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EDSA II (pronounced as Edsa dos), also known as the Second People Power Revolution, is the common name of the four-day popular revolt that peacefully overthrew Philippine president Joseph Estrada in January 2001. He was succeeded by his then vice president Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo. Back side of the 200-Philippine peso bill. ...
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Joseph Marcelo Ejercito Estrada, widely known as Erap (born April 19, 1937) is a popular film actor in the Philippines and was the 13th President of the Philippines from June 30, 1998 to January 20, 2001. ...
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Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo (born April 5, 1947) is a politician and the current (14th) president of the Philippines. ...
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Timeline of Events
Background On January 17, 2001, the impeachment trial of President Estrada moved to the investigation of an envelope containing crucial evidence that would allegedly prove acts of corruption by Estrada. Senators allied with Estrada moved to block the evidence. The conflict between the senator judges and the prosecution become deeper, but Senator Francisco Tatad requested to the Impeachment court to make a vote for opening the second envelope. The vote resulted in 10 senators in favor of examining the evidence, and 11 senators in favor or supressing it. Here are the list of senators who voted for the second envelope. January 17 is the 17th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ...
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After the vote, Aquilino Pimentel, Jr. resigned as Senate President and walked out of the impeachment proceedings together with the 10 opposition Senators and 11 prosecutors in the Estrada impeachment trial. The 11 administration senators who voted YES to block the opening of the second envelope remained in Senate Session Hall. They were chanted with "Jose's Cohort" where their surnames were arranged. Teofisto Guingona, Jr. ...
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All 11 prosecutors in the Estrada impeachment trial resigned, following an 11-10 vote by the Senate the previous day to block a key piece of evidence. The trial is suspended, and the date of the trial's resumption is not decided. January 17 is the 17th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ...
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A crowd begins to gather at the EDSA Shrine. The EDSA Shrine (official name: Our Lady of Peace Quasi-Parish) is a small church of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Manila located at the intersection of Ortigas Avenue and Epifanio de los Santos Avenue (EDSA) in Quezon City. ...
The crowd continues to grow. January 18 is the 18th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ...
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The Philippine National Police and the Armed Forces of the Philippines withdraw support for Estrada, joining the crowds at the EDSA Shrine. January 19 is the 19th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ...
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At 5:00pm, Estrada appears on television for the first time since the beginning of the revolt and maintains that he will not resign. He says he wishes the impeachment trial to continue, stressing that only a guilty verdict will remove him from office.
At 6:15pm, Estrada again appears on television, calling for a snap presidential election to be held concurrently with congressional and local elections on May 14, 2001. He adds that he will not run in this election. May 14 is the 134th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (135th in leap years). ...
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At noon, Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo takes her oath of office in the presence of the crowd at EDSA, becoming the 14th president of the Philippines. January 20 is the 20th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ...
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At 2:00 pm, Estrada releases a letter saying he had "strong and serious doubts about the legality and constitutionality of her proclamation as president", but saying he would give up his office to avoid being an obstacle to healing the nation.
Later, Estrada and his family leave Malacañang Palace, smiling and waving to reporters and shaking hands with the remaining members of his Cabinet and other palace employees. He was placed under house arrest and eventually confined to his rest home in Sampaloc, a small village in Tanay, Rizal.
Criticism The only means of legitimizing the event was the last-minute Supreme Court ruling that "the welfare of the people is the supreme law." But by then, the Armed Forces of the Philippines days ago already withdrew support for the president, which some analysts call unconstitutional. Most foreign political analysts agree. William Overholt, a Hong Kong-based political economist said that "It is either being called mob rule or mob rule as a cover for a well- planned coup," "But either way, it's not democracy." It should also be noted that opinion was divided during EDSA II about whether Gloria Arroyo (the incumbent Vice-president) should be president if Joseph Estrada is ousted; many groups who participated in EDSA II expressly stated that they did not want Arroyo for president either (some of them would later participate in EDSA III). The Armed Forces of the Philippines or AFP is the military of the Philippines established by the or National Defense Act of December 21, 1935. ...
PRESIDENT OF THE PHILIPPINES Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo (born April 5, 1947), also known by her initials GMA, is the current and 14th President of the Republic of the Philippines. ...
Joseph Marcelo Ejercito Estrada, widely known as Erap (born April 19, 1937) is a popular film actor in the Philippines and was the 13th President of the Philippines from June 30, 1998 to January 20, 2001. ...
EDSA III, a last-ditch attempt by supporters of Joseph Ejercito Estrada (called Erap by the masses), is not regarded as a revolution by a majority of the Filipino people. ...
Certain sectors of Philippine society though recognize the event as legitimate.
International reaction World reaction to the administration change was mixed. Though foreign nations, including the United States, immediately expressed recognition of the legitimacy of Arroyo's presidency, foreign commentators described the revolt as "a defeat for due process", "mob rule" and a "de facto coup".
See also The EDSA Revolution, also referred to as the People Power Revolution and the Philippine Revolution of 1986, was a mostly nonviolent mass demonstration in the Philippines. ...
Joseph Marcelo Ejercito Estrada, widely known as Erap (born April 19, 1937) is a popular film actor in the Philippines and was the 13th President of the Philippines from June 30, 1998 to January 20, 2001. ...
Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo (born April 5, 1947) is a politician and the current (14th) president of the Philippines. ...
President Arroyo during the State of the Nation Address, July 25 An electoral crisis emerged in the Philippines in June 2005, and has arguably halted in September 2005. ...
References - CNN.com - Arroyo sworn in as president of Philippines - January 21, 2001
- The Story of EDSA II: Why Erap Failed
- The New York Times - Expecting Praise, Filipinos are Criticized for Ouster
- The Success of People Power II and what it really means
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