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| Jan.1 |
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Impeachment trial resumes |
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| Jan.5 |
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7 guerrillas charged bombing |
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| Jan.16 |
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Pro-Estrada decision Senators blocked access to key bank documents. Private prosecutor walked out in unison
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Estrada appeals for calm |
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| Jan.19 |
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VP rejects call for snap elections |
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Arroyo replaces Estrada| Chief Justice declares that presidency is vacant. Vice President Arroyo sworn in as president. Estrada give up office. | |
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| Jan.21 |
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Estrada probe launched |
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| Feb.2 |
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French fugitive held in Manila |
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| Feb.7 |
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Imelda alleges rights violations |
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| Feb.13 |
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Estrada's wife seeks Senate post |
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| Feb.16 |
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Marcos opens shoe museum |
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| Feb.19 |
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Ceasefire with Muslim separatists President Arroyo has ordered a ceasefire with Moro Islamic Liberation Front
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$2 trillion in fake U.S. bonds |
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| Apr.3 |
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Estrada loses presidency, faces arrest |
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| Apr.5 |
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Beheading deadline pass |
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| Apr.6 |
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Rebels release last hostage |
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| Apr.8 |
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Communist leaders agree to talks |
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| Apr.16 |
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Estrada appears before court |
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| Apr.17 |
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Estrada to file new motion |
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| Apr.25 |
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Estrada arrested Former President and his son arrested on charges of economic plunder. Supporters had been forming a human barricade
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| Apr.29 |
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Estrada urges protests Detained former president has called for nationwide anti-government protests. Followers demanded his return
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Blast injures 34 |
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| Apr.30 |
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Protests rock Manila| 10 people have been injured when police tried to disperse demonstrators loyal to Estrada | |
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| May.1 |
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Arroyo declares state of rebellion |
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| May.3 |
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Arroyo face to face with Estrada Philippine President has visited jailed ex-leader to check on his condition upon the invitation of Cardinal Ricardo Vidal
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| May.6 |
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Rebellion decree lifting |
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| May.9 |
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Rabies victim dies |
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| May.10 |
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Blast wounds 13 people |
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| May.12 |
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Scores killed ahead of election| 53 people have been killed in poll-related violence including Rep. Marcial Punzalan Jr. and his bodyguard | |
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| May.14 |
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Arroyo takes early lead in elections People Power Coalition is leading in Senat races but unclear that they could control the Congress
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| May.15 |
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Arroyo urges unity Jose Camacho appointed as finance secretary. Arroyo allies lead in 8 Senate seats. Opposition candidates lead in 4
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| May.26 |
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Raiders nab 20 at resort Gunmen raided a tourist resort and seized 20 people, including Spanish and two American tourists
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| May.31 |
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Hostages shot in firefight 2 hostages held by separatists have been killed in gunfire with government troops, say rebels
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| Jun.1 |
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Intense fighting, troops and rebels |
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| Jun.2 |
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Hostages flee rebels President Arroyo says that 6 people escaped during a clash between the guerillas and government forces
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| Jun.3 |
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Bodies found as kidnappers flee
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| Jun.6 |
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U.S. hostage shot in back
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| Jun.10 |
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Troops killed 2 kidnappers
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Kidnappers call off beheading Government said it would drop any objections to the introduction of a Malaysian negotiator
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| Jun.11 |
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Kidnappers snatch new captives
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Kidnappers: U.S. hostage executed Abu Sayyaf in a call to a radio station said kidnappers have killed Guillermo Sobero, an American hostage
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| Jun.12 |
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2 Torsos Found
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| Jun.14 |
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More troops to hunt Abu Sayyaf
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| Jun.16 |
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3 Abu Sayyaf hostages freed
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| Jun.18 |
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U.S. hostage may be dead 
Map of Basilan Philippines Military has admitted that Guillermo Sobero may be dead. Arroyo visited the southern island province of Basilan
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Military closing in on kidnappers
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| Jun.21 |
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Severed heads could be soldiers
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| Jun.23 |
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Volcano rumbles back to life
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| Jun.26 |
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Severed heads of hostages found
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| Jun.27 |
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Estrada in court but offers no plea
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| Jul.2 |
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Gunmen release 2 hostages
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| Jul.5 |
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Powerful typhoon Left dozens dead
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| Jul.9 |
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Top Abu Sayyaf leader arrested
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| Jul.26 |
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Thousands flee as volcano erupts
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| Aug.3 |
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Raiders behead hostages
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| Aug.4 |
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Troops recover 13 hostages
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| Aug.5 |
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Hostages return home
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| Aug.7 |
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Islamic rebels agree to ceasefire Philippine Moro Islamic Liberation Front decided to lay down its arms
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| Aug.17 |
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Manila hotel inferno kills 75| Gire gutted a 6-storey hotel. Emergency services still recovering bodies | |
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| Aug.18 |
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Faulty wiring blamed for fire
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| Aug.19 |
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Hotel owner expected to surrender
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| Sep.3 |
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Court to freeze Estrada accounts
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| Sep.4 |
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Bomb kills 3
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| Nov.11 |
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Typhoon kills 2, destroyed houses
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| Nov.15 |
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7 Abu Sayyaf hostages freed
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| Nov.18 |
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Muslim rebels attack town
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| Nov.19 |
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50 killed in rebel attack
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| Nov.24 |
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Rebel governor nabbed in Malaysia
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| Nov.26 |
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Hostage crisis| Muslim separatist rebels have abducted 20 to 150 of civilians and are using them as human shields | |
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| Nov.27 |
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First hostages released in standoff 8 civilians among 60 abducted by Muslim rebels have been released after negotiations
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Rebels release all hostages Muslim separatists have released all 89 remaining hostages in exchange for safe passage through military forces
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| Dec.28 |
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Gunmen massacre 10 villagers Armed men opened fire on villagers on the southern island of Mindanao
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Philippines, January 2001
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Main Event: Arroyo replaces Estrada