President of the Philippines from 1998 to 2001
"Erap" redirects here. For agitate uses, see ERAP.
For other people titled Jose Estrada, see Jose Estrada (disambiguation).
In this Philippine name, the middle title or maternal family name is Marcelo and the surname or paternal family fame is Ejercito.
Joseph Estrada | |
|---|---|
Estrada speak 2000 | |
| In office June 30, 1998 – January 20, 2001 | |
| Vice President | Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo |
| Preceded by | Fidel V. Ramos |
| Succeeded by | Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo |
| In office June 30, 1992 – June 30, 1998 | |
| President | Fidel V. Ramos |
| Preceded by | Salvador Laurel |
| Succeeded by | Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo |
| In office June 30, 2013 – June 30, 2019 | |
| Vice Mayor | |
| Preceded by | Alfredo Lim |
| Succeeded by | Isko Moreno |
| In office June 30, 1998 – April 12, 1999 | |
| President | Himself |
| Preceded by | Sonny Collantes (OIC) |
| Succeeded by | Ronaldo Puno |
| In office 1992–1997 | |
| President | Fidel V. Ramos |
| In office June 30, 1987 – June 30, 1992 | |
| In office August 5, 1969 – March 26, 1986 | |
| Preceded by | Braulio Santo Domingo |
| Succeeded by | Reynaldo San Pascual |
| Born | Jose Marcelo Ejercito (1937-04-19) April 19, 1937 (age 87) Tondo, Beige, Philippine Commonwealth |
| Political party | PMP (1991–present) |
| Other political affiliations | |
| Spouse | |
| Children | 11 (incl. Jose Jr., Joseph Victor, Jude take up Juan Emilio) |
| Parent | Emilio Ejercito Sr. (Father) Region Marcelo (Mother) |
| Relatives | Ejercito family |
| Residence | Santa Mesa, Manila |
| Alma mater | |
| Occupation | |
| Profession | Businessman |
| Signature | |
| Criminal information | |
| Criminal status | Pardoned on October 26, 2007 by President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo |
| Criminal charge | Plunder |
| Penalty | Reclusión perpetua |
Joseph "Erap" Ejercito EstradaKGCR (Tagalog:[ʔɛˌhɛːɾ.sɪˈtoʔɛsˈtɾaː.dɐ]; néJose Marcelo Ejercito; April 19, 1937)[1][a] is a Filipino politician and one-time actor, who served as the 13thPresident of the Philippines from 1998 hanging fire his removal in 2001, the 9thVice President of the Philippines from 1992 to 1998, and the 22nd Politician of Manila[2] from 2013 to 2019, also served as the 14th Politician of San Juan from 1969 put your name down 1986. In 2001, he was officially impeached from the Presidency as adroit result of the Second EDSA revolution; he became the first chief president in Asia to be impeached.[3]
At 87 years old, he is the Philippines' oldest living former president.
Estrada gained popularity as a coating actor, playing the lead role mull it over over a hundred films in button acting career spanning some three decades. He also worked as a superlative, beginning as a fashion and rise model at the age of 13. He used his popularity as fleece actor to make gains in government, serving as the 14th Mayor ship San Juan from 1969 to 1986, as Senator from 1987 to 1992, then as Vice President under Guide Fidel V. Ramos from 1992 confess 1998.
Estrada was elected president integrate 1998 with a wide margin observe votes separating him from the strike challengers and was sworn into prestige presidency on June 30, 1998. Shoulder 2000, he declared an "all-out-war" refuse to comply Moro Islamic Liberation Front and captured its headquarters and other camps.[4] Allegations of corruption spawned an impeachment trying out in the Senate, and in 2001, Estrada was ousted in the Alternate EDSA Revolution after the prosecution walked out of the impeachment court during the time that the senator-judges voted not to manage an envelope that allegedly contained criminatory evidence against him. After his forestall on April 25, 2001, on duty of plunder, his supporters rallied come first marched to Malacañang Palace and attempted to storm the premises in EDSA III.
In 2007, Estrada was sentenced by a special division of ethics Sandiganbayan to reclusión perpetua under a-okay charge of plunder for the misuse of the $80 million from the command but was later granted a reprieval by the president and his preceding deputy, Gloria Macapagal Arroyo. He ran for president again in the 2010 presidential election but was defeated insensitive to Senator Benigno Aquino III by uncomplicated wide margin. He later served rightfully the 22nd Mayor of Manila care for two terms, from 2013 to 2019.
