Pwersa ng Masang Pilipino
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Pwersa ng Masang Pilipino (PMP) | |
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President | Joseph Ejercito Estrada |
Headquarters | Pasay |
Ideology | Populism[1] Big tent[1] |
Political position | Center-left[1] |
National affiliation | UNA (2012–2015)[2] |
Colors | Orange and green |
Seats in the Senate | 0 / 24
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Seats in the House of Representatives | 1 / 304
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Provincial governorships | 0 / 81
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Provincial vice governorships | 0 / 81
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Provincial board members | 3 / 1,006
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Website | |
Official Website of the Pwersa ng Masang Pilipino | |
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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 Estrada. In the 1998 presidential election, it aligned itself with other political parties to form the Laban ng Makabayang Masang Pilipino or LAMMP (Struggle of the Patriotic Filipino Masses) coalition.
History[]
Originally named the Partido ng Masang Pilipino, the Pwersa ng Masang Pilipino (PMP) emanated from an organization which was an offshoot of the Economic Recovery Action Program (ERAP) organized by Mr. 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, Partido ng Masang Pilipino was accredited as political party.
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. Under PMP, Mr. Estrada overwhelmingly won against his four opponents.
The PMP also participated in the May 1995 election. In 1997, a permanent and fully operational headquarters was established at 409 Shaw Boulevard, Mandaluyong. In 1998, 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 Laban ng Demokratikong Pilipino (LDP) and Nationalist People's Coalition (NPC). The coalition fielded full slates for the national and local levels. Card-bearing members reached as high as 3.2 million nationwide. In the end, close to 11 million Filipinos overwhelmingly voted Joseph Estrada into office as the 13th President of the Republic of the Philippines.
In 2001, PMP once again led the opposition coalition, with majority of its candidates elected into office, led by Dr. Luisa Ejercito Estrada who won a seat in the Senate.
Two years later, in 2003, the 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 Laban ng Demokratikong Pilipino (LDP) and Partido Demokratiko Pilipino- Lakas Bayan (PDP LABAN) to form the Koalisyon ng Nagkakaisang Pilipino (KNP) and support the candidacy of Fernando Poe, Jr. for President of the Republic of the Philippines.
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, the last two winning in 2004.
In the May 14, 2007 election, the party won three seats in the House of Representatives. Members of the Philippine House of Representatives are elected to serve three year terms.[3]
In the current 17th Congress the party current holds one senate seat held by Estrada's son JV Ejercito, due to most members switching sides to PDP–Laban or UNA.
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". 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. Supreme Court justice Cecilia Muñoz Palma opined that EDSA 2 violated the 1987 Constitution.[4]
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.[5][6]
PMP-affiliated parties[]
- Partido Magdiwang – San Juan
- Partido Navoteño – Navotas
- Asenso Manileño- City of Manila
- Partido Magdalo – Cavite
- Hugpong ng Pagbabago – Davao Region
Notable members[]
- Joseph Estrada – 13th President of Philippines, 11th Vice President, Senator, former San Juan Mayor, former Manila Mayor
- Loi Estrada – Former Senator and 12th First Lady of the Philippines
- Jinggoy Estrada – Acting Senate President, 22nd Senate President Pro-Temporate of the Philippines, Senator, former San Juan Mayor and Vice-Mayor.
- Juan Ponce Enrile – 26th Senate President, Senator, Minister (Secretary) of National Defense, Assemblyman for Cagayan Valley, and Congressman of the 1st District of Cagayan.
