Word: estrada
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...troubles are hardly surprising, since her ascent to power appears to have been choreographed by the nation's elites after they forced the resignation of the corruption-tainted populist Joseph Estrada. The key moment that propelled former vice president Arroyo into the top job was the decision by the military to back her against Estrada - an outcome that had some of those who had been demonstrating against Estrada likening her takeover to a coup. Responding to critics who questioned just how democratic last week's thriller in Manila had been, Arroyo said Thursday, "I think the bottom line...
Former swashbuckling movie star Joseph Estrada's presidency of the Philippines is a wrap. After having announced that he would call snap elections in which he would not stand, the opposition, backed by the military, gave the disgraced head of state a 12-hour ultimatum to vacate his post - and he did. The demand for his immediate resignation centered around corruption allegations, which had formed the basis of an impeachment hearing that collapsed earlier this week amid political maneuvering, sparking a wave of demonstrations in the capital that prompted a majority of Estrada's ministers to resign and coaxed...
...final act of Estrada's tenure bore a striking resemblance to the "People's Power" revolution that had toppled the erstwhile dictator Ferdinand Marcos some 15 years earlier, but it was also different in many respects. The cast of characters was the same in many respects, with the likes of former President Cory Aquino and Cardinal Jaime Sin, the spiritual leader of the Philippines' large Catholic community, joining the protesters. But this time the military had little truck with the man in power, while the country's impoverished majority reacted with mixed feelings - they had been the support base that...
...Incoming President Arroyo is a modest and moderate economist and former Georgetown University classmate of President Clinton, and she has vowed to pursue the economic liberalization policies started by the conservative former president Fidel Ramos. But it remains far from clear that Estrada's removal will end the corruption and almost theatrical political instability that have become endemic to the Philippines. Business and politics have been intimately and often improperly intertwined for decades in the Philippines, and the World Bank estimates that corruption has cost the country some $48 billion over the past 20 years. It was precisely by (falsely...
...Take heart. Sure, we've got troubles in River City, but look at the Philippines: President JOSEPH ESTRADA (who played a crime fighter in the movies) was impeached two weeks ago on corruption charges: millions in payoffs from illegal gambling. He has denied all, but our actor-President was never even accused of such malarkey. So there...