JOSEPH ESTRADA
JOSEPH ESTRADA (1935-Â Â ), Thirteenth President of the Republic of the Philippines.
Vice President of the Philippines: TERM OF OFFICE: June 30 1992 – 1998
President of the Philippines: TERM OF OFFICE: June 30, 1998 – Jan. 20, 2001
PERSONAL DATA
- Date of Birth: April 19, 1937
- Place of Birth: Tondo, Manila
- Father: Engr. Emilio Ejercito
- Mother: Maria Marcelo
- Espouse: Dra. Luisa Pimentel
- Children: Jinggoy, Jacqueline and Jude
EDUCATION
- Elementary and High School:
- Tondo, Manila
- San Juan, Metro Manila
- College:
- Ateneo de Manila University
- Mapua Institute of Technology
- Doctor of Humanities, honoris causa, Pamantasan ng Pangasinan, (1990)
Filipino film actor and director, later politician and Vice-President (1992-1998) and President (1998- ) of the Philippines. Born in Manila, Estrada dropped out of college to start a career in films at the age of 21. Since then he has made over 120 films, many of them in the action-comedy genre in which he played heroes drawn from the lower levels of society. He won several of the highest Philippine awards for direction and acting. His political career began in 1969 when he was elected mayor of the municipality of San Juan in Metro Manila. There he devoted himself to tackling crime and served as mayor for 17 years. In 1987 he was elected to the Philippine senate. Although criticized for inactivity during his period in the senate, Estrada was among the leading advocates of a termination of the lease on United States military bases in the Philippines. His popularity as an actor contributed to his convincing win in the vice-presidential election in 1992, even though he was running on a different ticket to that of the winning president, Fidel Ramos. As Vice-President, Estrada headed an anti-crime commission that carried over the tactics of his film roles into real life. He won the May 1998 presidential elections convincingly on a populist platform, taking power from his former superior President Ramos. Besides his involvement in politics and acting, Estrada has been active in charitable work and in founding the Movie Workers’ Foundation to assist the development of the film industry in the Philippines.
He was the first president to be prosecuted because of abuse of power and his involvement to some illegal activities November 13, 2000. Estrada was Forcibly relieved of his position due to loss of confidence of the people, resignation of several cabinet members, and the transfer of support and allegiance of his military officers to his opponent which caused the success of People Power Revolution known as EDSA II.
He was Arrested on April 25, 2001 while his case was being tried. He was placed under House Arrest at his house in Tanay, Rizal. He received presidential pardon in 2008 from Pres. Gloria Arroyo restoring his constitutional rights.