Former president Joseph Estrada is hoping that his lucky streak of voting at noon will help win him back Malacañang Palace on Election Day.
Before casting his vote, he will head for Antipolo at 8 am to hear mass in that city's old church, where he will pray for peaceful and orderly elections.
After hearing mass, he will go to the San Juan Cemetary where his parents are buried. There he will ask his parents to help him win the presidential race.
By noon, Estrada will go to the Pedro Cruz Elementary School to cast his vote.
Voting at noon is an Estrada tradition. Estrada said voting at noon brings him luck, adding that since the start of his political career, he has never lost an election.
Estrada is expected to be accompanied by his son, Sen. Jinggoy Estrada, and other members of his family when he goes to the polling center.
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Monday, May 10, 2010
Sunday, May 9, 2010
Erap Estrada to vote at noon
Former president Joseph Estrada is hoping that his lucky streak of voting at noon will help win him back Malacañang Palace on Election Day.
Before casting his vote, he will head for Antipolo at 8 am to hear mass in that city's old church, where he will pray for peaceful and orderly elections.
After hearing mass, he will go to the San Juan Cemetary where his parents are buried. There he will ask his parents to help him win the presidential race.
By noon, Estrada will go to the Pedro Cruz Elementary School to cast his vote.
Voting at noon is an Estrada tradition. Estrada said voting at noon brings him luck, adding that since the start of his political career, he has never lost an election.
Estrada is expected to be accompanied by his son, Sen. Jinggoy Estrada, and other members of his family when he goes to the polling center.
Before casting his vote, he will head for Antipolo at 8 am to hear mass in that city's old church, where he will pray for peaceful and orderly elections.
After hearing mass, he will go to the San Juan Cemetary where his parents are buried. There he will ask his parents to help him win the presidential race.
By noon, Estrada will go to the Pedro Cruz Elementary School to cast his vote.
Voting at noon is an Estrada tradition. Estrada said voting at noon brings him luck, adding that since the start of his political career, he has never lost an election.
Estrada is expected to be accompanied by his son, Sen. Jinggoy Estrada, and other members of his family when he goes to the polling center.
Friday, March 19, 2010
Jeep ni Erap back on the road, eyes 15M votes
With former president Joseph Estrada still lagging behind two presidential candidates, the group that helped him win in 1998 has vowed to give Estrada an extra push that will translate to a bigger winning margin in his comeback bid.
Members of the Jeep ni Erap, the group that the Estrada camp credits as “greatly responsible for the 1998 victory,” held a kickoff rally Friday at the Club Filipino in Estrada’s home city of San Juan.
“President Estrada’s survey ratings are at 18 percent now but we will make sure that this is at least 30 percent by end of April,” Jeep chair Horacio “Boy” Morales said.
“If he won by 11 million votes in 1998, this time we will deliver at least 15 million votes,” he added.
Morales is a longtime leader of the Estrada’s Partido ng Masang Pilipino (PMP) and was the former President’s secretary of agrarian reform during his short-lived administration.
Estrada described Jeep ni Erap as a nationwide group of small and middle-income businessmen that have volunteered to help deliver the votes in May.
Jeep, during the Estrada administration, stood for justice, economy, environment and peace, areas that the former actor pledged would be given top priority.
There are now two volunteer groups helping Estrada at the community-level campaign, both named after public utility vehicles used by poor folk. They are Traysikel ni Erap and the re-launched Jeep ni Erap.
In an earlier interview, PMP vice president Cagayan De Oro City Rep. Rufus Rodriguez said the Jeep Ni Erap and Traysikel Ni Erap campaigns would involve a network of volunteers that could grow to around seven million supporters.
Members of the Jeep ni Erap, the group that the Estrada camp credits as “greatly responsible for the 1998 victory,” held a kickoff rally Friday at the Club Filipino in Estrada’s home city of San Juan.
“President Estrada’s survey ratings are at 18 percent now but we will make sure that this is at least 30 percent by end of April,” Jeep chair Horacio “Boy” Morales said.
“If he won by 11 million votes in 1998, this time we will deliver at least 15 million votes,” he added.
Morales is a longtime leader of the Estrada’s Partido ng Masang Pilipino (PMP) and was the former President’s secretary of agrarian reform during his short-lived administration.
