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Assessment 2: EDSA: People Power II

The document summarizes the EDSA People Power II event that took place in the Philippines from January 16-20, 2001. Filipinos protested against then-President Joseph Estrada, who was facing plunder charges, calling for his resignation. As protests grew larger, the military withdrew support for Estrada. On January 20, Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo was sworn in as the new President. Estrada then left the presidential palace and was later convicted of plunder in 2007.

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Assessment 2: EDSA: People Power II

The document summarizes the EDSA People Power II event that took place in the Philippines from January 16-20, 2001. Filipinos protested against then-President Joseph Estrada, who was facing plunder charges, calling for his resignation. As protests grew larger, the military withdrew support for Estrada. On January 20, Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo was sworn in as the new President. Estrada then left the presidential palace and was later convicted of plunder in 2007.

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Name: RITCHARD DERELO Subject: Empowerment Technologies

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Assessment 2
Ian Apuan

100 points
Since you’ve been equipped with the knowledge about different facts regarding
Information and Communication Technologies, your task is to:

 Research one momentous event in the Philippine history wherein ICT plays a huge
role in making it a success;
 Summarize the important details of your chosen momentous event and
 Explain the pros and cons you have noticed. Your work must meet the following
standards: Content and details, Organization of Ideas and Discussion of Pros and
Cons.

EDSA: People Power II


MANILA, Philippines – Sixteen years ago, Filipinos gathered at the historic
thoroughfare EDSA, where freedom was once won against a dictator in
1986.

EDSA People Power II, as it came to be known, was a series of protests held from
January 16 to 20, 2001, against former president Joseph Estrada who was then facing
plunder charges. The protests eventually triggered Estrada’s downfall – and paved the
way for Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, his vice president, to enter the spotlight in the
political scene.

But Arroyo would later face her own share of troubles during her administration. Both
former presidents seemed to follow the same track in politics: they were both vice
presidents before assuming the highest seat of the land, and both have been accused of
criminal offenses. Despite these, Estrada and Arroyo have managed to retain positions
in government today.

EDSA II: Estrada’s downfall, Arroyo’s rise

In 1998, Estrada – a popular actor-turned-politician – won the presidential race with


his slogan, “Erap para sa mahirap” (Erap for the poor). His political troubles started
shortly two years later, when then Ilocos Sur governor Chavit Singson, his longtime
friend, went public with accusations that Estrada and his cronies received millions of
pesos from illegal operations of jueteng.

During Estrada’s impeachment trial, senator-judges had to decide on whether or not to


open an envelope supposed to contain strong evidence linking Estrada to over a billion
pesos in deposits under the name “Jose Velarde”.

Ten voted “yes” while 11 said “no” – a decision that prompted Aquilino “Nene” Pimentel
Jr to resign as Senate President and walk out of the hall, joined by 9 other senators.

This dramatic scene was the final trigger that sent Filipinos to EDSA on January 16,
2001. Throughout the first night of the rally, people began to swarm around the
historical EDSA Shrine to express their sentiments. More Filipinos, including students,
activists and personalities in the music industry, joined in the next days, while the
Philippine National Police and Armed Forces of the Philippines withdrew their support
from the president.

On the last day of the protest, January 20, Arroyo took her oath in the presence of
clamoring crowds on EDSA as the 14th president of the Republic of the Philippines.
Estrada released a letter about Arroyo’s proclamation, saying he had strong doubts
about the legality and constitutionality of her proclamation as president. However, he
said he would step down to allow national reconciliation.

Estrada left Malacañang Palace together with his family in the same year. He was
convicted of plunder in September 2007.
Summarize

Edsa People Power 2 took place on January 17-20, 2001, and it took place in the Philippines,
primarily Epifanio de Los Santos Avenue, Metro Manila. Filipinos braved tanks and threats in a
'' people power '' revolution to bring down a dictator who had stolen an election, and to
restore democracy after two decades of martial law. The man they overthrew, Joseph Estrada,
was a democratically elected president halfway through his six-year term. The popular
uprising took place when it became clear that due process his impeachment trial in the Senate
would not produce the result many people hoped for: his removal by constitutional means.
The turning point came when the chief of the armed forces informed Mr. Estrada that the
military was "withdrawing its support." And when they ousted Estrada, Gloria Arroyo
becomes president. And Joseph Estrada and his family left Malacañang and he was convicted
of plunder.

Pros and Cons that I noticed

What I noticed about the Pros and Cons. On one hand, we regained freedom and the
dictatorship ended. Because Joseph Estrada has been overthrown. On the other hand, people
are also discriminated against, as only the middle and upper classes benefited from the
change of government.

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