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This spawned mass protests similar to the 1986 People Power Revolution. Estrada was the firstperson in the presentFifthRepublicanperiod to be elected both President and Vice-President. In 2000 he declared an "all-out-war" against the Moro IslamicLiberationFront and captured its headquarters and other camps.

Born
Apr 19, 1937
Tondo
Also known as
  • Jose Marcelo Ejercito
  • Jose Ejercito
  • Erap
  • Filipino Ronald Reagan
  • Joseph "Erap" Ejercito Estrada
  • Joseph Ejercito Estrada
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  • Ateneo de Manila University
  • Mapúa Institute of Technology
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In spite of his difficulties with the law, he still has a large following of loyal supporters who implicitly trust and repose their faith in him.

Joseph Estrada is married to Dr.

Luisa “Loi” Pimentel by whom he has three children. Estrada then ran for president later that year, but withdrew due to financial issues.


Born on April 19, 1937, in Tondo, Manila Joseph Ejercito grew up in San Juan, Rizal. He was later pardoned by President Macapagal-Arroyo. He  earned a Doctor of Humanities degree from the University of Pangasinan.

  • He entered politics in 1967, winning the seat of Mayor of the Municipality of San Juan and served until 1986.

    Inaugurated on June 30, 1998, his administration was plagued by scandals. He was subsequently accused in court of plunder and is presently being tried by the Sandiganbayan. President Estrada has also officially recognized seven other children, born out of wedlock.


  • Former President Joseph E.

    Estrada

    • After the term of Fidel V. Ramos, Joseph E. Estrada was voted to be the next President of the Philippines in the years 1998.

    • Joseph Estrada was born on April 19, 1937, in Manila, Philippines. His acting career spanned over 30 years, and he starred in over 100 films.

    At age 30, Estrada entered politics running for mayor of San Juan (Metro Manila).

    He is currently the Mayor of the City of Manila, the country's capital, after the 2013 mid-term elections.

    Estrada gainedpopularity as a film actor, playing the lead role in over a hundredfilms in an actingcareerspanning some three decades. He wears a barong, and this pic is likely from the late 1990’s.

    Estrada gives his second State of the Nation Address in a barong on July 26, 1999

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    Who is Joseph Estrada?

    Joseph "Erap" Ejército Estrada is a Filipinopolitician who served as the 13th President of the Philippines from 1998 until 2001.

    He resigned as PACC Chairman in June 1997.

    joseph estrada biography summary page

    Estrada served as the mayor of San Juan from 1969 to 1986. He became a movie actor in his early twenties, adopting the name Estrada, and has since established himself as a living legend in local filmdom. Estrada was vice president under President Fidel Ramos from 1992 to 1998, where he also served as chairman of the Presidential Anti-Crime Commission.

    In 1998, Estrada ran for president and was elected by a wide margin of votes.

    He lost this election, but ran again two years later and won. In the May 1998 elections he ran for President against nine other candidates and won with 10,722, 295 votes as against 4,268, 483 votes for the second placer. The majority of photos found in research show him in a barong.

    Estrada wears a Barong Tagalog with raya embroidery strips in this presidential portrait

    Estrada at his inauguration on June 30, 1998 in a full button down Barong Tagalog.

    Estrada delivers his 100th day report on the nation in a barong on October 8, 1998

    Estrada poses for pictures with Girl Scouts.

    After seeing days of political upheaval throughout the country, the Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces, Angelo Reyes, withdrew his support from Estrada and got behind Vice President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo.