PHNO-HL: EARLY START OF POLITICAL SEASON SIGNALED BY ERAP'S PARTY

EARLY START OF POLITICAL SEASON
SIGNALED BY ERAP'S PARTY

[PHOTO -
Senate President Juan Ponce Enrile (left) and former President Joseph
Estrada (second from right) raise the hands of Manila Vice Mayor Isko Moreno
(second from left) and Juan Miguel Zubiri as the new members of the Pwersa ng
Masang Pilipino political party. The oath-taking of Moreno and Zubiri signaled
started of the political season, Enrile said. Posted May 4th, 2012 by Manila Standard Today
& filed under Picture of the Day.MANNY PALMERO]
MANILA,
MAY 4, 2012
(STANDARD) 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).
History
Originally named the 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) organized by Mr. George S. Antonio in
May 1990. The ERAP organization was formally launched on October 4, 1990 with 21
original members.
The organization grew exponentially with the recruitment of members
nationwide. It was then that the PMP was accredited as a political party with
the objective of helping to uplift the lives of the Filipino people, especially
the poor and the disadvantaged, through effective and efficient social and
economic reforms. Its first campaign headquarters was located at the 4th floor
of San Buena Building, Edsa corner Shaw Boulevard, Mandaluyong City.
In 1992, PMP took its first major political step by fielding then Senator
Joseph Estrada as its vice-presidential candidate 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. By 1998, PMP was an active participant in the national
elections with its 1992 bet, Vice-President Estrada, now gunning for the
presidency of the republic. PMP played a lead role in the establishment of the
opposition coalition LABAN NG MASANG PILIPINO (LAMMP), which also counted among
its members the Laban ng Demokratikong Pilipino (LDP) and Nationalist People's
Coalition (NPC). The coalition fielded full slates for the national and local
levels. Card- bearing members reached as high as 3.2 million nationwide. In the
end, close to 11-million Filipinos overwhelmingly voted JOSEPH ESTRADA into
office as the 13th President of the Republic of the Philippines.
In 2001, PMP once again led the opposition coalition, with majority of its
candidates elected into office, led by Dr. Luisa Ejercito Estrada who won a seat
in the Senate.
Two years later, its original name was changed to PWERSA NG MASANG PILIPINO,
retaining its initials but reflecting its intensified commitment to be an agent
for meaningful growth and change for the benefit of that segment of society from
which true social power emanates – the Filipino masses.
In April 2004, the PMP agreed to enter into a coalition with the Laban ng
Demokratikong Pilipino (LDP) and Partido Demokratiko ng Pilipinas- Lakas 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.
Original Officers
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: Pablo B.
Casimina Finance: Juan T. Ng Legal Counsel: Atty.Amado Santiago Business:
Eleuterio Gardiner
Current Officers
Today's PMP Officials:
PMP CHIEF OFFICERS
Chairman Emeritus: Senator JUAN PONCE ENRILE Chairman & President: Former
President JOSEPH EJERCITO ESTRADA Executive Vice President: Senator JINGGOY
ESTRADA
PMP VICE PRESIDENTS
National Capital Region (NCR): Congressman TOBY TIANGCO (Lone District -
Navotas City) Luzon: Congressman J.V. EJERCITO (Lone District - San Juan City)
Visayas: Nomination process still in-process Mindanao: Congressman RUFUS
RODRIGUEZ (District 2 - Cagayan de Oro City)
PMP EXECUTIVE OFFICERS
Secretary General: Hon. HORACIO R. MORALES, Jr. Dep Sec-Gen & Director
for Ways & Means: RENATO M. SORIANO Treasurer: JESSE M. EJERCITO Auditor:
Julius TOPACIO Director for Political Affairs: PABLO B. CASIMINA Director for
Special Concerns & Security: Retired General BOBBY CALINISAN Director for
Protocol & Gov't Concerns: RAMON CARDENAS Director for Media Affairs: REY
DAVID Director for Meetings & Conferences: Atty. FORTING AGUAS, CPA
Directors for Legal Concerns: Atty. JONATHAN BALIGOD, Atty. NARZAL MALLARES,
Atty. DIOSAB FORMILLEZA, Atty. REY BAGATSING and Atty. DON A. ALVIAR
Director for Academe: ELDIGARDIO D. GONZALES COORDINATOR for FILIPINO-CHINESE
AFFAIRS: WILSON "Boy" AGBAYANI & ANTHONY ESCOLAR Spokesman: Atty. RALPH
CALINISAN, CPA
OBJECTIVE OF THE PARTY
Section 1. To promote genuine political reconciliation between and among the
different sectors in our society including armed groups and concerned groups
with the end in view of channeling all these resources and energy towards the
development of our country.
Section 2. To attain an economy effectively controlled by Filipinos through
the full development and employment of Filipino talent and skills.
Section 3. To restore respect for law and order, promote efficiency and
eliminate corruption in the administration of justice in our country.
Section 4. To eradicate poverty by ensuring that power, wealth and resources
are used to promote the general welfare especially the poor who do not have the
means to protect themselves and give priority to programs and projects that
directly benefit the poor especially in the field of education, agriculture,
industry and commerce.
Ideology and Political Positions
P R E A M B L E
We, who recognize the needs and aspirations of the Filipino masses, with the
aid of Divine Providence, in order to establish a society enjoying full
political and economic sovereignty, equitable distribution of the opportunities
for power and wealth, and a self-reliant economy effectively controlled by
Filipinos, do ordain and promulgate this Constitution and By-Laws.
ARTICLE I
NAME AND ADDRESS OF THE PARTY
Section 1. The formal name of the Party shall be: "Pwersa ng Masang Pilipino"

