The Philippine Coup -Abstract from San Francisco Chronicle. To see full article, click here . At last check, ousted Philippine President Joseph Estrada reportedly planned to become a radio talk-show host, and his wife was running for the Senate. He has asked the Supreme Court to recognize him as the legitimate president. To save trouble, Estrada may even be pardoned.
Philippine democracy is messy.
She turned out to be a better symbol than a leader. Her successor, Fidel Ramos, was an effective president but undermined the constitution by maneuvering for a second term, which is not allowed. He gave in to public pressure and was succeeded by Estrada, who drank and gorged himself into a stupor and took enormous bribes. But Estrada was never convicted by the Philippine Senate, nor did he resign. He was simply ushered out, in January.