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This article is about EDSA III of April 2001. For the EDSA Revolution in January 2001, seeEDSA II.For the EDSA Revolution in February 1986, seeEDSA I.

May 1 riots
EDSA Tres
A still from an episode ofThe Probe Teamthat features Estrada loyalists marching towardMalacañang Palace,calling for the resignation of PresidentGloria Macapagal Arroyo.Note that the Filipino flag is flown with the red field upwards, a Philippine flag usage during a state of war.
DateApril 25–May 1, 2001
Location
Manila,Philippines
Caused byArrest of newly deposedPresidentJoseph Estrada
MethodsProtest
Resulted inViolent dispersal of protesters; declaration of a state of rebellion and arrest leaders of the opposition.[1]
Parties

Opposition, Estrada loyalists

Lead figures
Number
50,000[2]
Casualties and losses
3 officers wounded[3][4][5][6]
4 dead, many injured[3][7]

TheMay 1 riots,[2]orEDSA III(pronounced asEDSA ThreeorEDSA Tres,theSpanishword for "three" ), wereprotestssparked by thearrestof newly deposed presidentJoseph Estradaof thePhilippinesfrom April 25 to May 1, 2001. The protest was held for seven days on a major highway inMetro Manila,Epifanio de los Santos Avenue (EDSA), which eventually culminated in an attempt to stormMalacañang.

Taking place four months after theSecond EDSA Revolution,the protests were considered as a more populist uprising in comparison to the previous demonstrations in the same location in January 2001. The protests and the attack on the presidential palace, however, failed in their objectives. Participants continue to claim that it was a genuine People Power event, a claim disputed by the participants and supporters of EDSA II. PresidentGloria Macapagal Arroyohas acknowledged the divisive nature of the two terminologies by saying in one statement that she hoped to be the president of "EDSA II and EDSA III".[8]

Background

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TheSecond EDSA Revolution(or EDSA II) in January 2001 saw the ouster ofJoseph EstradaasPhilippine presidentand Vice PresidentGloria Macapagal Arroyosucceeding him.

Despite the ouster, SenatorMiriam Defensor Santiagoexpressed vehement support for Estrada and opposition to Arroyo's presidency throughout her reelection campaign in early 2001.[9][10]Her speeches were marked by hyperbolic statements and inflammatory rhetoric: among others, she mentioned that if Estrada is arrested, she will jump off an airplane without a parachute in response, and there would be the possibility of civil war "in Luzon, the Visayas and Mindanao".[11][12][10]Loi Ejercito,the wife of Estrada, also claimed during her Senate campaign speech on April 4, 2001 that arresting him will cause people to "get mad" and "revolt".[10]

In mid-April 2001, hundreds of supporters of former presidentJoseph Estradasituated themselves outside the gates of North Greenhills subdivision inSan Juan, Metro Manilawhere Estrada resided in an attempt to guard him from arrest.[13]At this time, residents of a resettlement site that Estrada established inTaytay, Rizalplanned to soon stage a protest against his arrest, with a businesswoman from the area stating her firm belief in his innocence: "If Estrada is arrested, we will stage People Power III."[13]

On April 19, Estrada's birthday, the former president visited the resettlement site for his customary birthday celebration in the area and gave a radio interview mentioning that he was ready to give himself over to authorities upon arrest, stating that "I always submit myself to the rule of law." In addition, he discouraged his supporters from becoming violent: "I want to fight off these charges in a peaceful way."[14]

April 24: Prelude to arrest

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See also:Trial of Joseph Estrada

On April 24, 2001, theSandiganbayanordered the arrest of Estrada, his son San Juan mayorJinggoy Estrada,gambling consultant Charlie "Atong" Ang, and lawyer Edward Serapio over charges ofplunderandgraft.[15][16]As early as 6:00 am the next day, six thousand police officers atCamp CrameinQuezon Citystood by for the order to arrest Estrada, headed byPhilippine National Police(PNP)chiefDirector-GeneralLeandro Mendozaalongside troopers of thePhilippine Marine Corpsand the PNPSpecial Action Forcein seven vehicles and five buses.[17]

