Joseph Estrada
Joseph Ejercito Estrada KGCR (Tagalog: [ɛhɛɹˈsɪtɔ ɛsˈtɾada]; born Jose Marcelo Ejercito; April 19, 1937), also known by the nickname Erap,[1][a] is a Filipino politician and former actor. He served as the 13th President of the Philippines from 1998 to 2001, the 9th Vice President of the Philippines from 1992 to 1998, and the 26th Mayor of the City of Manila, the country's capital,[2] from 2013 to 2019. In 2001, he became the first Chief Executive in Asia to be formally impeached[3] and resigned from power.[4] At the age of 87, he is currently the oldest living former Philippine president.
"Erap" redirects here. For other uses, see ERAP.
Joseph Estrada
Gloria Macapagal Arroyo
Fidel V. Ramos
Gloria Macapagal Arroyo
- Isko Moreno (2013–2016)
- Honey Lacuna (2016–2019)
Himself
Fidel V. Ramos
Braulio Santo Domingo
Reynaldo San Pascual
PMP (1991–present)
- UNA (2012–15)
UNO (2005–10)
LAMMP (1997–2001) - NPC (1991–97)
- Nacionalista (1969–91)
11 (incl. Jose Jr., Joseph Victor, Jude and Juan Emilio)
Actor, politician
Businessman
Estrada gained popularity as a film actor, playing the lead role in over a hundred films in an acting career spanning some three decades. He also worked as a model, beginning as a fashion and ramp model at the age of 13. He used his popularity as an actor to make gains in politics, serving as mayor of San Juan from 1969 to 1986, as senator from 1987 to 1992, then as vice president under President Fidel V. Ramos from 1992 to 1998.
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. In 2000, he declared an "all-out-war" against Moro Islamic Liberation Front and captured its headquarters and other camps.[5] Allegations of corruption spawned an impeachment trial in the Senate, and in 2001 Estrada was ousted by EDSA II after the prosecution walked out of the impeachment court when the senator-judges voted not to open an envelope that allegedly contained incriminating evidence against him. After his arrest on April 25, 2001 on charges of plunder, his supporters rallied and marched to Malacañang Palace and attempted to storm the premises in EDSA III.
In 2007, Estrada was sentenced by a special division of the Sandiganbayan to reclusión perpetua under a charge of plunder for the embezzlement of the $80 million from the government but was later granted a pardon by the president and his former deputy, Gloria Macapagal Arroyo. He ran for president again in the 2010 presidential election but was defeated by Senator Benigno Aquino III by a wide margin. He later served as mayor of Manila for two terms, from 2013 to 2019.
Presidential styles of
Joseph Ejercito Estrada
2010 presidential election[edit]
During the 2010 presidential election, Estrada stated in interviews that he would be willing to run for the opposition if they would be unable to unite behind a single candidate.[44] Fr. Joaquin Bernas and Christian Monsod, members of the constitutional commission that drafted the 1987 Constitution, stated that the constitution prohibited any elected president from seeking a second term at any point in time.[45] Romulo Macalintal, election counsel of President Arroyo, clarified that the constitutional ban did not prevent Estrada from attaining the presidency if he were to be elevated from the vice-presidency, for example.[46] Rufus Rodriquez, one of Estrada's lawyers, claimed that Estrada was within his rights to do so because the prohibition banning re-election only applied to the incumbent president.[44]
On October 22, 2009, Estrada announced that he would run again for president with Makati Mayor Jejomar Binay as his running mate.[47] His senatorial lineup included Francisco Tatad, Juan Ponce Enrile, Jinggoy Estrada, Joey de Venecia, and Miriam Defensor Santiago.[48] Estrada lost to Senator Benigno Aquino III in the election.[49]
Other activities[edit]
In 1972, Estrada starred in Blood Compact.
In October 2010, the magazine Foreign Policy included Estrada in its list of five former heads of states/governments who did not make "a positive difference in the world", but "faded away into obscurity." Also included in this "Bad Exes" list were Thailand's Thaksin Shinawatra, Spain's Jose Maria Aznar, and Germany's Gerhard Schroder.[50]
Estrada announced in November 2010 that he would be selling his 3,000-square-meter (32,000 sq ft) home in San Juan for about 200 million Philippine pesos to pursue his real estate business.[51] Agence France Presse reported that Estrada "has put up two high-rise residential condominium buildings and plans to build a third soon."[52]
In popular culture[edit]
Since the beginning of his political career, Estrada has been the butt of many jokes, called "ERAP Jokes", in the Philippines.[70] The majority of the jokes about him center around his limited English vocabulary, while others focus on his corruption scandals. During his presidential campaign in 1998, Estrada authorized the distribution of the joke compilation book ERAPtion: How to Speak English Without Really Trial.[71]
