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This article is about the events of February 2001, for the April-May 2001 events, see EDSA III.
The
EDSA Revolution of 2001, also called by the local media as
EDSA II (pronounced as EDSA
Dos or EDSA 2) or the
Second People Power Revolution, is the common name of the four-day
popular revolution that peacefully overthrew
Philippine President Joseph Estrada from
January 17 -
January 20,
2001. He was succeeded by his then vice president
Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo. EDSA is an
acronym derived from
Epifanio de los Santos Avenue, the major
highway that encircles
Metro Manila. The revolt took place in the
business district of
Ortigas Center.
Background
On
October 4,
2000.
Ilocos Sur Governor
Luis "Chavit" Singson, a longtime friend of
President Joseph Estrada, went public with accusations that Estrada, his family and friends received millions of
pesos from operations of the illegal numbers game,
jueteng.
The exposé immediately ignited reactions of rage. The next day,
Senate Minority Leader Teofisto Guingona Jr. delivered a fiery privilege speech accusing Estrada of receiving P220 million in jueteng money from Governor Singson from November 1998 to August 2000, as well as taking P70 million on
excise tax on cigarettes intended for Ilocos Sur. The privilege speech was referred by
Senate President Franklin Drilon, to the
Blue Ribbon Committee and the
Committee on Justice for joint investigation. Another committee in the
House of Representatives decided to investigate the exposé, while other house members spearheaded a move to impeach the president.
On February 2008 parts of the Catholic Church that played a vital role during EDSA II issued a sort of apology. The Catholic Bishops Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) president and Iloilo Archbishop Angel Lagdameo expressed disappointment in Mrs. Arroyo, saying which has become known as Edsa II, which happened between Jan. 17 and 21 in 2001 installed a president who is now being adjudged in surveys as the country’s “most corrupt” leader.
(http://www.tribune.net.ph/headlines/20080220hed1.html)
On
March 13,
2008,
Joseph Estrada named
Lucio Tan,
Jaime Cardinal Sin,
Fidel Ramos,
Luis Singson, and the Ayala (and Lopez clans who were both involved in water businesses) as co-conspirators of EDSA Revolution of 2001.
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