However, an estimated 6,000 loyalists of Estrada had mobilized toGreenhillsinSan Juanto block the police and military from arresting the former president, who lived inside the North Greenhills subdivision.[17]The PNP had floated the possibility of having to forcibly airlift Estrada from his home with airborne troops if the police squad headed by Mendoza was unable to enter the subdivision, as loyalists blocked the combined police and military forces from accessing the subdivision's Buchanan gate along Club Filipino Avenue with a blockade made out ofjeepneysand human barricades.[17]

At 2:00 pm, the situation between the police and the loyalists became tense when anti-riot personnel began approaching the human barricades. Out of fear of antagonizing the loyalists and instigating a riot, the anti-riot personnel withdrew. However, at around 3 pm, the police and military forces aborted the operation for the day as the Sandiganbayan had not yet issued the warrant for Estrada's arrest.[17]

April 25–30: Arrest of Joseph Estrada and EDSA rallies

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On April 25, the Sandiganbayan finally issued the arrest order at noon. At 3:00 pm, court-appointed sheriff Ed Urieta, two thousand police officers, and troopers of the Philippine Marine Corps accompanied by PNP Chief Mendoza arrived at Estrada's home and served the warrant.[15]The arresting team escorted Estrada and his son Jinggoy into a PNP-ownedToyota Coasterto take them both to a detention center at Camp Crame. Estrada's lawyers were able to persuade the police to let them ride in a private vehicle instead of the police Coaster, as armed police officers escorted a privately-owned van as it moved out of the North Greenhills subdivision towards Camp Crame.[15]

After both Estrada and his son were processed and put into a cell, Estrada released a statement maintaining his innocence and denounced the Arroyo government's efforts to persecute him as a "violation of his human rights", calling Filipinos to "witness this denial of justice and mockery of theBill of Rights."[15]

As a result, a crowd of an alleged 700,000 loyalists (although according toEagle Broadcasting Corporation-owned broadcast networkNet 25and to SenatorTito Sotto,a high of over 3 million in the evening from April 25–30), most of whom were members of the urban poor and devotees of theIglesia ni Cristo,which institutionally supported Estrada, gathered at the Roman CatholicEDSA Shrine,the site of the JanuaryEDSA IIrevolt that had toppled Estrada from the presidency.[citation needed]There was no uniform consensus on the number of protesters in EDSA III. Police estimated around 150,000 pro-Estrada protesters at EDSA Shrine on April 26, which decreased to around 65,000 on April 29 before morning.[18]Meanwhile, thePuwersa ng Masa coalition,which mainly consisted of candidates from theLaban ng Demokratikong Pilipinoand thePwersa ng Masang Pilipinoparties, claimed that at least 50,000 joined the rally as of April 26.[19]

News organizations aiming to cover the rally were advised not to approach the area, as there were reports of hostility towards cameramen, particularly those fromABS-CBNandGMA.Rally leaders also refused to give interviews to newspaper media representatives, claiming that the news organizations were biased against Estrada. Estrada's son, JV Ejercito, later apologized for the hostility of the protesters and requested the news organizations to cover the event, assuring the safety of their journalists.[20]However, Net 25 and foreign news organizations such asCNN,BBC,NHK,andReuterswere able to provide coverage of the protests.[21]

The protest was led by members of the political opposition of the time, most notably SenatorsJuan Ponce Enrile,Vicente Sotto III,Gringo Honasan,Panfilo LacsonandMiriam Defensor-Santiago.[22][23]

