Laban ng Makabayang Masang Pilipino

Laban ng Makabayang Masang Pilipino
AbbreviationLAMMP
LeaderJoseph Estrada
Deputy leaderEdgardo Angara
Senate leaderMarcelo Fernan
House leaderManny Villar
FounderJoseph Estrada
Founded1997
Dissolved2001
Preceded byNationalist People's Coalition
Lakas–Laban (Laban/LDP faction)
Succeeded byPuwersa ng Masa
HeadquartersPasay City
IdeologyPopulism
Political positionCentre to centre-left
Coalition membersPMP
LDP
NPC
PDP–Laban
Colors  Orange,   Blue

The Laban ng Makabayang Masang Pilipino (LAMMP; lit. 'Struggle of the Patriotic Filipino Masses') was the umbrella political opposition coalition during the 1998 Philippine general election that led to the election of then Vice President Joseph Estrada as President of the Philippines. It was the largest political party during that time, uniting the major Philippine political parties which included Laban ng Demokratikong Pilipino, Nationalist People's Coalition and Partido ng Masang Pilipino, along with minor and regional parties.

Estrada won the presidential election against then-House Speaker Jose de Venecia Jr.. Meanwhile, Estrada's running mate Edgardo Angara lost to fellow senator Gloria Macapagal Arroyo of Lakas–NUCD–UMDP.

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.

Post-1998 elections

After Estrada seized victory, many Lakas candidates secretly supported him jumped into LAMP, including Lakas Senators Ramon Revilla, Franklin Drilon, and Jun Magsaysay. It also includes former Lakas congressmen such as Las Piñas' Manny Villar, who have been serving as coalition's leader in the House of Representatives, and become its Speaker.

In 2000, House Speaker Villar left LAMMP before presiding over Estrada's Impeachment. He was then ousted as speaker by pro-Estrada congressmen and was replaced with Camarines Sur representative Arnulfo Fuentebella. During this time, Senators Revilla, Drilon, Magsaysay, Biazon, Coseteng, and Jaworski left the coalition.

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 Marine Corps officer and Senator
Robert Jaworski PMP Professional basketball player
Edcel Lagman LDP Representative from Albay's 1st congressional district
Blas Ople LDP Former Labour Secretary and 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 Former singer, actor, and Senator
Ruben Torres Independent former Executive Secretary
Freddie Webb LDP Former athlete, actor, and Senator

Election results

Presidential and vice presidential elections

Year Presidential election Vice presidential election
Candidate Vote share Result Candidate Vote share Result
1998 Joseph Estrada
39.86%
 Joseph Estrada
(LAMMP)		 Edgardo Angara
22.11%
 Gloria Macapagal Arroyo
(Lakas)

Legislative elections

House election House Seats won Result President Senate election Senate Seats won Ticket Result
1998
55 / 257
 Lakas–Victory '98 plurarity Joseph Estrada 1998
7 / 24
 Single party ticket LAMMP win 7/12 seats

Senate 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:

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

Notes

  1. ↑ Only who stood up under the banner. Does not include 9 Nationalist People's Coalition who independently stood up.

Abolishment

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.

See also

References

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