Lakas–Laban Coalition

Lakas–Laban Coalition
Leader	Fidel V. Ramos Edgardo J. Angara
Founded	1995
Dissolved	1995
Merged into	Lakas—NUCD LDP PDP-Laban
Ideology	Big tent
Political position	Centre-right
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The Lakas-Laban Coalition was the multi-party electoral alliance supported by the administration of President Fidel V. Ramos for the May 8, 1995, Philippine midterm legislative and local elections. It was a coalition of two major parties in the Philippines, the Lakas-National Union of Christian Democrats—United Muslim Democrats of the Philippines (Lakas—NUCD—UMDP) of President Ramos, and the Laban ng Demokratikong Pilipino (LDP) of Senator Edgardo J. Angara.

Senatorial Slate

Candidate	Party	Occupation	Elected
Gloria Macapagal Arroyo	LDP	Senator from Pampanga and daughter of former President Diosdado Macapagal
Rodolfo Biazon	LDP	former Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces of the Philippines from Metro Manila
Franklin Drilon	Lakas	former Secretary of Justice from Iloilo
Juan Ponce Enrile	Nacionalista	Senator from Cagayan
Marcelo Fernan	LDP	former Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines from Cebu
Juan Flavier	Lakas	former Secretary of Health from Metro Manila
Ramon Magsaysay Jr.	Lakas	businessman from Zambales and son of former President Ramon Magsaysay
Ramon Mitra Jr.	LDP	former congressman from Palawan, former Speaker of the House of Representatives and 1992 LDP Presidential nominee (lost to Fidel Ramos)
Serge Osmeña	Lakas	businessman from Cebu and grandson of former President Sergio Osmeña
Aquilino Pimentel Jr.	PDP–Laban	former Secretary of the Interior and Local Government and former mayor of Cagayan de Oro
Raul Roco	LDP	Senator from Camarines Sur
Francisco Tatad	LDP	Senator from Catanduanes

Results

Nine out of 12 candidates won the possible 12 seats in the Senate. These include, in order of votes received:

• Gloria Macapagal Arroyo
• Franklin Drilon
• Juan Ponce Enrile
• Marcelo Fernan
• Juan Flavier
• Ramon Magsaysay Jr.
• Serge Osmeña
• Raul Roco
• Francisco Tatad

See also

• Nationalist People's Coalition, Lakas-Laban Coalition's rival coalition in the 1995 midterm elections.