Pwersa ng Masang Pilipino
Chairman	Joseph Estrada
President	Jinggoy Estrada
Titular head	Joseph Estrada
Secretary General	Joseph Victor Ejercito
Founded	1991
Political Ideology	Popularism
Political Position	Centre-Left
International Affiliation	None
Color(s)	Orange and Green
Website	[1] [2]
See also	Politics of the Philippines Political parties Elections

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 merged with other political parties to create Laban ng Makabayang Masang Pilipino or LAMMP (Struggle of the Patriotic Filipino Masses).

History

PMP was founded by Joseph Estrada when he launched a presidential campaign in 1991. On March 1992, the PMP made a coalition with Nationalist People's Coalition party when Estrada ran as Vice President under the ticket of business mogul Eduardo "Danding" Cojuangco.

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].

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]

Notable Members

• Joseph Estrada 13th Philippine President
• Jinggoy Estrada Senator
• Juan Ponce Enrile Senator
• Joseph Victor Ejercito Mayor of San Juan
• Aldrin San Pedro Mayor of Muntinlupa

References

v • d • e Political parties in the Philippines TEAM Unity Kabalikat ng Malayang Pilipino - Laban ng Demokratikong Pilipino - Lakas-Christian Muslim Democrats - Nationalist People's Coalition - Partido Demokratikong Sosyalista ng Pilipinas - Reporma-LM Genuine Opposition Aksyon Demokratiko - Kilusang Bagong Lipunan - Liberal Party - Nacionalista Party - Nationalist People's Coalition - Partido Demokratiko Pilipino-Lakas ng Bayan - Pwersa ng Masang Pilipino - United Opposition Local/Unaffiliated parties Ang Kapatiran - Kilusang Diwa ng Taguig - People's Reform Party - One Cebu - Partido Magdalo - Sarangani Reconciliation and Reformation Organization Party list organizations Akbayan Citizens' Action Party - Alagad - Alang sa Kalambu-an ug Kalinaw - Alliance for Barangay Concerns- Alliance of Volunteer Educators- Anak Mindanao- Anakpawis - Ang Laban ng Indiginong Filipino- An Waray - Association of Philippine Electric Cooperatives - Bagong Alyansang Tagapagtaguyod na Adhikaing Sambayanan - Bayan Muna - Buhay Hayaan Yumabong - Citizen's Battle Against Corruption - Cooperative NATCCO Network Party- Gabriela Women's Party - Luzon Farmers Party - Partido ng Manggagawa - Sandigan ng Lakas at Demokrasya ng Sambayanan - Veterans Freedom Party Portal:Politics - List of political parties - Politics of the Philippines

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