# People Power Coalition

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

## Coalition members

The coalition included Lakas–Christian Muslim Democrats, the United Muslim Democrats of the Philippines, Liberal Party, the Nationalist People's Coalition, Aksyon Demokratiko, Nacionalista Party, Partido Demokratiko Pilipino–Lakas ng Bayan, Partido para sa Demokratikong Reporma–Lapiang Manggagawa, the Probinsya Muna Development Initiative, and numerous major regional and party-list political parties.

## Campaign

Arroyo presented the PPC senatorial slate as members of "good governance" and "new politics".

## Election day

In the voting day of May 2001 elections, PPC accused the Pwersa ng Masa camp of disinforming the public by saying that the PPC and the administration extends the voting hours into 5 o'clock of the afternoon.

## 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 Chato; H for Herrera; A for Arroyo; M for Monsod; M for Magsaysay; and P for Pangilinan.

## The Senatorial Slate

| Name | Party | Occupation |
| Joker Arroyo | Lakas–CMD | former Executive Secretary, Representative from Makati; Lead Prosecutor from the Joseph Estrada Impeachment trial |
| Liwayway Vinzons-Chato | Independent | former Bureau of Internal Revenue Commissioner |
| Franklin Drilon | Independent | Senator, and former Secretary of Justice |
| Juan Flavier | Lakas–CMD | Senator, and former Secretary of Health (1992 to 1995) |
| Ernesto Herrera | Lakas–CMD | former Senator |
| Ramon Magsaysay Jr. | Lakas–CMD | Senator |
| Winnie Monsod | Aksyon | Former Director General of the National Economic Development Authority, economist, UP Economics professor and TV personality |
| Serge Osmeña | PDP–Laban | Senator and 1998 Liberal Party vice presidential nominee (lost to Gloria Macapagal Arroyo) |
| Roberto Pagdanganan | Lakas–CMD | former Governor of Bulacan and 1998 Lakas–NUCD presidential candidate (nomination lost to Jose de Venecia) |
| Francis Pangilinan | Liberal | lawyer, former Quezon City councilor and TV personality |
| Ralph Recto | Lakas–CMD | Economist, Representative from Batangas 4th district |
| Wigberto Tañada | Liberal | Representative from Quezon, former Senator |
| Manny Villar | Independent | Representative from Las Piñas at-large, and former Speaker of the House of Representatives (1998–2000) |

## Election results
### Legislative elections

| Senate Election | Seats won | +/– | Result | President | House Election | House Seats | +/– | Result |
| 2001 | 8 / 13 | 8 | Majority | Gloria Macapagal Arroyo | 2001 | 1 / 256 | 1 | Majority |
Eight out of 13 candidates won the possible 13 seats in the Senate namely. These are, in order of votes received:
* Joker Arroyo
* Franklin Drilon
* Juan Flavier
* Ramon Magsaysay Jr.
* Serge Osmeña
* Francis Pangilinan
* Ralph Recto
* Manny Villar

## Criticism

Miriam Defensor Santiago, a member of PPC's rival coalition Puwersa ng Masa mocked the coalition's abbreviation into Puro Palpak Coalition. She also challenged the PPC's 13-0 movement that if it succeed, she should be gunned down in Luneta.

## Dissolve

In October 2002, PPC is predicted to be dissolved, as Congressman Buyson Villarama said that the PPC could be divided into two factions: a group composed of the "purists and fundamentalists" among the EDSA Dos players, and the other consisting of "backsliders." With the Partido Reporma, Aksyon, and Promdi left in November, PPC was totally dissolved in December 2003 for the upcoming elections in May 2004.