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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...
...Estrada's case may be something of a test of the depth of Arroyo's drive against corruption. His arrest is clearly designed to send a sharp message that corruption will not be tolerated, and yet graft has been deeply embedded in the power structure of the Philippines for decades. Attacking it will demand not only firm action against politicians on the take, but also against the tycoons offering the bribes. The former president has warned that bringing him to court will allow "the truth to come out," a signal to some of the powerful business interests that had previously...
...Arroyo was installed in the presidency amid popular acclaim after her support among political, business and religious leaders prompted the military to back her effort to oust Estrada earlier this year. But her new government faces its first test at the polls in Senate elections later this month. A number of Estrada supporters, including his wife, are running for election, and the outcome could be an important indicator of Arroyo's ability to usher in a period of political stability. And the ousted action-movie-hero-turned-president may remain a significant obstacle to such stability, even from behind bars...