 But the process was halted when Estrada, Buenaventura's primary supporter and appointing power, was booted out of office during EDSA II, a popular uprising occurring in January, 2001.He was soon to be replaced by vice president Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, who was catapulted by the opposition into power as the least offensive standard bearer.Barely two years at the helm of the BSP, Buenaventura had begun to feel pressures for him to resign and make way for an Arroyo-appointed BSP governor.