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A crowd of Filipinos hang onto a gate surrounding a Catholic church next to a sign that exhorts the rhythm method of family planning. (January 1993, Manila, Philippines)
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The inside of a church destroyed by the weight of falling ash from the eruption of Mt. Pinatubo. (October 1992, Zambales, Philippines)
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Calesas pass in the street in Manila's Chinatown. (April 1996, Binondo, Philippines)
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President Bill Clinton greets well-wishers at the Manila Hotel during a visit to the Philippines for the 1996 APEC Summit (November 1996, Manila, Philippines)
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Former Philippine First Lady Imelda Marcos dances with Manila's leading ballroom dancer at a benefit dinner in Manila. (February 1997, Manila, Philippines)
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A stingray that was netted earlier in the morning before it is cut up and sold at market in the fishing village of Pamilacan. (December 1996, Pamilican, Philippines).
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Sunset in the fishing village of Pamilacan. (December 1996, Pamilacan, Philippines).
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Then Philippine vice-president Joseph Estrada holds a triumphant press conference immediately after returning home from voting the morning of the 1998 presidential elections. Estrada was elected by a landslide. (May 1998, Manila, Philippines).
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Nuns at an impromptu rally calling for the resignation or removal of Philippine President Joseph "Erap" Estrada at the EDSA intersection, the site of the first "People Power Revolution" that toppled former strongman Ferdinand Marcos. The clergy were an integral part of the opposition against Marcos, and also vocally opposed President Estrada. The protesters gathered after it became clear through events of the day's impeachment trial that President Joseph Estrada would likely be acquitted at the conclusion of the trial. News of the rally was spread electronically by means of text messages on cellphones, a popular means of communication in the Philippines.
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Protesters at a rally calling for the resignation or removal of Philippine President Joseph "Erap" Estrada at the EDSA intersection, the site of the first "People Power Revolution" that toppled former strongman Ferdinand Marcos.
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Former Philippine President Corazon Aquino flanked by senators opposing Philippine President Joseph "Erap" Estrada at a rally at the EDSA intersection, the site of the first "People Power Revolution" that toppled former strongman Ferdinand Marcos. The Philippine Senate was in the midst of a trial of Estrada following his impeachment by the House of Representatives. From Left to right: Roco, Guingona, Cayetano, Aquino, Legarda, and Drilon. Aquino led the call for President Estrada's resignation.
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Former President Corazon Aquino, right, and Vice-President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo, along with military leaders who moments before had announced that they were withdrawing their support from the Estrada administration. Behind Arroyo is Orly Mercado, the Secretary of Defense, and one of the last of the cabinet defectors to join the opposition camp. The military leadership's defection to the opposition camp was the key event that tilted the balance unequivocally in favor of the opposition. Arroyo took over the presidency the next day.
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Philippine Marines loyal to beleaguered Philippine President Joseph "Erap" Estrada prepare to defend against a possible attack on the Presidential Palace. Estrada's support among military commanders largely evaporated the day before, and rank and file members of the military stayed out of sight during the crisis. With insufficient support among the armed forces members stationed in Manila, these Marines came from the provinces to help protect the President.
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Philippine National Police use riot shields to set up a line of defense against protesters attempting to march on the Presidential Palace where beleaguered Philippine President Joseph "Erap" Estrada was staying. Some anti-Estrada groups had threatened to storm the palace if they were able to reach it, as happened at the end of the first "People Power Revolution" in 1986 that toppled Philippine strongman Ferdinand Marcos. Marchers did manage to break through several layer of police cordon in the last day of the Estrada Presidency, but violence in the crowd was not very common, and the police were able to keep control of the crowds with minimal use of force. At about the time this picture was taken, it was announced over the radio that President Estrada was leaving Malacanang palace and that Gloria Macapagal Arroyo had assumed the presidency. |
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