Estrada described Jeep ni Erap as a nationwide group of small and middle-income businessmen that have volunteered to help deliver the votes in May.
Jeep, during the Estrada administration, stood for justice, economy, environment and peace, areas that the former actor pledged would be given top priority.
There are now two volunteer groups helping Estrada at the community-level campaign, both named after public utility vehicles used by poor folk. They are Traysikel ni Erap and the re-launched Jeep ni Erap.
In an earlier interview, PMP vice president Cagayan De Oro City Rep. Rufus Rodriguez said the Jeep Ni Erap and Traysikel Ni Erap campaigns would involve a network of volunteers that could grow to around seven million supporters.
Wednesday, February 24, 2010
Estrada missing ‘Da King’ in ‘Star Wars’ campaign
Deposed President Joseph Estrada doesn’t exactly mind losing in the so-called “Star Wars” against the front-runners in the presidential race, Senators Manuel Villar and Benigno Aquino III.
All but abandoned by his celebrity comrades, Estrada is taking their absence lightly in his campaign sorties around the country.
“Not really,” he replied when asked if he missed his show biz campaigners.
So far, he’s stuck with the likes of Rez Cortez, Faith Cuneta, Rico Puno, Marissa Sanchez and the occasional presence of Lorna Tolentino and Tirso Cruz III.
In contrast, Villar has comedy king Dolphy and singing sensation Sarah Geronimo, while Aquino has his sister Kris, Dingdong Dantes and Marian Rivera, and a seemingly endless stream of many other entertainment personalities.
Nostalgic
If there’s one person he sorely missed, Estrada said it would definitely be his longtime best friend, the late Fernando Poe Jr.
“When I [first] ran [for president] in 1998, he was always with me whenever I went,” he told reporters in Filipino in his campaign sortie in Biñan, Laguna.
Estrada, 72, an actor himself, is seeking a return to Malacañang after winning the presidency in 1998 but losing it three years later during a “people power” uprising. He was convicted of plunder in 2007 but received pardon from President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo shortly after the verdict.
In 2004, Poe acceded to Estrada’s request that he run for president only to figure in a highly disputed defeat against Ms Arroyo. Poe, who was known as “Da King” in the local movie industry, died from a stroke in 2005.
The proclamation rally at Biñan’s packed covered court on Tuesday night was a bit nostalgic for the Estrada sortie.
Cortez, a leading campaigner for Poe in 2004, led the crowd of some 500 people in chanting “FPJ! FPJ!” He said it would be their way of reliving the presidential campaign of the late actor.
“Let’s try again!” he told the crowd in Filipino. He introduced Estrada by saying: “The person who will continue FPJ’s dream, of a new dawn, no other than Erap!”
Competing with stars
In his campaign speeches, Estrada often mentions his bosom buddy, especially in reference to alleged cheating in 2004.
Ms Arroyo allegedly stole votes based on the infamous “Hello Garci” recordings. She had admitted phoning an election official, but denied rigging the elections.
The absence of celebrities on Tuesday was anything but pronounced, considering that Estrada’s camp relies mainly on his own drawing power anyway.
Lawyer JV Bautista, who is in Estrada’s senatorial ticket, acknowledged in his own campaign speeches in Batangas and Laguna that “it’s very hard to campaign” in the company of celebrities.
Cielo Macapagal
In Pampanga, Estrada said he was confident of a victory in the home province of Ms Arroyo, the half-sister of his local campaign manager, Cielo Macapagal.
Cielo Macapagal’s mother was Purita de la Rosa while Ms Arroyo’s was Eva Macaraeg.
“We can sweep Pampanga because of Cielo Macapagal, the original daughter of President Diosdado Macapagal,” he told reporters.
Asked why he described Macapagal as such, Estrada laughingly said, “She’s the eldest.”
“I’m going to win here,” Estrada said. “At the height of my [acting] career with [Poe], our movies were the strongest in the theaters here.”
Asked why she is supporting Estrada, Cielo Macapagal said: “I’ve known President Joseph Estrada since I was a young girl. [Estrada’s brother] George Estregan was my classmate in high school in St. John.”
Opposite sides politically
She said she grew up in Estrada’s hometown in San Juan, Metro Manila.
