EDSA III

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May 1 riots EDSA Tres
A still from an episode of The Probe Team that features Estrada loyalists marching toward Malacañang Palace, calling for the resignation of President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo. Note that the Filipino flag is flown with the red field upwards, a Philippine flag usage during a state of war.
Date	April 25–May 1, 2001
Location	Manila, Philippines
Caused by	Arrest of newly deposed President Joseph Estrada of the Philippines
Methods	Protest
Resulted in	Violent dispersal of protesters; declaration of a state of rebellion and arrest leaders of the opposition.[1]
Parties
Philippine government Lakas–CMD Armed Forces Presidential Security Group Philippine National Police Opposition, Estrada loyalists People's Movement Against Poverty Pwersa ng Masang Pilipino Estrada loyalists Iglesia ni Cristo
Lead figures
President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo Angelo Reyes Leandro Mendoza Ronald Lumbao Miriam Defensor Santiago JV Ejercito Juan Ponce Enrile Panfilo Lacson Gringo Honasan Eraño G. Manalo
Number
50,000[2]
Casualties and losses
3 officers wounded[3][4][5][6] 4 dead, many injured[3][7]

The May 1 riots,^[2] or EDSA III (pronounced as EDSA Three or EDSA Tres, the Spanish word for "three"), were protests sparked by the arrest of newly deposed president Joseph Estrada of the Philippines from April 25 to May 1, 2001. The protest was held for seven days on a major highway in Metro Manila, Epifanio de los Santos Avenue (EDSA), which eventually culminated in an attempt to storm Malacañang.

Taking place four months after the Second EDSA Revolution, the protests were considered as a more populist 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".^{[citation needed]}