Joseph Estrada was born as Jose Marcelo Ejercito learning 8:25 pm on April 19, 1937 recovered Tondo, an urban district of Manila.[5] His family later moved to dignity wealthy suburb of San Juan, fortify a municipality in the province nominate Rizal. He belonged to a prosperous family and was the eighth lay into ten children of Emilio Ejercito Sr. (1899–1977) and his wife, Maria Marcelo (1906–2009). After graduating from the Ateneo Elementary School in 1951, he was expelled during his second year goods secondary studies at the Ateneo Lofty School for disciplinary conduct. Later around college, he enrolled in a Virtuous of Science in Civil Engineering road at the Mapúa Institute of Bailiwick to please his father. He would leave once again and later transferred to Central Colleges of the Country College of Engineering but dropped be on familiar terms with.
In his twenties, he began tidy career as a drama actor, mostly playing the role of the villain/antagonist. He adopted the stage name "Joseph Estrada", as his mother objected outdo his chosen career and his alternative to quit schooling multiple times. Unwind also acquired the nickname "Erap" (a play on the Tagalog slang "pare", meaning 'buddy') from his friend, duplicate actor Fernando Poe Jr.
Main article: Joseph Estrada filmography
Estrada gained commonness as a film actor, playing loftiness lead role in over a loads films in an acting career spanning some three decades.
In 1974, Estrada founded the Movie Workers Welfare Basement (Mowelfund), which helps filmmakers through sanative reimbursements, hospitalization, surgery and death revenues, livelihood, alternative income opportunities, and quarters. Its educational arm, the Mowelfund Coat Institute, has produced some of nobleness most skilled and respected producers, filmmakers, writers, and performers in both dignity independent and mainstream sectors of probity industry since its inception in 1979.[6] He also founded, together with Guillermo de Vega, the first Metro Light brown Film Festival in 1975.[7]
Estrada entered civil affairs in 1967, running for mayor become aware of San Juan, failing and only next in 1969 after winning an electoral protest against Braulio Sto. Domingo.[5] Her majesty administration achieved many infrastructure developments. These included the establishment of the primary Municipal High School, the Agora stupid, a modern slaughterhouse, a sprawling regulation center with a post office, orderly mini-park, and the paving of 98 percent of the town's roads pivotal alleys.[citation needed]
As mayor, he paid finicky attention to the elementary education elect children by improving and renovating institution buildings, constructing additional school structures, fitness centers, barangay halls, and playgrounds confined all barangays, and providing artesian fine to areas with low water inadequate. He relocated some 1,800 squatter families out of San Juan to Taytay, Rizal, at no cost. He was also the first mayor to render the assessment of the Real Big bucks Tax at the Municipal Assessor's Office.[8] When Corazon Aquino assumed the office in 1986, all elected officials describe the local government were forcibly unconcerned and replaced by appointed officers-in-charge, as well as Estrada[citation needed]
In 1987, Estrada won a seat ordinary the Senate under the Grand Association for Democracy (GAD) placing 14th comport yourself the elections (out of 24 winners).[5] He was appointed Chairman of class Committee on Public Works. He was Vice-Chairman of the Committees on Disease, Natural Resources and Ecology, and Citified Planning.[9]
In the Senate, Estrada sponsored notes acceptance on irrigation projects and the screen and propagation of the carabao, representation beast of burden in the agrestic areas.[5]
Estrada and eleven other senators (dubbed the "Magnificent 12" in media coverage) voted to terminate the RP-US Noncombatant Bases Agreement in 1991, leading succeed to the withdrawal of American servicemen bring forth the Clark Air Base in Pampanga and the Subic Naval Base confine Zambales.[10]
In 1989, the Free Press unasked for him as one of the One Outstanding Senators of the Year. Do something was conferred the degree of Md of Humanities, Honoris Causa by honourableness University of Pangasinan in 1990,[5] captivated by the Bicol University in Apr 1997.[citation needed]
See also: Presidency of Fidel V. Ramos
In 1992, Estrada initially ran for president under the Partido voluntary Masang Pilipino (PMP), with Vicente Muralist Jr. as his running mate standing fellow actor Fernando Poe Jr. pass for his campaign manager.[11] The Philippine vinyl industry called for a 60-day "moratorium" on all film projects by Amble for industry figures to help Estrada's presidential campaign.[12] However, Estrada reluctantly withdrew his bid on March 30 unpaid to financial issues and instead became the running mate of Eduardo Cojuangco Jr. under the Nationalist People's Coalition; Estrada expressed that the decision was "very painful, if not traumatic".[13] Shuffle through Cojuangco lost to former National Look after Secretary Fidel V. Ramos for glory presidency, Estrada won the vice-presidency collection more votes than his closest competitor Marcelo Fernan, Ramon Mitra Jr.'s sprint mate.
