Pwersa ng Masang Pilipino

Infobox Philippine Political Party
party_name = Pwersa ng Masang Pilipino
party_
colorcode = #FFFFFF
chairman = Joseph Estrada
president = Jinggoy Estrada
leader = Joseph Estrada
spokesperson = Joseph Victor Ejercito
foundation = 1991
ideology = Popularism
position = Centre-Left
headquarters = San Juan City, Metro Manila
colors = Orange and Green
international = None
website = [http://nelson5108.tripod.com] [http://www.genuineopposition.com] :"For the party coalition, see Puwersa ng Masa."The "Pwersa ng Masang Pilipino" (Force of the Filipino Masses), formerly "Partido ng Masang Pilipino" (Party of the Filipino Masses) is a populist political party in the Philippines. It is the political party of former Philippine President Joseph Estrada. In the 1998 Presidential elections, it merged with other political parties to create Laban ng Makabayang Masang Pilipino or LAMMP (Struggle of the Patriotic Filipino Masses).

History

PMP was founded by Joseph Estrada when he launched a presidential campaign in 1991. On March 1992, the PMP made a coalition with Nationalist People's Coalition party when Estrada ran as Vice President under the ticket of business mogul Eduardo "Danding" Cojuangco.

In Office

Today, PMP occupies three Senate seats as a member of the Minority floor, occupied by Estrada's wife,
Luisa Ejercito Estrada, who won in 2001, his son, former San Juan suburb Mayor Jinggoy Estrada and long-time Estrada colleague veteran politician Juan Ponce Enrile, who both won in 2004. In the 14 May 2007 election, the party won 3 seats in the House of Representatives. Members of the Philippine House of Representatives are elected to serve three year terms [See Philippine general election, 2007.] .

In the news

On January 18, 2008, Joseph Estrada's Partido ng Masang Pilipino (PMP) caused full-page advertisement in Metro Manila newspapers, blaming EDSA 2 of having "inflicted a dent on Philippine democracy". It's featured clippings questioned the constitutionality of the revolution. The published featured clippings were taken from Time, New York Times, Straits Times, Los Angeles Times, Washington Post, Asia Times Online, The Economist, and International Herald Tribune. Supreme Court justice Cecilia Muñoz Palma opined that EDSA 2 violated the 1987 Constitution. [ [http://www.gmanews.tv/story/76974/Eraps-PMP-questions-EDSA-2-constitutionality GMA NEWS.TV, Erap's PMP questions EDSA 2 constitutionality] ]

Alfredo Lim, 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 Joseph Estrada who is also the PMP chairman. [ [http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/storypage.aspx?StoryID=128823 abs-cbnnews.com, Lim resigns as PMP president] ] [ [http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/topstories/topstories/view/20080820-155812/Mayor-Lim-resigns-from-Estrada-party newsinfo.inquirer.net, Mayor Lim resigns from Estrada party] ]

Notable Members

*Joseph Estrada 13th Philippine President
*Jinggoy Estrada Senator
*Juan Ponce Enrile Senator
*Joseph Victor Ejercito Mayor of San Juan
*Aldrin San Pedro Mayor of Muntinlupa

References