In 1998, Estrada won over Ms Arroyo in the elections in Pampanga. But Macapagal lost in the gubernatorial race.
Macapagal said she was now in good terms with Ms Arroyo.
“We’ve always been on opposite sides [politically],” she said. “But I don’t want us to fight over this because I love her.”
All but abandoned by his celebrity comrades, Estrada is taking their absence lightly in his campaign sorties around the country.
“Not really,” he replied when asked if he missed his show biz campaigners.
So far, he’s stuck with the likes of Rez Cortez, Faith Cuneta, Rico Puno, Marissa Sanchez and the occasional presence of Lorna Tolentino and Tirso Cruz III.
In contrast, Villar has comedy king Dolphy and singing sensation Sarah Geronimo, while Aquino has his sister Kris, Dingdong Dantes and Marian Rivera, and a seemingly endless stream of many other entertainment personalities.
Nostalgic
If there’s one person he sorely missed, Estrada said it would definitely be his longtime best friend, the late Fernando Poe Jr.
“When I [first] ran [for president] in 1998, he was always with me whenever I went,” he told reporters in Filipino in his campaign sortie in Biñan, Laguna.
Estrada, 72, an actor himself, is seeking a return to Malacañang after winning the presidency in 1998 but losing it three years later during a “people power” uprising. He was convicted of plunder in 2007 but received pardon from President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo shortly after the verdict.
In 2004, Poe acceded to Estrada’s request that he run for president only to figure in a highly disputed defeat against Ms Arroyo. Poe, who was known as “Da King” in the local movie industry, died from a stroke in 2005.
The proclamation rally at Biñan’s packed covered court on Tuesday night was a bit nostalgic for the Estrada sortie.
Cortez, a leading campaigner for Poe in 2004, led the crowd of some 500 people in chanting “FPJ! FPJ!” He said it would be their way of reliving the presidential campaign of the late actor.
“Let’s try again!” he told the crowd in Filipino. He introduced Estrada by saying: “The person who will continue FPJ’s dream, of a new dawn, no other than Erap!”
Competing with stars
In his campaign speeches, Estrada often mentions his bosom buddy, especially in reference to alleged cheating in 2004.
Ms Arroyo allegedly stole votes based on the infamous “Hello Garci” recordings. She had admitted phoning an election official, but denied rigging the elections.
The absence of celebrities on Tuesday was anything but pronounced, considering that Estrada’s camp relies mainly on his own drawing power anyway.
Lawyer JV Bautista, who is in Estrada’s senatorial ticket, acknowledged in his own campaign speeches in Batangas and Laguna that “it’s very hard to campaign” in the company of celebrities.
Cielo Macapagal
In Pampanga, Estrada said he was confident of a victory in the home province of Ms Arroyo, the half-sister of his local campaign manager, Cielo Macapagal.
Cielo Macapagal’s mother was Purita de la Rosa while Ms Arroyo’s was Eva Macaraeg.
“We can sweep Pampanga because of Cielo Macapagal, the original daughter of President Diosdado Macapagal,” he told reporters.
Asked why he described Macapagal as such, Estrada laughingly said, “She’s the eldest.”
“I’m going to win here,” Estrada said. “At the height of my [acting] career with [Poe], our movies were the strongest in the theaters here.”
Asked why she is supporting Estrada, Cielo Macapagal said: “I’ve known President Joseph Estrada since I was a young girl. [Estrada’s brother] George Estregan was my classmate in high school in St. John.”
Opposite sides politically
She said she grew up in Estrada’s hometown in San Juan, Metro Manila.
In 1998, Estrada won over Ms Arroyo in the elections in Pampanga. But Macapagal lost in the gubernatorial race.
Macapagal said she was now in good terms with Ms Arroyo.
“We’ve always been on opposite sides [politically],” she said. “But I don’t want us to fight over this because I love her.”
Tuesday, February 9, 2010
Estrada Starts Campaign in Plaza Miranda
Joseph “Erap” Estrada began Tuesday night what could be his ultimate attempt at vindication, vowing to take back the presidency that he said was “stolen” from him and the Filipino masses.
Speaking before an excited crowd of impoverished folk that just about filled Plaza Miranda in front of Quiapo Church, the standard-bearer of Pwersa ng Masang Pilipino (PMP) said it was time to rid the country of corrupt officials and to protect the coming electoral exercise from those who would steal it again.
