PHILIPPINES: PROTESTS AGAINST PRESIDENT ESTRADA (V)

(25 Oct 2000) English/Nat
VOICED BY: Jean Di Marino
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Thousands of people took to the streets of the Philippine capital on Wednesday, demanding the resignation of embattled President Joseph Estrada.
The nation's vice president, Gloria Macapacal-Arroyo, has added her voice to the call for his resignation, saying the country's economy couldn't handle the current crisis of confidence.
Opposition groups seeking Estrada's resignation have filed an impeachment case with the House of Representatives.
Estrada has consistently denied taking money in an illegal gambling scheme, and says he won't quit.
VOICE-OVER:
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Tens of thousands of Filipinos have marched through Manila to demand President Joseph Estrada's resignation.
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Estrada has attempted to cast himself as a friend of the poor - but the people are not convinced.
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The Philippine president has been accused, by a provincial governor, of taking money from an illegal gambling scheme and siphoning off tobacco taxes meant for his area.
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For the first time on Wednesday Vice President Gloria Macapacal-Arroyo voiced publicly her opinion that Estrada should step down.
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SOUNDBITE:(English)
"I have been asked a question, in my statement I have been asked a question, as an economist, "What is the political solution?". I have said that it is resignation. Well, if we want to solve this problem as soon as we can, then it is urgent."
SUPER CAPTION: Gloria Macapacal-Arroyo, Philippine Vice President
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All week, however, Estrada has been repeating that he will not quit.
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SOUNDBITE: (English)
"It is the Filipino people who gave me the mandate to govern, and I will never abandon my sworn commitment to them. And if my opponents think they can distract me from my efforts to improve the quality of life of our people, they are sorely mistaken."
SUPER CAPTION: Joseph Estrada, Philippine President
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He has also sought assurances from the military that they would not get involved in any call for a change in government.
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Impeachment proceedings may not survive this session in the legislature, which has less than fifty working days left.
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The total procedure would take a hundred and forty days.
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But opponents hope to mobilise the people as they did in the 1980's when Ferdinand Marcos was forced from power.
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[@vincentroysamot7311]

Vice President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo as President of the Republic of the Philippines 🇵🇭 (January 20, 2001)

[@mystique8134]

"as an economist"

[@SCP--ju3sy]

Ngayon, kakampi niya si gloria. Walang pinagkaiba..

[@merearly]

ginamit lang ni cory si gma pero nung tmagal d na sya smunod kaya ayun sinira at pinakulong na

[@johnchristiancanda3320]

Si Jamby Madrigal na dating kaalyansa ni Érap at kalaban ni Manny Villar noong 2010 naging kasama ni Cynthia sa Team PNoy noong 2013.

[@johnchristiancanda3320]

Dati namang walang tiwala si Córy kay GMA, kaya nga sina Alfredo Lim at Serge Osmeña ang manga nina Córy at Cardinal Sin noong 1998 presidential election.

[@vincentroysamot7311]

President Joseph Ejercito Estrada’s Resignation