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Pwersa ng Masang Pilipino

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Pwersa ng Masang Pilipino
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For the party coalition, see Puwersa ng Masa.

The Pwersa ng Masang Pilipino (lit. 'Force of the Filipino Masses'), formerly Partido ng Masang Pilipino (lit. 'Party of the Filipino Masses'), 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, it aligned itself with other political parties to form the Laban ng Makabayang Masang Pilipino (Struggle of the Patriotic Filipino Masses).

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Partido ng Masang Pilipino

Formation

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PMP's logo as early as 1990s when the acronym is still Partido ng Masang Pilipino

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.[1]

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 corner Shaw Boulevard, Mandaluyong. On August 20, 1991, PMP was formally accredited as a national political party.

1992: Erap's victory

In 1992, PMP took its first major political step by fielding then-Senator Joseph Estrada 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 (NPC). Estrada overwhelmingly won the vice-presidency, defeating former Chief Justice Marcelo Fernan of the Laban ng Demokratikong Pilipino (Laban) along with five other candidates.

1998: LAMMP and Erap's presidency

In 1997, a permanent and fully operational headquarters was established at 409 Shaw Boulevard in Mandaluyong. In the 1998 Philippine general election, 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 (formerly known as Laban), NPC and PDP–Laban. 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. of Lakas–NUCD–UMDP.

2001: Pwersa ng Masa

In 2001, PMP led the opposition coalition, fielding senatorial candidates from People's Reform Party and LDP as well as independent candidates. The Puwersa ng Masa coalition won four seats in the Senate, including one for Estrada's wife Luisa "Loi" Ejercito Estrada.

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2003: Koalisyon ng Nagkakaisang Pilipino

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PMP logo used in 2010 while Estrada was campaigning

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 PDP–Laban to form the Koalisyon ng Nagkakaisang Pilipino (KNP), the dominant opposition coalition for the 2004 Philippine general election. The coalition fielded actor Fernando Poe Jr. and Senator Loren Legarda (who recently bolt Lakas) as candidates for president and vice-president, respectively. Poe and Legarda lost the election to incumbent President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo and Senator Noli de Castro.

2008

On January 18, 2008, PMP placed full-page advertisements in Metro Manila 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 Time, New York Times, Straits Times, Los Angeles Times, Washington Post, Asia Times Online, The Economist, and International Herald Tribune. Former Supreme Court justice Cecilia Muñoz Palma opined that EDSA 2 violated the 1987 Constitution.[3]

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.[4][5]

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Candidates

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  • Rommel Mendoza – Presidential Candidate (backed out, supported the candidacy of former Vice President Jejomar Binay)

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Electoral performance

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Notes

  1. [n 1]
    Estrada stood under the banner of the multi-party electoral alliance LAMMP.
  2. [n 2]
    Estrada's running mate was Edgardo Angara of the LAMMP–LDP.
  3. [n 3]
    PMP endorsed Fernando Poe Jr. for president.
  4. [n 4]
    PMP endorsed Loren Legarda for vice president.
  5. [n 5]
    Estrada's running mate was Jejomar Binay of PDP–Laban.
  6. [n 6]
    PMP endorsed Grace Poe for president.
  7. [n 7]
    PMP endorsed Bongbong Marcos for vice president.
  8. [n 8]
    PMP endorsed Bongbong Marcos for president.
  9. [n 9]
    PMP Endorsed Sara Duterte for vice president.
  10. [N 10]
    Contested in an electoral alliance with LDP and NPC as LAMMP. Seat total consists of 55 LAMMP representatives. No PMP representatives were elected outside the LAMMP alliance.
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