Section 2. The short name of the Party shall be: "PMP"
Section 3. The Party shall have its principal office in Metro Manila with
branches in cities, provinces, district, and municipalities of the Philippines.

DECLARATION OF PRINCIPLES
Section 1. Political. In the political field, the government must aim to
attain full sovereignty, adopt an independent foreign policy and promote an
equitable distribution of political power. It must reconcile with our brother
Filipinos who rise in arms against our government. It must make the criminal
justice system including the judiciary free from corruption and partisan
politics, truly fair and impartial, more efficient and restore the adherence and
respect for just laws and give priority to the prosecution of the rich and
powerful offenders and criminal syndicates. It must implement an authentic and
real autonomy of local government.
Section 2. Economic. In the economic field, must promote a genuine and
democratized free enterprise system and developed a self-reliant national
economy through the development of the countryside and agriculture to serve as
foundations for industrialization and technological development. Privatization,
deregulation and debt reduction schemes must primarily benefit the masses.
Payment of our foreign debt should be limited to a certain percentage of our
export earnings. Government must implement an authentic and truly comprehensive
agrarian reform program geared towards, production and food security. Agrarian
reform should be supplemented by a genuine countryside development program which
should include needed support services and productivity orientation and an urban
land reform to enable the urban dwellers to acquire lands of their own, giving
due respect to the concept of private property. The government must formulate
and implement a program intended for Filipinos and allow the opportunity to own
and/ or control big business enterprises that are strategic and critical to our
economy. Government must encourage and support the establishment of basic
industries and promote rural development. Government must improve tax
collection. Government corporations must be required to remit part of its net
income to the national government.
Section 3. Social. In the social field, government must equitably diffuse
wealth and regulate the acquisition, ownership, use and disposition of private
property. The guiding principle should be social justice. Pro-poor policies and
programs must be adopted and implemented by the government. The poor and
indigenous and ethnic communities should directly benefit from government
development programs. The ancestral lands of these communities must be
recognized, delineated and transferred to the appropriate parties. Social
programs for the urban poor, the landless farmers, fishermen, teachers, overseas
workers, the youth, the artists, the unemployed and indigenous communities.
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 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.