“We are all here to take back the power that was stolen from the Filipino nation,” he told a crowd estimated at more than 5,000.
Estrada called on Filipinos to support as well his running mate, Makati Mayor Jejomar “Jojo” Binay, in an effort to prevent a similar arrangement of having a vice president from another party, as what happened when he and Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo emerged No. 1 and No. 2 in the 1998 polls.
“I can sleep well if he is my vice president,” Estrada said of Binay.
He said Binay was the best mayor in Asia because Makati residents enjoyed excellent health care and public education.
“Today, with my running mate, the next vice president of the Philippines, Jojo Binay … and the entire slate of the Pwersa ng Masang Pilipino … together, we join you, our people, to reclaim our government and restore the power of the Filipino people,” he said.
Cast of characters
Estrada’s new catch phrase is “Kung may Erap, may ginhawa (If there’s Erap, there’s comfort).”
Together with Binay, the PMP standard-bearer proclaimed the PMP senatorial candidates led by Senate President Juan Ponce Enrile and his eldest son, Senate Pro Tempore Jinggoy Estrada.
The other candidates, who joined them on stage, were former Sen. Francisco Tatad, Agusan Rep. Rodolfo Plaza, Jose de Venecia III, former Rep. Apolinario Lozada Jr., former Sanlakas Rep. JV Bautista and former Court of Appeals Justice Regalado Maambong.
Former Brig. Gen. Danilo Lim, who is detained at Camp Crame on coup d’etat charges, was represented by his daughter.
Seated beside Estrada and the one who introduced him was former Environment Secretary Lito Atienza, who is again seeking the mayoralty of Manila as a PMP candidate.
Only a few months back, Atienza was one of President Macapagal-Arroyo’s staunchest defenders in the government.
Estrada’s wife, former Sen. Luisa Ejercito, was on front row in front of the stage.
Actors Eddie Gutierrez, Eddie Garcia and Lorna Tolentino lent star power.
Undefeated
Estrada spent Sunday before the start of the campaign period with a quiet lunch with his extended family and close friends at his residence on No. 1 Polk Street in San Juan City.
The Sunday lunch is a family ritual, according to chief campaigner Ernesto Maceda, who said it did not matter if it somehow upset the candidate’s schedule, usually cutting short his Saturday provincial sorties because he had to return home for the get-together the day after.
On that early afternoon of Feb. 7, Estrada was uncharacteristically unmindful of the spirited discussion on the May elections at the big round table in the dining room.
If the presidential election were an academic exam, he easily came across as confident, as if he already knew the questions—and answers.
The stance was clear: Been there, done that.
“That’s right,” he told the Inquirer in an interview. “From mayor, senator, vice president to president, I remained undefeated.”
Estrada said that unlike the other presidential contenders, he had the advantage of experience. Indeed, he was President for two and a half years before he was ousted in 2001.
Except for Bro. Eddie Villanueva, only he knows how to actually run a grueling presidential campaign.
Stealing
The luxury of experience probably explains why the 72-year-old Estrada could afford to wander from election issues and enjoy quiet time with family and friends, as he did on Sunday.
The man was focused on his plate, which was heaped with his favorite dishes—kare-kare, adobo, pinakbet, sugpo, and lechon.
Occasionally he joined the discussion at the table, where sat trusted friends like Armida Siguion-Reyna, to crack a joke.
Talk veered to a text joke making the rounds, saying his opponents Benigno Aquino III, Manuel Villar and Gilbert Teodoro had all promised not to steal once in power.
In the case of Ms Arroyo, the text joke said: “Wala na kayong mananakaw (There’s nothing more you can steal)!”
Estrada apparently edited the joke, which also quoted him as saying: “Kailangan ko uli magnakaw (I need to steal again)!”
But he never stole a centavo in taxpayer money during his brief stay in Malacañang, said the man who was convicted of plunder and quickly pardoned by Ms Arroyo.
That’s why, he said, he was lagging behind the likes of Villar in terms of campaign spending.
‘Lowest spender’
Estrada singled out Villar, reputedly the wealthiest of the contenders. He cited a report that he said his camp received from an advertising agency supposedly pegging Villar’s TV ad expenditure at more than P1 billion in January alone.
