The Laban ng Makabayang Masang Pilipino (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.
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.
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.
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.
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