Laban ng Makabayang Masang Pilipino
Laban ng Makabayang Masang Pilipino | |
|---|---|
| President | Joseph Estrada |
| Leader | Joseph Estrada |
| Deputy Leader | Edgardo Angara |
| Senate Leader | Tito Sotto |
| House Leader | Manny Villar |
| Founder | Joseph Estrada |
| Founded | 1997 |
| Dissolved | 2001 |
| Preceded by | Nationalist People's Coalition Lakas–Laban (Laban/LDP faction) |
| Succeeded by | Puwersa ng Masa |
| Headquarters | Pasay City |
| Ideology | Populism |
| Political position | Centre to centre-left |
| Coalition members | PMP LDP NPC PDP–Laban |
| Colors | Orange, Blue |
| Philippines portal |
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.