“I’m the lowest spender at P58 million, even lower than Gilbert Teodoro,” he claimed. “I was more confident in 1998. My level of confidence now is lower because my opponents are very wealthy.”
Maceda said Estrada would be lucky to raise P350 million for the whole campaign. “There’s no way you can match Villar,” he said.
Estrada said campaign contributions had come few and far between partly because of legal questions on whether he could seek the presidency again.
He also blamed what he called black propaganda, which claimed that he was about to withdraw from the race and back Villar instead.
“I am confident [of winning] because everywhere I go—Luzon, Visayas and Mindanao—the reception is overwhelming,” he said.
‘Bionic’ knees
Estrada was not amused that some people doubted whether his aging body could survive another national campaign, especially after his knee surgery.
“If you want, let’s go jogging tomorrow so you’ll see,” he challenged the Inquirer.
“My knees are now bionic. I had knee replacement. [They’re] now titanium. Now, if you don’t believe it, you go to Cardinal Santos [Medical Center]. Just three months ago, I had my general checkup there. It’s perfect,” he said.
Estrada once described his fresh run for the presidency as the last act in his storied show biz and political career.
The nation is waiting to see how it goes.
Speaking before an excited crowd of impoverished folk that just about filled Plaza Miranda in front of Quiapo Church, the standard-bearer of Pwersa ng Masang Pilipino (PMP) said it was time to rid the country of corrupt officials and to protect the coming electoral exercise from those who would steal it again.
“We are all here to take back the power that was stolen from the Filipino nation,” he told a crowd estimated at more than 5,000.
Estrada called on Filipinos to support as well his running mate, Makati Mayor Jejomar “Jojo” Binay, in an effort to prevent a similar arrangement of having a vice president from another party, as what happened when he and Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo emerged No. 1 and No. 2 in the 1998 polls.
“I can sleep well if he is my vice president,” Estrada said of Binay.
He said Binay was the best mayor in Asia because Makati residents enjoyed excellent health care and public education.
“Today, with my running mate, the next vice president of the Philippines, Jojo Binay … and the entire slate of the Pwersa ng Masang Pilipino … together, we join you, our people, to reclaim our government and restore the power of the Filipino people,” he said.
Cast of characters
Estrada’s new catch phrase is “Kung may Erap, may ginhawa (If there’s Erap, there’s comfort).”
Together with Binay, the PMP standard-bearer proclaimed the PMP senatorial candidates led by Senate President Juan Ponce Enrile and his eldest son, Senate Pro Tempore Jinggoy Estrada.
The other candidates, who joined them on stage, were former Sen. Francisco Tatad, Agusan Rep. Rodolfo Plaza, Jose de Venecia III, former Rep. Apolinario Lozada Jr., former Sanlakas Rep. JV Bautista and former Court of Appeals Justice Regalado Maambong.
Former Brig. Gen. Danilo Lim, who is detained at Camp Crame on coup d’etat charges, was represented by his daughter.
Seated beside Estrada and the one who introduced him was former Environment Secretary Lito Atienza, who is again seeking the mayoralty of Manila as a PMP candidate.
Only a few months back, Atienza was one of President Macapagal-Arroyo’s staunchest defenders in the government.
Estrada’s wife, former Sen. Luisa Ejercito, was on front row in front of the stage.
Actors Eddie Gutierrez, Eddie Garcia and Lorna Tolentino lent star power.
Undefeated
Estrada spent Sunday before the start of the campaign period with a quiet lunch with his extended family and close friends at his residence on No. 1 Polk Street in San Juan City.
The Sunday lunch is a family ritual, according to chief campaigner Ernesto Maceda, who said it did not matter if it somehow upset the candidate’s schedule, usually cutting short his Saturday provincial sorties because he had to return home for the get-together the day after.
On that early afternoon of Feb. 7, Estrada was uncharacteristically unmindful of the spirited discussion on the May elections at the big round table in the dining room.
If the presidential election were an academic exam, he easily came across as confident, as if he already knew the questions—and answers.
The stance was clear: Been there, done that.
“That’s right,” he told the Inquirer in an interview. “From mayor, senator, vice president to president, I remained undefeated.”