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.
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.
Notable members Joseph Estrada - 13th President of Philippines, 11th Vice
President, former Senator & San Juan City Mayor Jinggoy Estrada - 21th
Senate President Pro-Temporate of the Philippines, Senator, former San Juan City
Mayor and Vice-Mayor. Juan Ponce Enrile - 26th Senate President, Senator and
former congressman of Cagayan's first district. Joseph Victor Ejercito -
Congresssman & former Mayor of San Juan City; Lone district of San Juan City
Guia Gomez - Mayor of San Juan City Tobias Reynald Tiangco - Congressman &
former Mayor of Navotas City; Lone district of Navotas City John Reynald Tiangco
- Mayor of Navotas City Melencio "Jun" De Sagun, Jr. - former Mayor of Trece
Martires City Melandres De Sagun - Mayor of Trece Martires City Leonisa Joana
"Ona" Virata - Mayor of General Mariano Alvarez, Cavite Harry William Acosta -
Sangguniang Kabataan Federation, Pasay City, former PMP Youth Chairman of
National Capital Region Didagen Dilangalen - former Congressman of 1st district
of Maguindanao Atty. Rufus Rodriguez - Congressman of 2nd district of Cagayan de
Oro City Jocel Baac - Governor of Kalinga Emilio Ramon Ejercito - Governor of
Laguna Armando Sanchez - former Governor of Batangas (dedecased) Lito Atienza -
former Mayor of Manila Connie Dy - former Representative of Pasay City
Hermogenes "HB" Perez, Sr. - former Mayor of Hagonoy, Bulacan Roberto Oca -
former Mayor of Pandi, Bulacan Edwin C. Santos - Businessman Obando, Bulacan

Candidates for Philippine General Elections 2010 Joseph Estrada -
Presidential Candidate (lost) Jejomar Binay - Vice-Presidential Candidate (a
guest candidate from PDP-LABAN) (won)
Senators: Jinggoy Estrada (won) Juan Ponce Enrile (won) Francisco Tatad (also
member from Grand Alliance for Democracy) (lost) Rodolfo "Ompong" Plaza (also
member from Nationalist People's Coalition) (lost) Jose Apolinario L. Lozada,
Jr. (lost) Joey de Venecia (lost) JV Bautista (lost) Danilo Lim (Guest Candidate
from Liberal Party) (lost) Bong Revilla (Guest Candidate from Lakas Kampi CMD
and Nacionalista Party) (won) Miriam Defensor-Santiago (Guest Candidate from PRP
and Nacionalista Party) (won) Sergio Osmeña, III (Guest Candidate from Liberal
Party) (won) Regalado Maambong (Guest Candidate from Kilusang Bagong Lipunan)
(lost)



Chief News Editor: Sol
Jose Vanzi

© Copyright, 2012 by PHILIPPINE HEADLINE
NEWS ONLINE
All rights reserved





PHILIPPINE HEADLINE NEWS
ONLINE [PHNO] WEBSITE

[Non-text portions of this message have been removed]



------------------------------------

-------------------------------------------------------------
Follow us on Twitter: http://twitter.com/phnotweet

This is the PHILIPPINE HEADLINE NEWS ONLINE (PHNO) Mailing List.

To stop receiving our news items, please send a blank e-mail addressed to: phno-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.com

Please visit our homepage at: http://www.newsflash.org/

(c) Copyright 2009. All rights reserved.
-------------------------------------------------------------Yahoo! Groups Links

<*> To visit your group on the web, go to:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/phno/

<*> Your email settings:
Individual Email | Traditional

<*> To change settings online go to:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/phno/join
(Yahoo! ID required)

<*> To change settings via email:
phno-digest@yahoogroups.com
phno-fullfeatured@yahoogroups.com

<*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to:
phno-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.com

<*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to:
http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/