Laban ng Makabayang Masang Pilipino

The Laban ng Makabayang Masang Pilipino (lit. 'Struggle of the Patriotic Filipino Masses') was the umbrella political coalition opposition party during the 1998 Philippine general election that led to the election into the presidency of then-Vice President Joseph Estrada. It was the largest political party during that time, uniting the major Philippine political parties which included then Senator Edgardo Angara's Laban ng Demokratikong Pilipino, business tycoon Danding Cojuangco's Nationalist People's Coalition and Estrada's Partido ng Masang Pilipino,[1] along with minor and regional parties. Angara, the running mate of Estrada, lost to fellow senator Gloria Macapagal Arroyo of Lakas—NUCD—UMDP. Estrada won the presidency against then-House Speaker Jose de Venecia Jr. with a plurality margin of six million votes.

Laban ng Makabayang Masang Pilipino
PresidentJoseph Estrada
FounderJoseph Estrada
Founded1997
Dissolved2001
Succeeded byPuwersa ng Masa
HeadquartersPasay City
IdeologyPopulism[1]
Big tent[1]
Political positionCentre to centre-left[1]
National affiliationPwersa ng Masang Pilipino
Laban ng Demokratikong Pilipino
Nationalist People's Coalition
PDP–Laban
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Shortly after the 1998 elections, the party's name was changed into Lapian ng Masang Pilipino (Organization of the Filipino Masses), as the "struggle" ended with Estrada's victory.

Slogan

The coalition devised an acronym for the Senate slate which is: TPW (The Pilipino Win/The Philippine Way), JOBS and LABOR. T stands for Torres; P for Pimentel; W for Webb; J for Jaworski; O for Ople; B for Bagatsing; S for Sotto; L for Lagman; A for Aquino-Oreta; B for Biazon; O for Osmeña; R for Romero.

Senatorial slate

Below is the official senatorial slate of LAMMP for the 1998 Philippine senatorial election.

Name Party Occupation
Tessie Aquino-Oreta LDP Representative from Malabon-Navotas
Ramon Bagatsing Jr. LDP Representative from Manila's 4th congressional district
Rodolfo Biazon LDP Senator
Robert Jaworski PMP Professional basketball player
Edcel Lagman LDP Representative from Albay's 1st congressional district
Blas Ople LDP Senator
John Henry Osmeña NPC Representative from Cebu's 3rd congressional district
Aquilino Pimentel Jr. PDP–Laban former Senator
Miguel Romero LDP Representative from Negros Oriental's 2nd congressional district
Vicente Sotto III LDP Senator
Ruben Torres Independent former Executive Secretary
Freddie Webb LDP Senator

Election results

The success of the coalition was partly because of the popularity of its presidential bet, Vice President Estrada who won the presidential election. His senatorial slate also gained majority of 7 out of 12 available seats in the Senate. The following were the LAMMP senatorial bets who won:

  • Tito Sotto
  • Nene Pimentel
  • Rodolfo Biazon
  • Blas Ople
  • John Henry Osmeña
  • Robert Jaworski
  • Tessie Aquino-Oreta

The coalition also gained great majority in the House of Representatives and majority of elected local officials who ran as members of the coalition.

LAMMP was abolished during the 2001 midterm legislative elections and was replaced by a new coalition of pro-Estrada legislators led by Angara's LDP, named Puwersa ng Masa (Force of the Masses) which was led by Estrada's wife, Luisa Pimentel-Ejercito.

    References
    1. Dayley, Robert (2016). Southeast Asia In The New International Era. ISBN 9780813350110. Retrieved April 19, 2017.
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