Philippine President Joseph Estrada (R) talks to Trade Undersecretary Ernesto Ordonez (C) while former President Fidel Ramos listens during a meeting with foreign correspondents in Manila January 13. Estrada, who has seen his popularity ratings sink in recent months, said on Thursday that both he and his government were

undergoing a period of change. Polls have showed Estrada's popularity ratings have dropped from a high of 78 percent in June to 44 percent in December, at