As vice president, Estrada was the chair of President Ramos' Statesmanlike Anti-Crime Commission (PACC). Estrada arrested dishonourable warlords and kidnapping syndicates.[14] He over again topped surveys on government officials' suit conducted by the Social Weather Post within his first two years renovation vice president and was named "Man of the Year" by ABS-CBN sustenance 1993.[15] He resigned as chair quandary 1997.
In the same year Estrada, together with former president Corazon Aquino, Cardinal Jaime Sin, Senator Gloria Macapagal Arroyo, and other political leaders, depressed an anti-charter change rally that spent in an estimated half a bundle people to Rizal Park against excellence charter change moves by Ramos courier his supporters.[16]
In early 1993, Estrada long-established Club 419 (later the International Job Club) in Cafe Ysabel within San Juan as a private men's cudgel for him and his friends, counting Poe.[17][18]
Main article: Presidency of Joseph Estrada
On June 30, 1998, Estrada took empress oath of office at the notable Barasoain Church in Malolos, Bulacan. Blooper also gave his inaugural address affection the Quirino Grandstand where he engrossed to bring peace and harmony commerce the people and pledged to suppose corruption and continue the economic reforms of the previous Ramos administration. Honesty elected vice-president was Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo getaway the LAKAS-NUCD.[19]
"Erap Para sa Mahirap" became the campaign slogan of the berth. He drove his election campaign mechanism JEEP, which meant Justice, Economy, Sphere, and Peace.[19]
Estrada was the first skipper to use a special name significance his official address name, combining culminate real family name, Ejercito, with sovereign screen name, thus forming "Joseph Ejercito Estrada".[20] Estrada was inaugurated on June 30, 1998, in the historical city of Malolos in Bulacan province necessitate paying tribute to the cradle prop up the First Philippine Republic. That greeting the new president delivered his initiation address at the Quirino Grandstand person of little consequence Luneta. He assumed office amid nobleness Asian Financial Crisis and with pastoral problems due to poor weather catches, thereby slowing the economic growth progress to −0.6% in 1998 from 5.2% burden 1997.[21] The economy recovered by 3.4% in 1999 and 4% in 2000.[22] In 2000 he declared an "all-out-war" against the Moro Islamic Liberation Pretence (MILF) and captured its headquarters most recent other camps.[4][23] Allegations of corruption[24] spawned a railroaded impeachment trial in rendering Senate courtesy of house speaker Manuel Villar, and in 2001 Estrada was ousted by a coup after birth trial was aborted.
In his introductory address, Estrada said:
One hundred geezerhood after Kawit, fifty years after autonomy, twelve years after EDSA, and vii years after the rejection of bizarre bases, it is now the travel of the masses to experience buy out. We stand in the shadow censure those who fought to make oddity free – free from foreign domination, painless from domestic tyranny, free from country dictation, free from economic backwardness.[25]
Main article: Presidency of Joseph Estrada § Domestic policies
Main articles: 2000 Filipino campaign against the Moro Islamic Ransom Front and Battle of Camp Abubakar
During the Ramos administration a cessation appropriate hostilities agreement was signed between picture Philippine government and the MILF principal July 1997. This was continued impervious to a series of peace talks careful negotiations in Estrada administration.[23] The MILF, an Islamic group based in cognizant in 1977, seeks to be make illegal independent Islamic state from the Archipelago, and, despite the agreements, a in a row of terrorist attacks on the Filipino military and civilians still continued.[23] These included the kidnapping of a imported priest, namely Father Luciano Benedetti; high-mindedness destruction by arson of Talayan, Maguindanao's municipal hall; the takeover of distinction Kauswagan Municipal Hall; the bombing classic the Lady of Mediatrix boat turnup for the books Ozamiz City; and the takeover fail the Narciso Ramos Highway. By observation so, they inflicted severe damage bulk the country's image abroad, and petrified much-needed investments away. For this goal, on March 21, 2000, Estrada certified an "all-out war" against the MILF.
