▁Category : T ele vision ▁Personal ities ▁albums ▁Category : Fire ▁Records ▁( UK ) ▁albums <0x0A> </s> ▁The ▁ 2 0 0 1 ▁election ▁of ▁members ▁to ▁the ▁Senate ▁of ▁the ▁Philippines ▁was ▁the ▁ 2 7 th ▁election ▁to ▁the ▁Senate ▁of ▁the ▁Philippines . ▁It ▁was ▁held ▁on ▁Monday , ▁May ▁ 1 4 , ▁ 2 0 0 1 ▁to ▁elect ▁ 1 2 ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 4 ▁seats ▁in ▁the ▁Senate . ▁Independent ▁candidate ▁N oli ▁de ▁Castro , ▁a ▁former ▁television ▁anchor ▁of ▁TV ▁Pat rol ▁of ▁A BS - CB N ▁was ▁announced ▁as ▁the ▁top not cher . ▁ ▁This ▁is ▁the ▁first ▁synchron ized ▁national ▁and ▁local ▁elections ▁held ▁after ▁the ▁ou ster ▁of ▁Form er ▁President ▁Joseph ▁E str ada ▁in ▁January ▁due ▁to ▁a ▁military - back ed ▁civil ian ▁u pr ising ▁( pop ular ly ▁known ▁as ▁ED SA ▁II ). ▁ ▁The ▁two ▁compet ing ▁coal itions ▁in ▁this ▁election ▁were ▁the ▁People ▁Power ▁Co al ition ▁( P PC ) ▁which ▁supported ▁E str ada ' s ▁ou ster , ▁and ▁the ▁P uw ers a ▁ng ▁Mas a ▁( For ce ▁of ▁the ▁Mass es ) ▁coal ition ▁that ▁supported ▁E str ada . ▁The ▁P PC ▁was ▁composed ▁of ▁Lak as - NU CD - UM DP , ▁Rep orm a - LM , ▁A ks y on ▁Dem okrat iko , ▁P ROM DI , ▁Liberal ▁Party ▁and ▁the ▁P DP - L aban