Pwersa ng Masang Pilipino
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| Force of the Filipino Masses Pwersa ng Masang Pilipino (PMP) |
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| Chairperson | Juan Ponce Enrile |
| President | Joseph Ejercito Estrada |
| Secretary-General | Joseph Victor Ejercito |
| Founded | 1991 |
| Headquarters | San Juan City, Metro Manila |
| Ideology | Populism |
| Political position | Centre-Left |
| International affiliation | None |
| Official colors | Orange and Green |
| Seats in the Senate | 2 |
| Seats in the House of Representatives | 3 |
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- For the party coalition, see Puwersa ng Masa.
The Pwersa ng Masang Pilipino (Force of the Filipino Masses), formerly Partido ng Masang Pilipino (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 elections, it aligned itself with other political parties to create Laban ng Makabayang Masang Pilipino or LAMMP (Struggle of the Patriotic Filipino Masses).
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[edit] History
Originally named 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), which was organized by Mr. Georgie S. Antonio in May 1990. The ERAP organization was formally launched in October 4, 1990 with 21 original members. The organization ballooned with the recruitment of members nationwide. It was then that the members of ERAP organization decided to apply as a political party. On August 20, 1991, Partido ng Masang Pilipino was accredited as political party aimed in uplifting the lives of the Filipino people, especially the poor and the disadvantaged, through effective and efficient social and economic reforms. The first campaign headquarters was located at the 4h floor San Buena Building, EDSA corner Shaw Boulevard, Mandaluyong City.
The Founding President of PMP was JOSEPH EJERCITO ESTRADA. The original set of officers of PMP was as follows:
Vice- President: Greg Taruc
Secretary General: Chito Lucero
Secretary: Rene Socorro
Treasurer: Eduardo Echauz
Auditor/Accountant: Rodelio Torres
PRO: Reli German
Directors
Economy: Louie Lichaoco
Labor: Roberto Oca
Political Affairs: Clarence T. Pimentel
Finance: Juan T. Ng
Legal Counsel: Atty.Amado Santiago
Business: Eleuterio Gardiner
Today's PMP Officials:
CHIEF OFFICERS
Honorary Chairman: Sen. JUAN PONCE ENRILE
Chairman & President: Pres. JOSEPH EJERCITO ESTRADA
In 1992, PMP fielded JOSEPH EJERCITO ESTRADA to run for Vice President of the Republic of the Philippines 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 City. In 1998, PMP was very much involed in the election with the candidacy of JOSEPH EJERCITO ESTRADA as President and other local candidates nationwide. PMP led opposition coalition LABAN NG MALAYANG MASANG PILIPINO (LAMMP) with the Laban ng Demokratikong Pilipino (LDP) and Nationalist People’s Coalition (NPC) with full slates at the national and local levels. Card-bearing members reached to as high as 3.2 million nationwide. The 11 million Filipinos overwhelmingly voted for JOSEPH ESTRADA as President of the Republic of the Philippines, the biggest winning margin in the history of the Philippines.
In 2001, PMP once again led the opposition coalition. Majority of the candidates under PMP were elected in office, led by Dr. Luisa Ejercito Estrada who won a seat in the Senate.
Two years later, the name Partido ng Masang Pilipino was changed to PWERSA NG MASANG PILIPINO.
In April 2004, PMP agreed to enter into coalition with the Laban ng Demokratikong Pilipino (LDP) and Partido Demokratiko ng Pilipinas-Lakas ng 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.
[edit] 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, who both won in 2004.
In the 14 May 2007 election, the party won 3 seats in the House of Representatives. Members of the Philippine House of Representatives are elected to serve three year terms[1].
[edit] 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". It's 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.[2]
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.[3][4]
[edit] Notable Members
- Joseph Estrada 13th Philippine President
- Jinggoy Estrada Senator
- Juan Ponce Enrile Senate President
- Joseph Victor Ejercito Mayor of San Juan
- Aldrin San Pedro Mayor of Muntinlupa
- Harry William Acosta Sangguniang Kabataan Federation, Pasay City
- Rep Didagen Dilangalen - 1st district of Maguindanao
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