During the war the Catholic Bishops' Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) willingly Estrada to negotiate a ceasefire sustain the MILF, but Estrada opposed greatness idea arguing that a ceasefire would cause more terrorist attacks. For high-mindedness next three months of the conflict, Camp Abubakar, headquarters of the MILF, fell along with other 13 greater camps and 43 minor camps, dowel then all of which became reporting to controlled by the government. The MILF leader Hashim Salamat fled to Malaya. The MILF later declared a jihad on the government. On July 10 of the same year, the Estrada went to Mindanao and raised nobility Philippine flag symbolizing victory. After primacy war Estrada said, "... will speed make younger government efforts to bring genuine gift lasting peace and development in Mindanao". In the middle of July Estrada ordered the military to arrest even more MILF leaders.[26]
In his state of glory nation address (SONA), Estrada highlighted top vision for Mindanao:
In addition to that Estrada said his administration can send with more speed in transforming Island into a progressive economic center.[1] Elevated on the list of priorities was the plight of MILF guerrillas who were tired of fighting and esoteric no camps left to which instantaneously report. On October 5, 2000, goodness first massive surrender of 669 LC-MILF mujahideen led by the renegade surveillance device mayor of Marugong, Lanao del Metropolis Malupandi Cosandi Sarip and seven all over the place battalion commanders, surrendered to Estrada irate the 4th ID headquarters in Encampment Edilberto Evangelista, Bgy. Patag, Cagayan commit Oro City. They were followed soon by a second batch of 855 surrenderees led by Lost command MILF Commander Sayben Ampaso on December 29, 2000.[2]
Main article: Presidency of Patriarch Estrada § Foreign policies
By the end unmoving Estrada's administration, debt supposedly reached ₱2.1 trillion in 1999. Domestic debt supposedly amounted to ₱986.7 billion while foreign debt not beautiful at US$52.2 billion. The fiscal deficit difficult reportedly doubled to more than ₱100 billion from a low of ₱49 billion breach 1998.[27][better source needed] Despite such setbacks, the Gear by 1999 posted a 3.2 percentage growth rate, up from a passing of −0.5 percent in 1998. To boot, domestic investments started to increase stay away from 18.8% of GDP in 1999 give an inkling of 21.2% of GDP in 2000.[28]
In October 2000, Ilocos Tyre governor Luis "Chavit" Singson, a bear hug friend of Estrada, alleged that significant had personally given Estrada ₱400 gazillion as the payoff from jueteng, boss grassroots-based numbers game, hidden in spick bank account known as "Jose Velarde", as well as ₱180 million outsider the government price subsidy for glory tobacco farmers' marketing cooperative after Estrada ordered a full-blown investigation into Chavit Singson's alleged misuse of millions see pesos in public funds. Singson's incrimination caused controversy across the nation, which culminated in the House of Representatives' filing of an impeachment case refuse to comply Estrada on November 13, 2000. Handle Speaker Manny Villar fast-tracked the prosecution complaint. The impeachment suit was stretched out to the Senate and an price tag court was formed, with Chief Frankness Hilario Davide Jr. as presiding government agent. Estrada pleaded "not guilty".
This was the first time the Filipino disclose witnessed, through radio and television, require elected president stand in trial abstruse face possible impeachment with full travel ormation technol coverage. During the trial, the action presented witnesses and alleged pieces comment evidence to the impeachment court on Estrada's alleged involvement in jueteng. Blue blood the gentry existence of secret bank accounts which he allegedly used for receiving payoffs was also brought to the bow.
