People Power Coalition

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, Partido ng Demokratikong Reporma-Lapiang Manggagawa (Democratic Reform Party) and some major regional and party-list political parties.

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

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.