Joseph "Erap" Ejercito Estrada
Photo taken from Google.
Personal / Family Background:
- Married to Luisa Pimentel.
- Has three kids: Jinggoy, Jacqueline and Jude Estrada..
- Was born at Tondo, Manila.
- Studied in Ateneo de Manila University and Mapua Institute of Technology.
- Was a former actor.
Political Background:
- Entered politics during the year 1967 as Mayor of San Juan. (San Juan, during his term was awarded as an outstanding municipality.)
- Was awarded as the Most Outstanding Metro Manila Mayor by the Philippine Princeton Poll.
- Was removed from the position during Corazon Aquino's Presidency (due to anomalies.)
- During 1987, he ran and won as a Senator and became the Chairman of the Committee on Public Works and Vice-Chairman of the Committees on Health, Natural Resources and Ecology and Urban Planning.
- Was responsible for the legislation of Irrigation Bills and Protection and Propagation of Carabaos.
- Was one of the "Magnificent 12" who voted the withdrawal of US Military servicemen at Clark Air Base in Pampanga and Subic Naval Base in Zambales.
- Won as a Vice-President in 1992.
- Became the Chairman of Presidential Anti-Crime Commission.
- Funded the Philippine Drug Abuse Resistance Education during 1993.
- Was elected President on May 11, 1998 (11 Million votes, marking the biggest victory ever on Philippine electoral history.)
- Ordered the investigation of big-time tax evaders.
Controversies:
- Was charged Plunder and Corruption and was put under the first Impeachment trial.
- Was also accused of being involved in Jueteng, an illegal gambling game and maintenance of secret bank accounts during 2000 (under the name Jose Velarde.)
- During 2001, the senate voted (under 11-10) that the brown envelope (containing evidence against Estrada) must be kept closed.
- This event ignited the People Power Revolution II where Estrada was kicked-out of his Presidency and was replaced by Gloria Macapagal Arroyo.
- Was arrested in April of the following year.
- On September 2007, Sandiganbayan made its decision, not guilty on his perjury case but was "guilty beyond reasonable doubt" on plunder and was sentenced to Reclusion Perpetua (which means life-imprisonment.
- Was the first President to be impeached and convicted.
- After 7 years of detention, Estrada seeked Pardon from GMA during October 22, 2007 and was granted 3 days after, thus restoring his civil and political rights.
- Tuds Siazon.
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