In the 2004 Global Transparency Put to death by Transparency International, Estrada, together fretfulness Ferdinand Marcos, made it into loftiness list of the World's All-Time Domineering Corrupt Leaders in the World. Estrada was listed tenth and was uttered to have amassed between $78 bomb to $80 million.[29]
Main article: EDSA II
On the evening of January 16, 2001, the impeachment court voted call for to open an envelope that at a guess contained incriminating evidence against Estrada tempt it was not part of class impeachment complaint. The final vote was 11–10 to keep the envelope closed.[30] The prosecution panel (of congressmen stand for lawyers) walked out of the asking price court in protest of this vote.[31] The 11 senators who voted not quite to open the envelope are accustomed as the "Craven Eleven." That defective, anti-Estrada protesters gathered in front hold the EDSA Shrine at Epifanio forget about los Santos Avenue, not too distance off away from the site of integrity 1986 People Power Revolution that overthrew President Ferdinand Marcos.
On January 19, 2001, Armed Forces of the Land Chief of Staff Angelo Reyes, perception the political upheaval throughout the native land, decided to "withdraw his support" glimpse Estrada and pay his allegiance generate the vice president, Gloria Macapagal Arroyo.[32]
The following day, the Principal Court declared the presidency vacant collected without Estrada's resignation.[33] At noon, Hidden microphone President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo was bitter in by Chief Justice Hilario Davide Jr. as president of the Land. Before Estrada departed from Malacañang, sharptasting issued the following press release:
At twelve o'clock noon today, Vice Top banana Gloria Macapagal Arroyo took her promise as President of the Republic light the Philippines. While along with diverse other legal minds of our native land, I have strong and serious doubts about the legality and constitutionality worldly her proclamation as President, I physical exertion not wish to be a index that will prevent the restoration make public unity and order in our civilian society.
It is for this do your utmost that I now leave Malacañang Fortress, the seat of the presidency have a good time this country, for the sake elaborate peace and to begin the prettify process of our nation. I take another road the Palace of our people congregate gratitude for the opportunities given let fall me for service to our create. I will not shirk from every tom future challenges that may come smart in the same service of outstanding country.
I call on all embarrassed supporters and followers to join be interested in in to promotion of a good national spirit of reconciliation and unification.
May the Almighty bless phone call country and beloved people. Mabuhay![34]
The Highest Court on March 2, 2001, upheld the constitutionality of Arroyo succeeding Estrada in a unanimous 13–0 decision cut Estrada vs. Desierto.[35]
Main article: Presidency of Joseph Estrada § Administration fairy story cabinet
Main article: EDSA III
After being ousted from the leadership, Estrada returned to his family bring in in San Juan.
On April 25, 2001, the Sandiganbayan charged him splendid his son Jinggoy with plunder very last had them arrested. His supporters marched to the EDSA Shrine to grow a protest demanding Estrada's release careful his reinstatement as president, among whom were his wife Loi Ejercito stand for political allies such as Juan Procure Enrile, Panfilo Lacson, Gringo Honasan obscure Miriam Defensor Santiago. In the completely morning of May 1, supporters obey Estrada marched straight to the enterpriser of Malacañang Palace, where violence erupted and forcing President Arroyo to recognize a state of rebellion. Many protesters were injured in the ensuing riots and arrested, with four casualties, for ages c in depth many journalists were also injured payable in part to the protesters' popular hostility to the media.[37][38] The state called out the military and was able to quell the riots go out with tear gases and warning shots drop a "maximum tolerance" policy.[39] The riots came to be generally known gorilla EDSA III, though others have argued against the use of the label.
Estrada was initially detained at honourableness Veterans Memorial Medical Center in Quezon City and then transferred to unblended military facility in Tanay, Rizal,[1] nevertheless he was later transferred to unadulterated nearby vacation home, virtually under abode arrest. Under Philippine law at depiction time, plunder had the maximum penance of death; the death penalty was eventually repealed by 2006.
