The Pwersa ng Masang Pilipino (), formerly ''Partido ng Masang Pilipino'' (), is a

populist Populism refers to a range of political stances that emphasize the idea of "the people" and often juxtapose this group against " the elite". It is frequently associated with anti-establishment and anti-political sentiment. The term develop ...

political party A political party is an organization that coordinates candidates to compete in a particular country's elections. It is common for the members of a party to hold similar ideas about politics, and parties may promote specific ideological or p ...

in the

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. It is the

of former

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President President most commonly refers to: *President (corporate title) * President (education), a leader of a college or university * President (government title) President may also refer to: Automobiles * Nissan President, a 1966–2010 Japanese ...

Joseph E. Estrada. In the May 1998 presidential election, it aligned itself with other political parties to form the

Laban ng Makabayang Masang Pilipino The Laban ng Makabayang Masang Pilipino () was the umbrella political coalition party of the opposition during the May 11, 1998 Philippine general election that led to the presidency of then-Vice President Joseph E. Estrada. It was the larges ...

(Struggle of the Patriotic Filipino Masses).

History

Originally named the Partido ng Masang Pilipino, the Pwersa ng Masang Pilipino emanated from an organization which was an offshoot of the Economic Recovery Action Program (ERAP) organized by George S. Antonio in May 1990. The ERAP organization was formally launched on October 4, 1990 with 21 original members. The organization grew exponentially with the recruitment of members nationwide. It was then that the PMP was accredited as a political party with the objective of helping to uplift the lives of the Filipino people, especially the poor and the disadvantaged, through effective and efficient social and economic reforms. Its first campaign headquarters was located at the 4th floor of San Buena Building,

EDSA Epifanio de los Santos Avenue, commonly referred to by its acronym EDSA, is a limited-access circumferential highway around Manila, the capital city of the Philippines. It passes through 6 of Metro Manila's 17 local government units or cities, ...

corner Shaw Boulevard,

Mandaluyong Mandaluyong, officially the City of Mandaluyong ( fil, Lungsod ng Mandaluyong), is a first class Cities of the Philippines#Legal classification, highly urbanized city in the Metro Manila, National Capital Region of the Philippines. According to ...

. On August 20, 1991, PMP was formally accredited as a national political party. In

1992 File:1992 Events Collage V1.png, From left, clockwise: Riots break out across Los Angeles, California after the police beating of Rodney King; El Al Flight 1862 crashes into a residential apartment building in Amsterdam after two of its engin ...

, PMP took its first major political step by fielding then-

Senator A senate is a deliberative assembly, often the upper house or chamber of a bicameral legislature. The name comes from the ancient Roman Senate (Latin: ''Senatus''), so-called as an assembly of the senior (Latin: ''senex'' meaning "the el ...

Joseph Estrada Joseph Ejercito Estrada, (; born Jose Marcelo Ejercito; April 19, 1937), also known by the nickname Erap, is a Filipino politician and former actor. He served as the 13th president of the Philippines from 1998 to 2001, the 9th vice presi ...

as its vice-presidential candidate together with other local candidates. Estrada became the running mate of Eduardo "Danding" Cojuangco Jr., the standard-bearer of the

Nationalist People's Coalition The Nationalist People's Coalition (NPC) is a conservative political party in the Philippines, founded in 1992 by then-presidential candidate Eduardo Cojuangco Jr. History The Party was founded in 1992 after some members of the Nacionalista ...

(NPC). Estrada overwhelmingly won the vice-presidency, defeating former Chief Justice Marcelo Fernan of the

Laban ng Demokratikong Pilipino The Laban ng Demokratikong Pilipino () is a centre-right political party in the Philippines. There are no results available for the 2004 election for the House of Representatives, but according to the website of the House, the party held 7 ou ...

along with five other candidates. In 1997, a permanent and fully operational headquarters was established at 409 Shaw Boulevard in Mandaluyong. In the

1998 Philippine general election Presidential elections, legislative and local elections were held in the Philippines on May 11, 1998. In the presidential election, Vice President Joseph Estrada won a six-year term as president by a landslide victory. In the vice-presidentia ...

