Word: estrada
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...understand that she had 70,000 of the poorest of the poor in the Philippines clamoring at the gates of the palace, and that?s a scary situation. Even those sections of the military opposed to Arroyo didn't properly gauge the extent of support for arrested former president Estrada. They didn't anticipate the size of the demonstrations and respond quickly enough. During the "People Power II" demonstrations that brought down Estrada, the head of the armed forces, General Reyes, saw the writing on the wall and decided to side with Gloria. But this time, time the elements...
...What we're seeing here for the first time is that the poorest, most marginalized and disenfranchised people are out on the streets, and not because people are paying them. They're there because they thought Estrada was their messiah, and that he had been wronged by the power elite that traditionally rules the Philippines...
Protests over the arrest of former President Joseph Estrada on corruption charges appear to have plunged the Philippines into a political crisis. Demonstrators are engaged in fierce clashes with the authorities, and President Gloria Arroyo is arresting opposition politicians, saying she's putting down some sort of attempt to seize power. What's happening in Manila right...
...Because they think that Estrada was their man, and they see him as a victim of what they call the "power elite" - people like Arroryo, the wealthy daughter of a former president, who comes from the caste of people who have always run the Philippines. The intelligentsia and the middle and upper classes support Arroyo, but the poor - and there are a lot of them - go for Estrada. What we're not sure of is the extent to which this division has fractured the armed forces. Arroyo says they?re firmly behind her, but that's clearly not the case...
ARRESTED. JOSEPH ESTRADA, 64, Philippine President ousted in January; on corruption charges; in Manila. He turned himself in after warrants were issued accusing him of taking millions of dollars in bribes while in office. He is free on bail...