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THE IMPEACHMENT trial of former President Joseph Estrada, the first in Philippine history, began on Dec. 7, 2000. It lasted for 23 days and ended on Jan. 16, 2001, when House prosecutors withdrew from the trial. People Power II followed immediately, leading to Estrada’s ouster. He was tried by the Sandiganbayan which found him guilty of plunder on Sept. 12, 2007 but President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, pardoned him a month later. Marielle Medina, Inquirer Research