senator from 2001 to 2013 and from 2016 to 2022. He was the Senate Majority Leader from 2004 to 2008. A ...

Ralph Recto Ralph Gonzalez Recto (; born January 11, 1964) is a Filipino politician, who, since 2022, is serving as the representative for Batangas' 6th district and is one of the House Deputy Speakers. He previously served three terms in the Senate: f ...

Manny Villar Manuel "Manny" Bamba Villar Jr. (; born December 13, 1949) is a Filipino billionaire businessman and former politician. He previously served as senator from 2001 to 2013 and as the President of the Senate of the Philippines from 2006 to 2008. ...

References

{{reflist Defunct political party alliances in the Philippines

Slogan

The Senatorial Slate

Election results

See also

References