- Joseph Victor Ejercito – Senator, Congressman & former Mayor of San Juan; Lone district of San Juan
- Guia Gomez – Mayor of San Juan, 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
- Melandres De Sagun – Mayor of Trece Martires
- Leonisa Joana "Ona" Virata – Mayor of General Mariano Alvarez, Cavite
- Harry William Acosta – Sangguniang Kabataan Federation, Pasay, former PMP Youth Chairman of National Capital Region
- Didagen Dilangalen – former Congressman of 1st district of Maguindanao
- Atty. Rufus Rodriguez – Congressman of 2nd district of Cagayan de Oro City
- Jonvic Remulla – Governor of Cavite
- Boying Remulla – Congressman of 7th District of Cavite
- Jocel Baac – Governor of Kalinga
- Emilio Ramon Ejercito – Governor of Laguna
- Armando Sanchez – former Governor of Batangas (deceased)
- Lito Atienza – former Mayor of Manila, Mambabatas Pambansa (Assemblyman) from Manila, Vice Mayor of Manila, Secretary of Environment and Natural Resources
- Connie Dy – former Representative of Pasay
- Hermogenes "HB" Perez, Sr. – former Mayor of Hagonoy, Bulacan
- Roberto Oca – former Mayor of Pandi, Bulacan
- Edwin C. Santos – Businessman Obando, Bulacan
- Romeo G. Ramos – Mayor Cavite City
- Francisco M. Domagoso – Mayor of Manila, former Vice Mayor of Manila, 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[]
- Joseph Estrada – Presidential Candidate (lost)
- Jejomar Binay – Vice-Presidential Candidate (won)
Senatorial Slate (8)
- JV Bautista (lost)
- Juan Ponce Enrile (won)
- Jinggoy Estrada (won)
- Jun Lozada (lost)
- Regalado Maambong (lost)
- Francisco Tatad (lost)
- Rodolfo Plaza (lost)
- Joey de Venecia (lost)
Candidates for the 2013 Philippine general election[]
Senatorial Slate (9) United Nationalist Alliance
- Nancy Binay, PDP–Laban (won)
- Tingting Cojuangco, PDP–Laban (lost)
- JV Ejercito Estrada, PMP (won)
- Jack Enrile, Nationalist People's Coalition (lost)
- Dick Gordon, Bagumbayan-VNP (lost)
- Gringo Honasan, Independent (won)
- Ernesto Maceda, Jr., PMP (lost)
- Mitos Magsaysay, PDP–Laban (lost)
- Migz Zubiri, PMP (lost)
Candidates for the 2016 Philippine general election[]
- Rommel Mendoza – Presidential Candidate (backed out, supported the candidacy of former Vice President Jejomar Binay)
Senatorial Slate
- Isko Moreno (lost)
- Sandra Cam (lost)
Electoral performance[]
President[]
Election | Candidate | Number of votes | Share of votes | Outcome of election |
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1992 | Supported Danding Cojuangco who lost | |||
1998 | Supported Joseph Estrada who won | |||
2004 | Supported Fernando Poe Jr. who lost | |||
2010 | Joseph Estrada | 9,487,837 | 26.25% | Lost |
2016 | Supported Grace Poe or Jejomar Binay who all lost |
Vice President[]
Election | Candidate | Number of votes | Share of votes | Outcome of election |
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1992 | Supported Joseph Estrada who won | |||
1998 | Supported Edgardo Angara who lost | |||
2004 | Supported Loren Legarda who lost | |||
2010 | Supported Jejomar Binay who won | |||
2016 | Supported Chiz Escudero or Gregorio Honasan who all lost |
Senate[]
Election | Number of votes | Share of votes | Seats won | Seats after | Outcome of election |
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1992 | 1,423,994 | 0.5% | 0 / 12
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0 / 24
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Lost |
1995 | 0 / 12
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0 / 24
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Lost | ||
1998 | 8,968,616 | 4.4% | 1 / 12
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1 / 24
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LAMMP-led coalition |
2001 | 0 / 12
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1 / 24
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Lost | ||
2004 | 0 / 12
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0 / 24
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Lost | ||
2007 | 0 / 12
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2 / 24
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Nacionalista-led coalition | ||
2010 | 47,111,982 | 15.9% | 2 / 12
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2 / 24
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PMP-led coalition |
2013 | 0 / 12
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0 / 24
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Members were under UNA; lost | ||
2016 | 11,932,700 | 3.7% | 0 / 12
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0 / 24
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Lost |
2019 | 16,678,603 | 4.6% | 0 / 12
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0 / 24
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Lost |
House of Representatives[]
Election | Number of votes | Share of votes | Seats | Outcome of election |
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1995 | 101,624 | 0.5% | 1 / 220
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Lakas-NUCD-UMDP-led coalition |
1998 | 0 / 257
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Participated as LAMMP, who led a coalition | ||
2001 | 2 / 256
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Lost | ||
2004 | 5 / 261
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Lost | ||
2007 | 4 / 271
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Lakas–CMD-led coalition | ||
2010 | 853,619 | 2.5% | 4 / 286
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Liberal Party-led coalition |
2013 | 144,030 | 0.5% | 0 / 293
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Lost |
2016 | 78,020 | 0.2% | 0 / 297
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Lost |
2019 | 396,614 | 1.0% | 1 / 304
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Nacionalista-led coalition |
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d Dayley, Robert (2016). Southeast Asia In The New International Era. ISBN 9780813350110. Retrieved April 19, 2017.
- ^ "Estrada, PMP no longer part of UNA, son JV clarifies". Philippine Daily Inquirer. July 1, 2015. Retrieved July 2, 2015.
- ^ See 2007 Philippine general election.
- ^ GMA NEWS.TV, Erap's PMP questions EDSA 2 constitutionality
- ^ abs-cbnnews.com, Lim resigns as PMP president[permanent dead link]
- ^ newsinfo.inquirer.net, Mayor Lim resigns from Estrada party Archived August 23, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
- Political parties established in 1991
- Populist parties
- 1991 establishments in the Philippines