Majority of LDP members led by Senator Edgardo Angara supported the presidential bid of actor Fernando Poe Jr.

Movie star Fernando Poe Jr. and former PNP Chief and Senator Panfilo "Ping" Lacson are the top contenders of the KNP's presidential nomination, with Poe officially selected by the KNP committee which Makati Mayor Jejomar Binay and Senator Juan Ponce Enrile are members.

[4] Legarda resigned at Lakas after President Arroyo's retraction of her statement in 2002 officially declares intention to run for full term.

Is it called "Oplan Checkmate," and it plans to isolate Poe and Legarda from the slate of the coalition who are in "a position to mount mass actions" against the government.

Prospero Pichay, who is a congressman from Surigao del Sur said that the coalition should be called "Koalisyon ng Nagkakalasang Pilipino".