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Earlier at the National Media Center of the Philippine International Convention Center in Pasay City, when Ambassador Marciano Paynor, Jr. said to reporters it cited the live multimedia coverage of the 24th Southeast Asian Games in Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand after the the 2005 Southeast Asian Games in Manila, the December 2000 to January 2001 Senate impeachment trial of former president Joseph Estrada that sparked the Second EDSA People Power Revolution that led to his ouster and Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo becomes President from January 17 to 20, 2001, the January 12 to 16, 1995 Manila visit of Pope John Paul II for the 10th World Youth Day and 1992 Summer Olympic Games in Barcelona, Spain.
On December 7, 2000, the impeachment trial against former President Joseph Estrada began.
A first in Philippine history, it ended on January 17, 2001 when House prosecutors withdrew from the trial.
Millions immediately assembled on EDSA leading to the second People Power revolution that led to Estrada’s ouster.
Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo took her oath of office as 14th President of the Republic of the Philippines at 12:20 p.m., January 20, 2001 following the effective resignation of former president Joseph Estrada.
"I, Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, do solemnly swear that I will faithfully and conscientiously fulfill my duties as President of the Philippines," she declared before a cheering crowd of thousands at the EDSA Shrine. The oath was administered to her by Chief Justice Hilario Davide Jr.
The former president and his family packed up and left Malacañang at around 2:15 p.m. on a barge that crossed Pasig River. The Estradas are currently at the family residence in 1 Polk Street in Greenhills, San Juan, Metro Manila.
San Juan Councilor Rolando Bernardo said that the tears of Estrada's tear were not prevented from happening. At around 3:25 pm Estrada stayed at his home in Polk St., Greeenhills. Jinggoy left the municipality.
On April 4, 2001, the Office of the Ombudsman filed plunder and eight other graft charges against him, his son Sen. Jose “Jinggoy” Estrada, his wife former Senator Dra. Luisa “Loi” Ejercito, Charlie “Atong” Ang, and others.
Estrada was arrested on April 25, 2001 and was detained at the Veterans Memorial Medical Center in Quezon City. He was eventually transferred to his rest house in Sampaloc, Tanay, Rizal where he was on house arrest.
Arroyo was elected to a full six-year presidential term in the May 10, 2004 elections and stepped down from office on June 30, 2010.
At around 4 p.m. on December 12, 2004, a bomb detonated in the main public market in General Santos City in Mindanao. The bomb, placed near some food stalls where meat and sausages were sold, killed at least 15 people and injured over 60 others.
Actor Fernando Poe, Jr. died at the age of 65 on December 14, 2004 at 12:01 am, without regaining consciousness.
The 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake occurred at 8:58:53 a.m. on December 26, 2004 with an epicentre off the west coast of northern Sumatra. It was an undersea megathrust earthquake that registered a magnitude of 9.1–9.3 Mw, reaching a Mercalli intensity up to IX in certain areas. The earthquake was caused by a rupture along the fault between the Burma Plate and the Indian Plate. A series of large tsunamis up to 30 metres (100 ft) high were created by the underwater seismic activity that became known collectively as the Boxing Day tsunamis. Communities along the surrounding coasts of the Indian Ocean were seriously affected, and the tsunamis killed an estimated 227,898 people in 14 countries. The Indonesian city of Banda Aceh reported the largest number of victims. The earthquake was one of the deadliest natural disasters in recorded history. The direct results caused major disruptions to living conditions and commerce particularly in Indonesia, Sri Lanka, India, and Thailand.
On February 14, 2005, between 6:00 and 8:30 p.m., three separate bombs were detonated across the Philippines, one on a bus in Metro Manila, another in General Santos City, and another in Davao City. Four people were killed in Manila, three in General Santos, and one in Davao; over 100 people were wounded. Human Rights Watch interviewed witnesses to and survivors of all three attacks.
On the death of Pope John Paul II on April 2, 2005, President Arroyo declared three days of national mourning, and was one of many dignitaries at his funeral in Vatican City.
On November 27, 2005, the 23rd Southeast Asian Games was opened at the Quirino Grandstand, Rizal Park, Manila.
On December 5, 2005, the 23rd Southeast Asian Games in Manila was closed. The flame of the games' cauldron was extinguished and the Federation flag was lowered. The final medal tally was led by host country, close to 112 gold medals.
After a lengthy trial at the Sandiganbayan, the anti-graft court ruled that Estrada was not guilty of perjury, but was guilty of plunder. He was sentenced to lifetime imprisonment. All his co-accused were acquitted.
On October 19, an explosion in Glorietta 2 left eleven people dead and injured more than a hundred. Initially, authorities said that it was caused by a liquefied petroleum gas explosion at a restaurant, but later began investigating the possibility that the explosion may have been a C-4 bomb.
On October 26, President Arroyo granted Estrada a presidential pardon. He was 70.
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