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.
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
Good evening Mr. Erap Estrada. I’m Lyka F. Chitongco. I am a student from St. Scholastica’s College of Health Sciences Tacloban City. This coming election would be my first time to vote. I would like to ask you if what are your plans this coming election in relation to our country and your political plans especially nowadays that you are bombarded with a lot of political issues regarding your candidacy. And if in case, which I hope not, you will not be able to top the election, what are still your plans?
I’m hoping for your generous reply. Thank You!
Erap, kung totoong may malasakit ka sa masang pilipino, bakit kahit convicted ka na sa pandarambong ay gusto mo pa rin maging pangulo? Hindi ka ba naaawa sa mga taong niloloko mo? Wala ka bang konsensiya? Sa tingin mo magpapaloko pa uli sa iyo ang taumbayan? Maawa ka naman. Mag-inom ka na lang at mambabae at magsugal. Diyan ka magaling di ba?
An important qualities of a President in a country is to have a clean and good heart,patient, open minded, energetic , enough intelligence that could dedicate fully and have a sincerity to govern, to role, to lead and to serve people in your nation. Now may I ask , do you have these qualities???? can u lead and bring our nation into a better one than today???? Can you control other leaders and cabinet members to be sincere and honest to do their part in giving true service to the people as well as the nation???Can you really control RAMPANT CORRUPTIONS in our Nation starting from the highest position down to the lowest positions in the land?????? so start evaluating yourself and to all leaders of each government sectors when you will be the President…. Can you eradicate totally the poverty in our nation ,as in there’s no such poor and poorest people you can see with in the 3 years of service in your regime???… Can you make a solutions of flooding during rainy season particularly in Luzon area???As in can you make all cities in our country CLEAN AND GREEN??? Think better a solutions on it…. Can you change the style of some companies and erase age discrimination of all applicants that who want to work even until the age of 45??? Make a role/law that all companies must accept applicants ages until 45 years old, this is to diminish the poverty in our nation and to give a better living to each family….. DO BEST FOR THE NATION AS WELL AS THE PEOPLE…………..WATCH OUT! IF AN ORDINARY EX-CONVICT PERSON COULD HARDLY FIND A JOB TO CHANGE HIS/HER LIFESTYLE IN LIVING???? WHY AN EX-CONVICT PUBLIC OFFICIALS COULD EASILY RUN A POSITIONS DURING ELECTION…ARE YOU QUALIFIED????