Rebellion in Makati

Arroyo ouster movements

July 27, 2003 – At least 300 armed junior soldiers, led by Army Capt. Gerardo Gambala and Navy Lt. Senior Grade Antonio Trillanes IV, took over the Oakwood Premier Ayala Center in Makati City to condemn the alleged corruption of the Arroyo administration.

January 2006 -Four Magdalo soldiers escaped military custody and were offered sanctuary by New People's Army. Malacañang also discovered a document titled "Oplan Hackle," which details plans for bombings and attacks starting with the Philippine Military Academy’s alumni homecoming on February 18.

Feb. 20, 2006 -The Black and White Movement, Akbayan and other anti-Arroyo groups met in a restaurant in Quezon City to announce their plans to hold series of protect actions, which would be participated by 20,000 people.

Groups supporting former president Joseph Estrada and the late presidential candidate Fernando Poe Jr. said they would join the anti-Arroyo protest set on February 24.

A loud explosion also rocked Malacañang grounds when Mrs. Arroyo was about to meet officials of the Intellectual Property Office, triggering rumors of a power grab.

Another explosive device went off in Makati City, injuring a three-year-old girl. Hours before the incident in Makati, the Quezon City police disarmed a grenade found in a garbage bin outside the National Printing Office.

Feb. 21, 2006 -Lt. Lawrence San Juan, one of Magdalo soldiers who escaped, was arrested while allegedly plotting with two NPA members in a communist safe house in Batangas province. Documents of the alleged Magdalo-NPA meeting were seized.

Feb. 22, 2006- Former president Corazon Aquino, El Shaddai leader Mike Velarde, the Makati Business Club and anti-Arroyo groups held an unannounced meeting at Hyatt Hotel to discuss how to end the potential political deadlock in the country.

Feb. 23, 2006- The Armed Forces of the Philippines arrested 14 junior officers allegedly involved in a coup plot although their involvement had not been determined.

Malacañang also received reports that some members of the Philippine National Police-Special Action Force were planning to defect.

Feb. 24, 2006 – President Arroyo declared a state of emergency and demanded obedience to all decrees and orders promulgated by her personally after.

Twenty two marchers were arrested including University of the Philippines professor Randy David, Akbayan president Ronald Llamas and lawyer Argee Guevarra. The arrested rallyers were charged with illegal assembly and inciting to sedition but were released afterwards.

Feb. 25, 2006 -Police stormed the editorial offices of the Daily Tribune and tabloids Abante and Abante Tonite. Military deployed troops to the compounds of TV networks ABS-CBN and GMA-7.

Director General Arturo Lomibao, then PNP chief, said police would take over any media organization if it failed to follow "standards set by the government" during the national emergency.

Feb. 26, 2006 - A standoff at the Marines headquarters in Fort Bonifacio occurred when Marine Col. Ariel Querubin called for "people power" to protest the relief of Marine chief Maj. Gen. Renato Miranda.

Brig. Gen. Nelson Allaga declared he was in command of the Marines. The Marines returned to barracks.

Feb. 27, 2006 - The Daily Tribune asked the Supreme Court to nullify Proclamation 1017 declaring a state of emergency. Justice Secretary Raul Gonzalez also instructed the regional office of the National Bureau of Investigation to monitor the content of Iloilo-based publications Panay News and Daily Informer.

Party-list congressmen Satur Ocampo, Teodoro Casiño, Rafael Mariano and Lisa Masa were placed under house arrest.

March 3, 2006 – President Arroyo ended the emergency rule but declared she would not hesitate to act "within the same force of will and determination" if her opponents persisted in "inflicting instability on the nation."

Charges of inciting to sedition charges were filed against Tribune editor-in-chief Niñez Cacho-Olivares and columnists Ike Señeres and Herman Tiu-Laurel. The same day, police pulled out of the Tribune office.

April 5, 2006 - The “Gloria Resign Movement” was launched, with Senate Minority Leader Aquilino Pimentel Jr. spearheading a sticker campaign that coincided with the birthday of President Arroyo.

Among those who supported the campaign were then Senate President Franklin Drilon, Senators Jamby Madrigal, Panfilo Lacson and Jinggoy Estrada.

June 25, 2006 - A year after lawyer Oliver Lozano filed the first impeachment complaint against Mrs. Arroyo, the second one was lodged before the House of Representatives. Some of the charges included in the new complaint were tackled in last year's amended version.

The second impeachment complaint fell short of the 79 votes needed to transmit it to the Senate for trial.

October 5, 2007 – Lawyer Roberto Pulido filed a three-page impeachment complaint against President Arroyo. The move drew flak with the opposition saying that it was a “weak” complaint.

Nov. 27, 2007 - The House of Representatives threw out the third impeachment complaint against President Arroyo. Voting 184-1 with one abstention, the House in plenary session affirmed the justice committee's decision to dismiss the complaint.