On the night of April 30, the scene turned violent as riot police fired warning shots and tear gas on crowds of supporters of Estrada. Some of the estimated 20,000 marchers[24]picked up abandoned shields and raided a construction site for scrap wood to use as clubs. Volleys of shots later rang out from a second line of officers, and again when the crowds reached the palace and tried to force their way into the fenced compound. They then broke through a third police line, the last before a phalanx of heavily armed officers that waited at Mendiola, a key bridge entrance to the presidential palace. A policeman, laying injured and bloody, was pelted with rocks by protesters. Marchers used a dump truck to break through an initial line of riot police who dropped their plastic shields and scattered. At least one person died and many injured as thousands of protestors clashed with riot police outside the palace.[3]

May 1: Estrada supporters march to Malacañang

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The rebellion sought to remove Arroyo from the presidency and reinstate Estrada. The rebellion came to a head in the early morning of May 1, 2001, as most of the people left EDSA Shrine, specifically the Iglesia ni Cristo members, as an agreement between their leaders and the government occurred. However, pro-Estrada demonstrators still stormed towards Malacañang Palace, the presidential residence. The number of protesters overwhelmed anti-riot police patrolling all possible routes to Manila, such asOrtigas AvenueandSantolan Road.Some of the protesters approaching Malacañang were even met with little resistance, with the government blockade mistaking the crowd for a pro-government rally.[25]Pro-Estrada protesters were "prepared" for the storming, as demonstrators were reported to breach blockade outposts with dump trucks and homemade firearms.[26]Estimates of the number of protestors who stormed Malacañang varied. ThePhilippine Starreported at least 50,000 pro-Estrada demonstrators who marched to Malacanang on the dawn of May 1.[2]Meanwhile, a report from thePhilippine Center for Investigative Journalismstated that around 150,000 Estrada supporters marched towards Malacañang.[27]

Two of Estrada's sons,JV EjercitoandJude Estrada,were observed marching with the crowd and leaving before they reachedMendiola Street.[28][29][30][31][32]Several broadcast vans ofABS-CBNwere torched by members of the crowd, while others attacked the police and soldiers with rocks, sticks, and pipes. The government continued enforcing a "maximum tolerance" policy for the police and military in responding to the protesters,[33][34]with them dispersing the marchers with warning shots and tear gases.[7]The enforcement of the "maximum tolerance" policy was later credited with preventing an escalation of the violence.[35][36][37]

President Arroyo declared astate of rebellionin theNational Capital Regionpursuant to Proclamation No. 38[1]and arrested leaders who participated in the said rebellion, such as SenatorJuan Ponce Enrileand former ambassadorErnesto Maceda,but released them onbail.[38]She also announced the death of two police officers, expressing sympathy towards their families.[4]Journalists however later corrected their initial reports and stated that one officer (PO1 Grant Fausto Savedia) turned out to be alive while the other officer was killed in Manila in a prior incident unrelated to the riots.[5][6]

Casualties

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Three protesters and one bystander were killed during the riots and dispersal.[6]Around 113 were reported to be injured.[27]

  1. Jhun Bado
  2. Efren Malacer, 32
  3. Raul T. Rosal, 30, employee of Friends of Gringo Honasan Movement (FOGHOM)[39]
  4. Tiburcio Arciage, 54, bystander

Aftermath

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On May 7, 2001, President Arroyo lifted the notice of a state of rebellion.[38]Hours after the crowds of EDSA III were dispersed, representatives of the Archdiocese of Manila and Civil Society supporters of the Arroyo administration reclaimed the EDSA Shrine where there had been alleged acts of vandalism and desecration of the site.[40]

Unlike previous upheavals under the EDSA name, EDSA III was marred by widespread destruction and vandalism of public utilities (stop lights and street posts were thrown down), torching of media equipment, particularly those ofABS-CBN,and attacks on stores fronting the protest routes atClaro M. Recto Avenue,Legarda Street,Chino Roces (Mendiola) Street,Rizal Avenue,Nicanor Reyes (Morayta Street), andQuezon Boulevardas protesters approached Malacañang Palace and retreated after intervention of the police and military.[41]

