Philippines President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo announced the arrest of heads of two elite security forces groups and other right and left leaders to crush a coup attempt. In addition, an opposition Congressman has been arrested and a newspaper opposed to Arroyo has been sealed. Arroyo came to power in 2001 without winning elections when the then President Joseph Estrada was accused of corruption and is now under house arrest. Her opponents accuse her of election fraud during the 2004 elections and refuse to accept her as the President. Announcing a state of emergency, she has banned all protests against her rule.