Estrada said that unlike the other presidential contenders, he had the advantage of experience. Indeed, he was President for two and a half years before he was ousted in 2001.
Except for Bro. Eddie Villanueva, only he knows how to actually run a grueling presidential campaign.
Stealing
The luxury of experience probably explains why the 72-year-old Estrada could afford to wander from election issues and enjoy quiet time with family and friends, as he did on Sunday.
The man was focused on his plate, which was heaped with his favorite dishes—kare-kare, adobo, pinakbet, sugpo, and lechon.
Occasionally he joined the discussion at the table, where sat trusted friends like Armida Siguion-Reyna, to crack a joke.
Talk veered to a text joke making the rounds, saying his opponents Benigno Aquino III, Manuel Villar and Gilbert Teodoro had all promised not to steal once in power.
In the case of Ms Arroyo, the text joke said: “Wala na kayong mananakaw (There’s nothing more you can steal)!”
Estrada apparently edited the joke, which also quoted him as saying: “Kailangan ko uli magnakaw (I need to steal again)!”
But he never stole a centavo in taxpayer money during his brief stay in Malacañang, said the man who was convicted of plunder and quickly pardoned by Ms Arroyo.
That’s why, he said, he was lagging behind the likes of Villar in terms of campaign spending.
‘Lowest spender’
Estrada singled out Villar, reputedly the wealthiest of the contenders. He cited a report that he said his camp received from an advertising agency supposedly pegging Villar’s TV ad expenditure at more than P1 billion in January alone.
“I’m the lowest spender at P58 million, even lower than Gilbert Teodoro,” he claimed. “I was more confident in 1998. My level of confidence now is lower because my opponents are very wealthy.”
Maceda said Estrada would be lucky to raise P350 million for the whole campaign. “There’s no way you can match Villar,” he said.
Estrada said campaign contributions had come few and far between partly because of legal questions on whether he could seek the presidency again.
He also blamed what he called black propaganda, which claimed that he was about to withdraw from the race and back Villar instead.
“I am confident [of winning] because everywhere I go—Luzon, Visayas and Mindanao—the reception is overwhelming,” he said.
‘Bionic’ knees
Estrada was not amused that some people doubted whether his aging body could survive another national campaign, especially after his knee surgery.
“If you want, let’s go jogging tomorrow so you’ll see,” he challenged the Inquirer.
“My knees are now bionic. I had knee replacement. [They’re] now titanium. Now, if you don’t believe it, you go to Cardinal Santos [Medical Center]. Just three months ago, I had my general checkup there. It’s perfect,” he said.
Estrada once described his fresh run for the presidency as the last act in his storied show biz and political career.
The nation is waiting to see how it goes.
Monday, February 1, 2010
Joseph Erap Estrada Profile
ESTRADA, JOSEPH EJERCITO
AGE: 72
BIRTHDATE: April 19, 1937
BIRTHPLACE: Tondo, Manila
SPOUSE: Luisa Pimentel-Ejercito
OTHER INFORMATION:
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
CAREER HISTORY
AGE: 72
BIRTHDATE: April 19, 1937
BIRTHPLACE: Tondo, Manila
SPOUSE: Luisa Pimentel-Ejercito
OTHER INFORMATION:
- Movie Workers Welfare Foundation (MOWELFUND), Inc., founded and established
- ERAP Para sa Mahirap Foundation, Founder and President
- MARE Foundation Inc.
