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The Second EDSA Revolution, also known as the Second People Power Revolution, EDSA 2001, or EDSA II (pronounced EDSA Two or EDSA Dos ), was a political protest from January 17–20, 2001 which peacefully overthrew the government of Joseph Estrada, the thirteenth president of the Philippines. [ 2] Following allegations of corruption against ...
The People's Park put up in 1993 by the Philippine Government on the southwest corner of Camp Aguinaldo at the intersection of EDSA and White Plains Avenue contains the 30-figure People Power Monument sculpture by Eduardo Castrillo as well as a 1983 statue of Ninoy Aquino sculpted by artist Tomas Concepcion. [115]
Fall of Marcos regime (1965–86); start of Fifth Republic. The People Power Revolution (also known as the EDSA Revolution and the Philippine Revolution of 1986) was a series of popular demonstrations in the Philippines that began in 1983 and culminated in 1986. The methods used amounted to a sustained campaign of civil resistance against ...
Epifanio de los Santos Avenue, commonly referred to by its acronym EDSA (Tagalog:), is a limited-access circumferential highway around Manila, the capital city of the Philippines. It passes through 6 of Metro Manila 's 17 local government units or cities, namely, from north to south, Caloocan , Quezon City , San Juan , Mandaluyong , Makati ...
5. bombing. 2018 Lamitan bombing: Eleven persons, including three women, five CAFGU members, one soldier, one child, and the van driver, were killed when a van with an improvised explosive device (IED) exploded in a military checkpoint. 28 August.
EDSA Revolution of 2001. EDSA Revolution of 2001 refers to either of two consecutive events relating to a change of power in the Philippines over the course of the first four months of 2001. These are: EDSA II in January 2001 that toppled President Joseph Estrada after an aborted impeachment trial. EDSA III in April 2001 that climaxed in a ...
EDSA Shrine. / 14.59222°N 121.05861°E / 14.59222; 121.05861. The Shrine of Mary, Queen of Peace, Our Lady of EDSA, or more popularly, the EDSA Shrine is a small church of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Manila located at the intersection of Ortigas Avenue and Epifanio de los Santos Avenue (EDSA) in Barangay Ugong Norte, Quezon City.
Income inequality grew during the era of martial law, as the poorest 60 percent of the nation were able to contribute only 22.5 percent of the income in 1980, down from 25.0 percent in 1970. The richest 10 percent, meanwhile, took a larger share of the income at 41.7 percent in 1980, up from 37.1 percent in 1970.