Most of the protesters arrested who were unable to post bail were later pardoned and set free.[42]Several public figures who supported the rallies, including Enrile and Honasan, denied involvement in the protests. JV Ejercito remarked that the May 1 storming was a "spontaneous gathering". On the other hand, Miriam Defensor-Santiago openly defended the demonstrations.[43]President Arroyo remarked in a statement that the alleged leaders of EDSA III only incited the demonstrators to storm Malacañang and were "hiding in fear" from the arrests.[44]

President Arroyo gave an award toNavyLt. Cmdr. Edwin Mackay on May 23, 2001 for leading his Navy contingent in the defense of during the riots.[45]

On July 3, 2001, theDepartment of Justicedropped charges against 147 pro-Estrada rallyists upon the orders of President Arroyo, with the protesters signing affidavits that stated "they had nothing to do with the siege and that they were merely used."[46]Three days later, they were released from the custody of theDepartment of Social Welfare and DevelopmentandPampangaGovernorLito Lapid.[47]

On October 20, 2001, an arrest warrant was issued by the ManilaRegional Trial CourtBranch 27 againstRonald Lumbao,spokesman of the People's Movement Against Poverty (PMAP), due to charges of rebellion for his alleged role as leader in the attempted storming of Malacañang by rallyists on May 1.[48][49]On April 25, 2002, Lumbao was captured by police authorities in an apartment building inQuezon City.[50]

Criticism

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Critics of EDSA III, styled after thePeople Power Revolution(EDSA Revolution) andEDSA Revolution of 2001,argue that while this was a major protest, the spirit of it was unlike of the first and second protests. Supporters of EDSA III allege that EDSA's I and II's participants were made up of theprofessional–managerial classand as suchnot democratically representativeunlike those who had participated in EDSA III. Other arguments also point to the success of the first two to remove the presidents targeted, versus this event's failure to do so.[citation needed]

See also

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References

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  4. ^ab"The government has now declared a state of rebellion".Associated Press.May 1, 2001.RetrievedFebruary 26,2023.
  5. ^abNocum, Armand N.; Veridiano, Dave (May 3, 2001)."'Dead' cop hailed as living hero ".Philippine Daily Inquirer.The Philippine Daily Inquirer, Inc. p. A1.RetrievedApril 3,2024.
  6. ^abcAning, Jerome (May 3, 2001)."Erap loyalists' rampage cost ₱100M".Philippine Daily Inquirer.The Philippine Daily Inquirer, Inc. p. A16.RetrievedApril 3,2024.[Senior Supt. Nicolas] Pacinos clarified that the lone police fatality, PO3 Rolando Abello, was not killed during the dispersal.
  7. ^ab"'TV Patrol' recounts EDSA 2 and 3 coverage ".TV Patrol.January 9, 2020.RetrievedFebruary 26,2023.
  8. ^Macapagal-Arroyo, Gloria(September 21, 2001).Sama-samang Pagkilos Kontra sa Kahirapan[Action Together Against Poverty] (Speech). National Basic Sector Anti-Poverty Conference. Golden Bay Hotel, Manila, Philippines....dahil ako ay presidente hindi lamang ng mga taga-EDSA 2. Ako ay presidente ng buong Pilipinas. Kaya naman ako rin ay presidente ng mga taga-EDSA 3[...since I am president, not only of those in EDSA 2. I am the president of the entire Philippines. Hence, I am also president of those in EDSA 3.]
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  49. ^Ubac, Michael Lim; Donato, Agnes (May 2, 2001)."Chronology".Philippine Daily Inquirer.The Philippine Daily Inquirer, Inc. p. A20.RetrievedApril 1,2024.1 a.m.—Ronald Lumbao, spokesperson of People's Movement Against Poverty and organizer of the pro-Estrada rallies, makes the ultimate announcement. March on Malacañang now.
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