- Emar Pictures/JE Productions, owner and producer
Level | School | Year Graduated |
High School | Ateneo de Manila University | not available |
College | Mapua Institute of Technology (dropped out) | not available |
Position | Office | Years |
President | Malacañang, Republic of the Philippines | June 30, 1998-January 20, 2001 |
· 11 million margin victory | ||
· Ordered the removal of sovereign guarantees on contracts for public projects | ||
· Ordered the relief of corrupt military officials. Ordered wide-ranging investigation of all government contracts entered into by previous administrations to ensure that it is advantageous to the people | ||
· Ordered investigation of suspected tax evaders—some of which contributed to his campaign | ||
· Undertook housing programs, prioritized low-cost homes for the poor | ||
· Enacted EO No. 151 (Farmer’s Trust Fund) in September 1999, allowing the voluntary consolidation of small farm operation into medium and large scale integrated enterprise that can access long-term capital | ||
· Launched Magkabalikat Para Sa Kaunlarang Agraryo (MAGKASAKA) | ||
· Underwent a Senate Impeachment Trial to investigate allegations of plunder and corruption | ||
· Ousted from post January 20, 2001 | ||
Vice President | Republic of the Philippines | 1992-1998 |
· Presidential Adviser on Crime Prevention and Law Enforcement | ||
· Chairman of the Presidential Anti-Crime Commission (PACC), member of the National Security Council | ||
o Cut PACC’s operational control over its task forces because of the issuance of EO 221 in 1995 | ||
· Founded the Philippine Drug Abuse Resistance Education (PhilDARE) Program to address growing problem of drug abuse among youth | ||
Senator | Philippine Senate | 1987-1992 |
· Chairman of the Committee on Public Works | ||
· Vice Chairman of the Committee on Health | ||
· Vice Chairman of the Committee on Natural Resources and Ecology | ||
· Vice Chairman of the Committee on Urban Planning | ||
· Passage of bills: | ||
o Irrigation project | ||
o Protection and propagation of Carabaos | ||
· One of the “Magnificent 12” who voted to terminate the RP-US Military Bases Agreement which led to the withdrawal of servicemen from Clark Air Base, Pampanga and Subic Naval Base, Zambales | ||
Mayor | Municipality of San Juan | 1967-1986 |
· Establishment of first San Juan Municipal High School | ||
· Establishment of the Agora complex | ||
· Establishment of a modern slaughterhouse | ||
· Establishment of new government center with a post office | ||
· Establishment of mini parks | ||
· Concreting 98% of San Juan’s roads and alleys | ||
· Improved and renovated school buildings | ||
· Constructed additional schools, health centers, barangay halls, playgrounds and artesian wells to areas with low water supply | ||
· Relocated 1,800 families from San Juan to Taytay, Rizal (no cost to the affected families) | ||
· First mayor to computerize assessment of Real Estate Tax in Municipal Assessor’s Office | ||
· Established San Juan Progress Foundation | ||
· Established San Juan Police and Fire Trust Fund | ||
· Established Friends of Joseph Estrada, offering free burial assistance to poor folks of San Juan | ||
· San Juan Municipality registered P24-M in savings when he left his post | ||
Actor | Various Films | Since 1954 |
Thursday, December 10, 2009
Joseph Estrada
Joseph Ejercito Estrada (born Jose Marcelo Ejercito on April 19, 1937) was the 13th President of the Philippines, serving from 1998 until his ouster in the 2001 EDSA Revolution.
Estrada gained popularity as a film actor, playing the lead role in over 100 films in an acting career spanning 33 years. He leveraged his popularity as an actor to make gains in politics, serving as mayor of San Juan for seventeen years, as Senator for one term, then as Vice President of the Philippines under the administration of President Fidel Ramos.
Estrada was elected President in 1998 with a wide margin of votes separating him from the other challengers, and was sworn into the presidency on June 30, 1998. However, allegations of corruption spawned an impeachment trial in the Senate, and in 2001 Estrada was ousted from power after the trial was aborted. In 2007, he was found guilty of plunder and sentenced to reclusion perpetua, but was later granted a pardon by President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo.
Estrada gained popularity as a film actor, playing the lead role in over 100 films in an acting career spanning 33 years. He leveraged his popularity as an actor to make gains in politics, serving as mayor of San Juan for seventeen years, as Senator for one term, then as Vice President of the Philippines under the administration of President Fidel Ramos.
Estrada was elected President in 1998 with a wide margin of votes separating him from the other challengers, and was sworn into the presidency on June 30, 1998. However, allegations of corruption spawned an impeachment trial in the Senate, and in 2001 Estrada was ousted from power after the trial was aborted. In 2007, he was found guilty of plunder and sentenced to reclusion perpetua, but was later granted a pardon by President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo.
Other Information
- Born : April 19, 1937
- Birth Place: Lucena City, Philippines
- Birth name : Jose Marcelo Ejercito
- Nationality : Filipino
- Political party : Partido ng Masang Pilipino
- Spouse : Loi Estrada
- Alma mater : Ateneo de Manila University
- Occupation : Actor
- Religion :Roman Catholicism
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