, PMP was very much involved in the election with the candidacy of Estrada as president and other local candidates nationwide. PMP played a lead role in the establishment of the opposition coalition ''Laban ng Makabayang Masang Pilipino'' (LAMMP), which also counted among its members the LDP and NPC. The coalition fielded full slates for the national and local levels. Card-bearing members reached as high as 3.2 million nationwide. Estrada won the presidential election, garnering almost 11 million votes and defeating nine other candidates including House Speaker

Jose de Venecia Jr. Jose Claveria de Venecia Jr. (), also known as JDV, Joe De V or Manong Joe (born December 26, 1936), is a former Speaker of the House of Representatives of the Philippines, serving from 1992 to 1998 and from 2001 to 2008. As Speaker, he was the ...

of Lakas–NUCD–UMDP. In

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, PMP led the opposition coalition, fielding senatorial candidates from People's Reform Party and LDP as well as independent candidates. The

Puwersa ng Masa The Puwersa ng Masa Coalition (Force of the Masses) was the Philippine opposition'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 ou ...

coalition won four seats in the Senate, including one for Estrada's wife Luisa "Loi" Ejercito Estrada. In 2003, the party's name Partido ng Masang Pilipino was changed to ''Pwersa ng Masang Pilipino''. In April 2004, the PMP agreed to enter into a coalition with the LDP and Partido Demokratiko Pilipino–Lakas ng Bayan (PDP–Laban) to form the Koalisyon ng Nagkakaisang Pilipino (KNP), the dominant opposition coalition for the

2004 Philippine general election Presidential elections, legislative elections and local elections were held in the Philippines on May 10, 2004. In the presidential election, incumbent president Gloria Macapagal Arroyo won a full six-year term as president, with a margin of ...

. The coalition fielded actor Fernando Poe Jr. and Senator Loren Legarda as candidates for president and vice-president, respectively. Poe and Legarda lost the election to incumbent

Gloria Macapagal Arroyo Maria Gloria Macaraeg Macapagal Arroyo (, born April 5, 1947), often referred to by her initials GMA, is a Filipino academic and politician serving as one of the House Deputy Speakers since 2022, and previously from 2016 to 2017. She previously ...

and Senator Noli de Castro.

In office

Today, PMP occupies three Senate seats as a member of the minority floor, occupied by Estrada's wife,

Luisa Ejercito Estrada Luisa Pimentel Ejército (; born June 2, 1930), commonly known as Dra. Loi Ejército, is a Filipino politician and physician who last served as a Senator of the Philippines from 2001 to 2007. She is the wife of former Philippine President Josep ...

, who won in 2001, his son, former San Juan suburb

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Jinggoy Estrada and long-time Estrada colleague veteran politician

Juan Ponce Enrile Juan Valentin Furagganan Ponce Enrile Sr., (born Juanito Furagganan; February 14, 1924), also referred to by his initials JPE, or Manong Johnny, is a Filipino politician and lawyer known for his role in the administration of Philippine dicta ...

, the last two winning in 2004. In the May 14, 2007

election An election is a formal group decision-making process by which a population chooses an individual or multiple individuals to hold public office. Elections have been the usual mechanism by which modern representative democracy has operat ...

, the party won three seats in the

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. Members of the Philippine House of Representatives are elected to serve three year terms. In the 17th Congress the party held one senate seat held by Estrada's son

JV Ejercito Joseph Victor Gomez Ejercito (; born December 26, 1969), also known as JV Ejercito Estrada or simply JV Ejercito, is a Filipino politician and businessman serving as a Senator since 2022 and previously from 2013 to 2019. He had also served as t ...

, due to most members switching sides to

PDP–Laban Partido Demokratiko Pilipino–Lakas ng Bayan (), abbreviated as PDP–Laban, is a democratic socialist political party in the Philippines founded in 1982. It was part of the country's ruling party alliance from 1986 to 1992 under the administrat ...

or UNA.

