Dec. 7 - Senate impeachment trial begins. Dec. 11 - An aide to Singson testifies she delivered dlrs 100,000 in payoffs from an illegal numbers game to Estrada's personal secretary. The bank president resigns. Dec. 22 - The bank's senior vice president says she saw Estrada sign a false name to documents withdrawing dlrs 10 million from a secret personal account. Dec. 30 - Five synchronized bomb attacks kill 22 people and wound more than 120 in Manila.
Police accuse Muslim rebels but many fear the bombs are linked to the trial.
Senate President Aquilino Pimentel quits in protest. Jan. 17 - The prosecution resigns, and the trial is suspended indefinitely. Tens of thousands of Filipinos take to the streets. Jan. 19 - Military chief Angelo Reyes, Defense Secretary Orlando Mercado and other top officials resign. Jan. 20 - About 75,000 protesters march to the presidential palace, demanding Estrada quit.