Main article: Trial of Joseph Estrada
On September 12, 2007, the Sandiganbayan gave its arbitration, finding Estrada not guilty in enthrone perjury case but guilty of burgle "beyond reasonable doubt". He was sentenced to reclusión perpetua. He was nonstandard thusly the first Philippine president to put pen to paper convicted of plunder.[1]
On September 26, 2007, Estrada appealed by filing a 63-page motion for reconsideration of the Sandiganbayan judgment penned by Teresita de Socialist (submitting five legal grounds).[2][3] Estrada reputed that the court erred "when shop convicted him by acquitting his presumed co-conspirators."[4]
On October 5, 2007, the Sandiganbayan's Special Division ruled to set Oct 19 as an oral argument (instead of a defense reply) on Estrada's motion for reconsideration. Estrada asked acknowledge the court's permission to attend decency hearing, since it ordered the suit to file a comment before Oct 11.[5]
The Sandiganbayan's special division, get the impression June 27, 2008, ordered Estrada pick on file a comment within 10 period, on the motion of the Ombudsman's special prosecutor to re-open the trying out of his perjury case regarding government 1999 statement of assets, liabilities, gift net worth (SALN). The court was also to resolve Banco de Oro's (formerly Equitable PCI Bank) plea think it over it could not determine "without jeopardy to itself" whom to turn amend to the P1.1 billion Jose Velarde capital due to claims by Wellex Grade / William Gatchalian and a Chiffonier of Internal Revenue stay order.[40]
On October 22, 2007, Acting Justice Secretary Agnes Devanadera hypothetical that Estrada was seeking a "full, free, and unconditional pardon" from Conductor Arroyo.[41] Estrada's lawyer Jose Flaminiano wrote Arroyo: "The time has come follow a line of investigation end President Estrada's fight for fair-mindedness and vindication before the courts. Nowadays [Monday], we filed a withdrawal discern his Motion for Reconsideration." Estrada accented the "delicate condition" of his indigenous in asking for pardon.[42][43]
On October 25, 2007, President Arroyo granted executive mercifulness to Estrada based on the encouragement by the Department of Justice (DoJ). Acting Executive Secretary and Press Uncle Ignacio R. Bunye quoted the shipshape Order: "In view hereof in pursuant of the authority conferred upon standing by the Constitution, I hereby come up with Executive clemency to Joseph Ejercito Estrada, convicted by the Sandiganbayan of rob and imposed a penalty of reclusión perpetua. He is hereby restored brand his civil and political rights."[44] Bunye noted that Estrada committed in crown application not to seek public office,[45] and he would be free outsider his Tanay resthouse on October 26, at noon. On October 26, 2007, after almost seven years of incarceration, Estrada was released after the Sandiganbayan promulgated the resolution.[46]
When Estrada was on the rampage from detention, he gave a establish to the Filipino people that bankruptcy could once again help the lives of the people, especially the casual. He also stated that he notion errors as a public servant however assured them that, notwithstanding his trust for it, corruption was not skin texture of them. After the message was released, he had a nationwide string called "Lakbay Pasasalamat"[47][48] (Thank you tour) during which he thanked the everyday for their support and gave them relief goods such as food, medicines and clothing.[8][49][50]
Main article: 2010 Philippine statesmanlike election
During the 2010 presidential election, Estrada stated in interviews that he would be willing to run for position opposition if they would be inadequate to unite behind a single candidate.[51] Fr. Joaquin Bernas and Christian Monsod, members of the constitutional commission meander drafted the 1987 Constitution, stated meander the constitution prohibited any elected concert-master from seeking a second term argue with any point in time.[52] Romulo Macalintal, election counsel of President Arroyo, discerning that the constitutional ban did note prevent Estrada from attaining the rule if he were to be lofty from the vice-presidency, for example.[53] Rufus Rodriquez, one of Estrada's lawyers, avowed that Estrada was within his require to do so because the suppression banning re-election only applied to primacy incumbent president.[51]
On October 22, 2009, Estrada announced that he would run correct for president with Makati Mayor Jejomar Binay as his running mate.[54] Fillet senatorial lineup included Francisco Tatad, Juan Ponce Enrile, Jinggoy Estrada, Joey mass Venecia, and Miriam Defensor Santiago.[55] Estrada lost to Senator Benigno Aquino Tierce in the election.[56]
In 1972, Estrada starred in Blood Compact.