In the news

On January 18, 2008,

Partido ng Masang Pilipino The Pwersa ng Masang Pilipino (), formerly ''Partido ng Masang Pilipino'' (), is a populist political party in the Philippines. It is the political party of former Philippine President Joseph E. Estrada. In the May 1998 presidential election ...

(PMP) placed full-page advertisements in

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newspapers, blaming EDSA 2 of having "inflicted a dent on Philippine democracy". Its featured clippings questioned the constitutionality of the revolution. The published featured clippings were taken from ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

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'', and ''

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''. Former Supreme Court justice Cecilia Muñoz Palma opined that EDSA 2 violated the 1987 Constitution.

Alfredo Lim Alfredo "Fred" Siojo Lim Jr.. (; December 21, 1929 – August 8, 2020) was a Filipino politician and police officer who served as a Senator of the Philippines from 2004 to 2007. He also served as the Mayor of Manila twice: first from 1992 to ...

, on August 20, 2008, resigned as head of Joseph Estrada's Pwersa ng Masang Pilipino (Partido ng Masang Pilipino – PMP) following a PMP's executive committee resolution removing him as president of the party. He was replaced by

who is also the PMP chairman. newsinfo.inquirer.net, Mayor Lim resigns from Estrada party

PMP-affiliated parties

*Partido Magdiwang – San Juan *Partido Navoteño – Navotas *Asenso Manileño - City of Manila (until 2019) *Partido Magdalo – Cavite *

Hugpong ng Pagbabago Hugpong ng Pagbabago (HNP; ) is a regional political party and former political alliance in the Philippines. Formed in 2018 by Sara Duterte, the party was established in support of President Rodrigo Duterte's administration, and was the administrat ...

– Davao Region

Notable members

– 13th President of Philippines, 11th Vice President, Senator, former

San Juan San Juan, Spanish for Saint John, may refer to: Places Argentina * San Juan Province, Argentina * San Juan, Argentina, the capital of that province * San Juan, Salta, a village in Iruya, Salta Province * San Juan (Buenos Aires Underground), ...

Mayor, former

Manila Manila ( , ; fil, Maynila, ), officially the City of Manila ( fil, Lungsod ng Maynila, ), is the capital of the Philippines, and its second-most populous city. It is highly urbanized and, as of 2019, was the world's most densely populated ...

Mayor * Loi Estrada – Former Senator and 12th First Lady of the

* Jinggoy Estrada – Acting Senate President, 22nd Senate President Pro-Temporate of the

, Senator, former

Mayor and Vice-Mayor. *

– 26th Senate President, Senator, Minister (Secretary) of National Defense, Assemblyman for

Cagayan Valley Cagayan Valley ( ilo, Tanap ti Cagayan; fil, Lambak ng Cagayan), is an administrative region in the Philippines, located in the northeastern section of Luzon Island. It is composed of five Philippine provinces: Batanes, Cagayan, Isabela, ...

, and Congressman of the 1st District of

Cagayan Cagayan ( ), officially the Province of Cagayan ( ilo, Probinsia ti Cagayan; ibg, Provinsiya na Cagayan; itv, Provinsiya ya Cagayan; fil, Lalawigan ng Cagayan), is a province in the Philippines located in the Cagayan Valley region, coverin ...

. * Joseph Victor Ejercito – Senator, Congressman & former Mayor of

; Lone district of San Juan *

Guia Gomez Guia Guanzon Gomez (; born April 20, 1942) is a Filipina actress, businesswoman and politician. She is the former mayor of San Juan, having won 75% of total votes during the 2010 elections. She is known for her previous relationship with form ...

– Mayor of

, First Lady of San Juan (to then Mayor Joseph Ejercito-Estrada) * Tobias Reynald Tiangco – Congressman & former Mayor of Navotas; Lone district of Navotas * John Reynald Tiangco – Mayor of Navotas *Melencio "Jun" De Sagun, Jr. – former Mayor of

Trece Martires Trece Martires, officially the City of Trece Martires ( fil, Lungsod ng Trece Martires), is a 4th class component city and '' de facto'' capital city of the province of Cavite, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population ...

