This article includes a list of references, related reading or external links, but its sources remain unclear because it lacks inline citations. Please improve this article by introducing more precise citations where appropriate. (April 2009) EDSA III Estrada loyalists marching toward Malacañang Palace calling for the resignation of President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo. Date April 30 – May 1, 2001 Location Manila, Philippines Result Violent dispersal of protesters; declaration of a state of rebellion and arrest leaders of the opposition.1 Belligerents Estrada loyalists Armed Forces Presidential Security Group Philippine National Police Commanders and leaders Joseph Estrada Vicente Sotto III Juan Ponce Enrile Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo EDSA III (pronounced EDSA Tres) was a protest sparked by the arrest in April 2001 of newly deposed President Joseph Estrada of the Philippines. The protest was held for seven days in a major highway in Metropolitan Manila, the Epifanio de los Santos Avenue or EDSA, which eventually culminated in an attempt to storm the Malacañang presidential palace. Taking place four months after EDSA Revolution of 2001, the protests were asserted as a more populist and representative 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. President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo has 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." Contents 1 Events 1.1 April 30 1.2 May 1 2 Aftermath 3 References 4 External links Events Attempts at regime change in the Philippines (1970–2007)

Civil unrest (1970) People Power (1986) 1986-87 plots Honasan's Second (1989) Fall of Estrada (2001) May 1 riots (2001) Oakwood mutiny (2003) State of emergency (2006) Manila Peninsula rebellion (2007) April 30 See also EDSA Revolution of 2001 The crowd of an alleged several hundred thousand people (although according to Iglesia ni Cristo-owned broadcast network Net 25 and to Senator Sotto, a high of over 3 million in the evening of April 30), most of whom were members of the urban poor and devotees of the Iglesia ni Cristo which institutionally supported Estrada, gathered at the Roman Catholic EDSA Shrine, the site of the January EDSA II revolt which had toppled Estrada from the presidency. News organizations aiming to cover the rally were advised not approach the area, as there were reports of stones being thrown at cameramen, particularly those from ABS-CBN.

The protest was led by members of the political opposition of the time, most notably Senators Juan Ponce Enrile, Miriam Defensor Santiago and Vicente Sotto III. May 1 The rebellion aimed to remove Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo from the presidency and to reinstate Estrada. The rebellion came to a head on the morning of May 1, 2001 most of the people left specially the Iglesia ni Cristo members as an agreement of their leaders and the government. Still hundreds of thousands of protesters stormed towards Malacañang Palace, the presidential residence; government soldiers and the policemen dispersed the marchers, causing violence. Several broadcast vans of ABS-CBN were torched by members of the crowd, while others attacked the police and soldiers with rocks, sticks, and pipes. The police and military responded with force after implementing a "maximum tolerance" policy, which led to the injury of many of the protesters.2 President Arroyo declared a State of Rebellion in the National Capital Region pursuant to Proclamation No. 383 and arrested leaders who participated in the said rebellion like Senator Juan Ponce Enrile but released on bail.4 On May 7, 2001, President Arroyo lifted the State of Rebellion.4 Aftermath

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 garbage everywhere and the vicinity wreaked with the strong smell of human waste. Since this protest was carried out mostly by the lower income, uneducated masses, widespread destruction and vandalism of public utilities (stop lights and street posts where thrown down) and public store fronts along the protest routes at Recto Avenue and Rizal Avenue. Most of those arrested were later set free. As for the public figures that supported the rallies, they abandoned them and shied away at its most critical time when it became obvious, that unlike the previous administrations, the Arroyo administration was not backing down from this latest people power styled protest which it perceived was political manipulation which resulted in mob mentality and anarchy of the masses urged by its political opponents.

Critics of EDSA Tres, styled after the People Power Revolution (EDSA Revolution) and EDSA 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 Tres journalism allege that EDSA's I and II's participants were made up of the middle and upper classes and thus, not democratically-representative unlike those who participated in EDSA Tres. Other arguments also point to the success of the first two to remove the presidents targeted, versus this event's failure to do so. References ^ Presidential Proclamation No. 38 ^ http://www.pcij.org/stories/2002/inc.html ^ Presidential Proclamation No. 38 ^ a b CNN News External links Ralliers tell their stories v · d · eEpifanio de los Santos Avenue Cities Caloocan  · Quezon City  · San Juan  · Mandaluyong  · Makati  · Pasay Transport connections Manila Metro Rail Transit System · Manila Light Rail Transit System · North Luzon Expressway · South Luzon Expressway · Diosdado Macapagal Boulevard · Ninoy Aquino International Airport · Pasig River Ferry Service · Philippine National Railways Landmarks and Locations SM City North EDSA · National Council of Churches in the Philippines  · TriNoma  · GMA Network Center · Araneta Center · Camp Crame · Camp Aguinaldo · EDSA Shrine · Ortigas Center · People Power Monument  · SM Megamall  · Ayala Center · SM Mall of Asia · Bay City EDSA Revolutions People Power Revolution · Estrada Impeachment Revolution (2001) · May 1 Riots (2001) v · d · e Philippines topics History Prehistory · Spanish colonial period · Battle of Mactan · Manila Galleon · Spanish East Indies · Philippine revolts against Spain · Philippine Revolution · Philippine Declaration of Independence · First Republic  · Philippine-American War  · American colonial period · Tydings-McDuffie Act  · Commonwealth of the Philippines  · World War II · Second Republic · Third Republic · Marcos era · 1986 People Power Revolution · 2001 EDSA Revolution · EDSA III  · Fifth Republic Geography Luzon · Visayas  · Mindanao  · Administrative divisions · Regions · Provinces · Cities · Municipalities · Barangays · Bays · Islands · Lakes · Mountains · Peninsulas · Rivers · Volcanoes · Environmental issues · Water supply and sanitation · Tourism · Landmarks Governance Constitution · President (Cabinet) · Vice President · Congress (Senate · House) · Supreme Court · Military · Law enforcement · Foreign relations Politics Political parties · Elections · Liberalism · Human rights Economy Companies · Central Bank · Philippine peso · Stock Exchange · Transportation · Communications Society Demographics · Filipino people · Education · Ethnic groups · Languages · Religion · Immigration Culture Arts · Cinema · Cuisine · Flag · Literature · Music · Public holidays · Sports · Traditional beliefs · Martial arts · Olympics Symbols Coat of Arms · Flag · National anthem Portal