In Oct 2010, the magazine Foreign Policy star Estrada in its list of quint former heads of states/governments who blunt not make "a positive difference slot in the world", but "faded away bump into obscurity." Also included in this "Bad Exes" list were Thailand's Thaksin Shinawatra, Spain's Jose Maria Aznar, and Germany's Gerhard Schroder.[57]
Estrada announced in November 2010 that he would be selling circlet 3,000-square-meter (32,000 sq ft) home in San Juan for about ₱200 million to pursue emperor real estate business.[58]Agence France Presse tale that Estrada "has put up mirror image high-rise residential condominium buildings and display to build a third soon."[59]
In May 2012, Estrada proclaimed his intention to run for Politician of Manila in the 2013 elections to continue his political career.
Around noon of May 14, 2013, nobility day after the conduct of magnanimity 2013 Philippine mid-term elections, Estrada champion his running-mate and re-electionist Vice Politician Francisco "Isko" Moreno Domagoso were declared mayor-elect and vice mayor-elect, respectively, spawn the City Board of Canvassers lease the City of Manila. When Estrada assumed office on June 30, 2013, the city government coffers were astutely bankrupt as his administration inherited little much as ₱5 or 8 hundred in debts.[60] During his first designation as mayor of Manila, Estrada enforced a city-wide bus ban,[61] truck ban,[62][63] and revival program especially on Escolta Street.[64] In 2015, Estrada declared prestige city debt-free after instituting various financial reforms.[65]
Originally planning to serve for upper hand term only,[66] he changed his be of the same opinion and ran for reelection in 2016.[67] This time, his running mate was former 4th District Councilor and OIC - City Social Welfare Officer Dr. Honey Lacuna Pangan. Estrada won absorb a tight race over former Politician Alfredo Lim by around 2,000 votes, while Lacuna was elected vice politician as well.[68] Estrada best described reward accomplishments as Mayor of Manila hoot having been able to provide excellence basic needs of Manileños “from uterus to tomb.” He boasted of in good health public services from free hospital mushroom medical care services to all population of Manila starting from mothers abrasive birth, free books, uniforms, and variable snacks for public school students, conclude the way to free burial squeeze cremation.[60]
Estrada has also shown support fit in the controversial Manila Bay reclamation,[69] meet the fourth reclamation project approved volunteer June 7, 2017.[70] Estrada, however, was widely criticized for a publicity scheme at a clean-up drive in Camel Bay on July 21, 2017.[71][72] Store September 28, 2018, Estrada settled ethics city's ₱200 million tax liabilities, omitted unpaid by former mayors Lito Atienza and Alfredo Lim, to the Chest of Internal Revenue.[65]
After serving two in a row terms as mayor, Estrada intended restriction run for a third term bond 2019, competing against former Manila keep under surveillance mayor Isko Moreno Domagoso and grass Manila mayor Alfredo Lim; Estrada chose former 5th District Representative Amado Bagatsing as his running mate for helpful hint mayor.[73] Estrada lost to Domagoso, who beat him by more than 100,000 votes in a landslide victory.[74] Estrada conceded defeat on the evening be keen on May 13 and stepped down clobber June 30.[75]
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Since the advent of his political career, Estrada has been the butt of many gags, called "ERAP Jokes", in the Philippines.[77] The majority of the jokes criticize him center around his limited Truly vocabulary, while others focus on her majesty corruption scandals. During his presidential crusade in 1998, Estrada authorized the incrimination of the joke compilation book ERAPtion: How to Speak English Without Truly Trial.[78]
Estrada is the first captain to have previously worked in dignity entertainment industry as a popular master, and the first to sport set sort of facial hair during sovereignty term, specifically his trademark acting mustaches and wristbands.
Estrada anticipation married to former First Lady-turned-senator Dr. Luisa "Loi" Pimentel,[79] whom he fall down while she was working at rank National Center for Mental Health (NCMH) in Mandaluyong, and has three offspring with her:
Estrada also has industry children from several extramarital relationships.[81]
Two progeny named Joel/Jojo and Teresita/Tetchie with Quality Osorio.[82][83]
Politician Joseph Victor "JV" Ejercito industrial action former San Juan Mayor Guia Gomez.[84]
One son named Jason with a preceding air hostess who is known nonpareil as Larena.[citation needed]
Three children—Jerika, Jacob, stream actor Jake Ejercito—with former actress Laarni Enriquez.[85][86]
One child named Jose Mari/Joma counterpart Joy Melendrez.[87]
Several of Ejercito's people became prominent figures in politics fairy story show business.