*Melandres De Sagun – Mayor of

*Leonisa Joana "Ona" Virata – Mayor of

General Mariano Alvarez, Cavite General Mariano Alvarez, officially the Municipality of General Mariano Alvarez ( tgl, Bayan ng Heneral Mariano Alvarez) and often shortened as GMA, is a 1st class municipality in the province of Cavite, Philippines. According to the 2020 ...

*Harry William Acosta – Sangguniang Kabataan Federation,

Pasay Pasay, officially the City of Pasay ( fil, Lungsod ng Pasay; ), is a 1st class highly urbanized city in the National Capital Region of the Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 440,656 people. Due to its location jus ...

, former PMP Youth Chairman of National Capital Region *Didagen Dilangalen – former Congressman of 1st district of Maguindanao *Atty.

Rufus Rodriguez Rufus Bautista Rodriguez (born September 13, 1953) is a Filipino lawyer and politician. He is the president of the Centrist Democratic Party and has been a member of the House of Representatives representing the Cagayan de Oro's 2nd district ...

– Congressman of 2nd district of Cagayan de Oro City *

Jonvic Remulla Juanito Victor "Jonvic" Catibayan Remulla Jr. (born October 23, 1967) is a Filipino politician serving as the governor of Cavite since 2019, previously holding the position from 2010 to 2016. He also previously served as the vice governor and ...

–

Governor of Cavite The governor of Cavite is the local chief executive of the Province of Cavite in the Philippines. List of governors of Cavite The following is the list of governors of Cavite from the creation of the politico-military province of Cavite in 1614 ...

* Boying Remulla – Congressman of 7th District of

Cavite Cavite, officially the Province of Cavite ( tl, Lalawigan ng Kabite; Chavacano: ''Provincia de Cavite''), is a province in the Philippines located in the Calabarzon region in Luzon. Located on the southern shores of Manila Bay and southw ...

*Jocel Baac – Governor of

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Emilio Ramon Ejercito Emilio Ramon Pelayo Ejercito III (; born October 5, 1963), commonly known as E. R. Ejercito, is a Filipino actor and former governor of Laguna from 2010 until his removal in 2014. Prior to his election as governor, he served as mayor of Pagsan ...

– Governor of Laguna * Armando Sanchez – former Governor of

Batangas Batangas, officially the Province of Batangas ( tl, Lalawigan ng Batangas ), is a province in the Philippines located in the Calabarzon region on Luzon. Its capital is the city of Batangas, and is bordered by the provinces of Cavite and L ...

(deceased) *

Lito Atienza Jose "Lito" Livioko Atienza Jr. (; born August 10, 1941) is a Filipino politician. He served as a Party-list Representative for Buhay from 2013 to 2022, and was a House Deputy Speaker from 2020 to 2022. He served as the Secretary of Environme ...

– former Mayor of

, Mambabatas Pambansa (Assemblyman) from Manila, Vice Mayor of Manila, Secretary of Environment and Natural Resources * Connie Dy – former Representative of

*Hermogenes "HB" Perez, Sr. – former Mayor of Hagonoy, Bulacan *Roberto Oca – former Mayor of

Pandi, Bulacan Pandi, officially the Municipality of Pandi ( tgl, Bayan ng Pandi), is a 2nd class municipality in the province of Bulacan, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 155,115 people. The municipality of Pandi lies north ...

*Edwin C. Santos – Businessman Obando, Bulacan *Romeo G. Ramos – Mayor Cavite City * Francisco M. Domagoso – Mayor of

, former Vice Mayor of

, former director of North Luzon Railways Corporation, former undersecretary of Social Welfare and Development * Gary Jayson Ejercito-Estrada – Incumbent Board Member of Quezon Province 2nd district

Candidates for Philippine General Elections 2010

– Presidential Candidate (lost) *

Jejomar Binay Jejomar "Jojo" Cabauatan Binay Sr. (born Jesus Jose Cabauatan Binay; November 11, 1942) is a Filipino lawyer and politician who served as the 13th vice president of the Philippines from 2010 to 2016, under President Benigno Aquino III. A h ...

– Vice-Presidential Candidate (won) Senatorial Slate (8) *JV Bautista (lost) *

(won) * Jinggoy Estrada (won) * Jun Lozada (lost) * Regalado Maambong (lost) * Francisco Tatad (lost) * Rodolfo Plaza (lost) *

Joey de Venecia Jose Perez "Joey" De Venecia III (born August 10, 1963) is a Filipino politician and entrepreneur. He is the eldest son of Jose de Venecia Jr., the Philippines' former five-term Speaker of Congress and Victoria Salazar Perez. He received mu ...

(lost)

Candidates for the 2013 Philippine general election

Senatorial Slate (9)

United Nationalist Alliance The United Nationalist Alliance (UNA; ) is a political party in the Philippines. It was created as a multi-party electoral alliance replacing the former United Opposition (UNO) coalition for the 2013 midterm elections, before it was launche ...

Nancy Binay Maria Lourdes "Nancy" Sombillo Binay-Angeles (born May 12, 1973) is a Filipina politician serving as a Senator since 2013. She is the daughter of former Vice President Jejomar Binay. Without any prior experience in government, Binay placed a bi ...

(won) * Tingting Cojuangco,

(lost) * JV Ejercito Estrada, PMP (won) *

Jack Enrile Juan Castañer Ponce Enrile Jr. (born July 16, 1958), also known as Jack Enrile or JPEJ, is a Filipino politician. He was a representative of the 1st District of Cagayan in the 11th, 12th, 13th and 15th Congresses. He is the only son and ...

(lost) * Dick Gordon, Bagumbayan-VNP (lost) *

Gringo Honasan Gregorio "Gringo" Ballesteros Honasan II (, born March 14, 1948), is a Filipino politician and a cashiered Philippine Army officer who led unsuccessful coups d'état against President Corazon Aquino. He played a key role in the 1986 EDSA Re ...

, Independent (won) * Ernesto Maceda, Jr., PMP (lost) *

Mitos Magsaysay Maria Milagros "Mitos" Habana-Magsaysay (born January 4, 1964), is a Filipino politician who served as Congresswoman of the 1st district of Zambales from 2004 to 2013, and was a senatorial candidate of the United Nationalist Alliance in the 201 ...

(lost) *

Migz Zubiri Juan Miguel "Migz" Fernandez Zubiri (; born April 13, 1969) is a Filipino businessman and politician serving as the Senate President of the Philippines since July 25, 2022. Since 2016, he has been on his second stint in the Senate, first servin ...

, PMP (lost)

Candidates for the
2016 Philippine general election A general election in the Philippines took place on May 9, 2016, for executive and legislative branches for all levels of government – national, provincial, and local, except for the barangay officials. At the top of the ballot was the elec ...

*Rommel Mendoza – Presidential Candidate (backed out, supported the candidacy of former Vice President

) Senatorial Slate * Isko Moreno (lost) *Sandra Cam (lost)

Electoral performance

Presidential and vice presidential elections

Legislative elections

References

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History

In office

In the news

PMP-affiliated parties

Notable members

Candidates for Philippine General Elections 2010

Candidates for the 2013 Philippine general election

Candidates for the 2016 Philippine general election A general election in the Philippines took place on May 9, 2016, for executive and legislative branches for all levels of government – national, provincial, and local, except for the barangay officials. At the top of the ballot was the elec ...

Electoral performance

Presidential and vice presidential elections

Legislative elections

References

Candidates for the
2016 Philippine general election A general election in the Philippines took place on May 9, 2016, for executive and legislative branches for all levels of government – national, provincial, and local, except for the barangay officials. At the top of the ballot was the elec ...